The Institute of Reading Development is a nationwide leader in reading skills instruction. Since 1970, the Institute has taught more than two million students in partnership with colleges and universities across the United States. The Institute’s inspired instruction encourages a lifelong love of reading in every student.
Institute of Reading Development (readingprograms.org) has 639 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 4.6 out of 5.
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dora P.
Great delivery of online teaching in a challenging age group. impressive balance of different teaching methodology during the online class. The teacher was highly skilled, kept students engaged and happy. We really liked the online material as well. definitely recommend and will continue to enroll in the courses
you were W.
Do not get scammed into thinking this program is in any way educational or will improve your child's ability to read. I was suckered in because I thought it was run by Temple University. Nope, hundreds of universities and colleges offer their programs, but have nothing to do with it. My grandson's class was at a church. The instructor could not have possibly had any time of degree in education. She was late and dismissed the class early because she did not know what to do with the class. I was extremely disappointed. A total waste of money. Basically, you receive a few books and access to their website. It's up to you to teach your child throughout the week until the next waste of time class. Look them up on BBB to read the awful reviews.
Response from Institute of Reading DevelopmentMay 19, 2020
I'm sorry to hear that your child's teacher from a previous year did not meet your expectations. We take teacher performance very seriously. We're selective about who we hire and we provide all teachers with extensive training on our curriculum. I will look into what happened in your area and make sure that teachers are following our guidelines. I'd like to clarify that over 100 colleges and universities contract with us to teach students at various locations, in order to make the program as accessible as possible for people in their communities. We have long-standing partnerships with many organizations because they believe in the quality of our programs, which have been developed over 50 years and which help thousands of students across the US every year. The vast majority of our students have a great experience and I apologize that this wasn't the case for your child. – John Boyd, Director of Instruction
Chris H.
Wonderful program. It really gave my kids an even deeper love and appreciation of reading. I know it will serve them the rest of their lives.
Christopher C.
Superb. I had a great experience.
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Great experience
Response from Institute of Reading DevelopmentJan 3, 2020
Thank you for your review. - Tara, Customer Care Specialist
Carley L.
My professor was very nice and helpful
Response from Institute of Reading DevelopmentOct 18, 2019
Thank you for this review, Carley. - Tara, Customer Care Specialist
Larry M.
I was pleased with the content and order. The student concentration and effort was a bit of a challenge for me. The preview for the upcoming school year was excellent. I feel that my child is better prepared for the upcoming school year with this exposure and experience.
Response from Institute of Reading DevelopmentOct 16, 2019
Larry, thank you for this great feedback. I’m glad that you feel your child was better prepared for the upcoming school year and that you were pleased with the program’s curriculum. We look forward to seeing your family again next year. - John Boyd, Director of Instruction
Elizabeth B.
Excellent course! The instructor masterfully presented techniques, explained procedures, and engaged the entire class in the program exercises from the first class meeting to the last. Overall, this was a wonderful, valuable, and unforgettable experience. Kudos!
Response from Institute of Reading DevelopmentOct 14, 2019
Elizabeth, I’m glad that you found our program to be a wonderful, valuable, and unforgettable experience. Thank you for this great review. - Tara, Customer Care Specialist