Institute of Reading DevelopmentReviews of readingprograms.org

My wife and I are very impressed with the Institute of Reading Development. My daughter's online instructor had amazing class management skills; thank you Mr. Chalupa. The content was also great. In fact my daughter asked me to buy the book set for one of the books she read from class. My wife and I are so happy with the Institute of Reading Development that we decided to sign up for the Fall reading program. We can't wait till our son is old enough to start. Thank you Institute of Reading Development for implementing such high standards and having the right teachers. Your program is inspiring.

This program is a great starter to help little ones get engage in reading!

Our reading class was excellent. I am confident my Kindergartener will be well prepared for school this fall, even though it might be remote. The program keeps kids engaged and is just challenging enough to keep them interested and excited to learn to read. My 3rd grader completed this same program before entering Kindergarten as well and he continues to read above grade level. I recommend this program to all my friends.

This was my daughter's second session and she enjoys the online reading experience, the participation with children her age and the extra activities that are provided after each class. She also enjoys practicing her reading skills with me. It is an awesome program. I recommend it to parents with young children. It is a great investment that will have lifelong benefits.

Love this program!! My child have improved and loved it.

This writing class helped me a lot by improving my reading speeds by a critical amount and my writing skillz also improved.

Waste of $300. I signed my PRE-K son up for the in-person learning, before COVID. He likes school and in-person learning. When COVID hit and in-person shut down, I called and asked about a refund. I was not given that option. I could only apply it towards a future class or take the online class. They have a real scumbag TOS entry on refunds, where you can only get money back within 10 days of paying. What if I book months in advance? In any case, I took the online replacement, which I wasn't thrilled about. And this experience proved it. The instructor, while pleasant and trying, did nothing that I have not or could not do. The interactive lessons are dated. I could have gone to the library, got books, wrote sight words down, and found iPad apps that would have worked, and saved myself $300. 30 minutes of each class was the instructor reading the book of the week (makes sense in person, but does not translate to the Zoom for pre-K). There was nothing pedagogically worthwhile for the online class. Maybe this works well for older students, but Pre-K is a no. I probably won't get anything, but I am going to submit complaints to the BBB and CA DCA.

My 5th grade really enjoyed the online class. The instructor kept him engaged and interested, and he got a kick out of meeting kids from other states. He really liked the book they read, and the quality and amount of work was just right.