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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Amy R F.
This program is worth every penny. My reading speeds tripled, retention is higher and my notes are more personalized to help with recall. I highly recommend this program.
Response from Institute of Reading DevelopmentSep 24, 2019
Thank you Amy, for this great review. It’s great to hear that your reading speed increased and that your retention is much higher. - Tara, Customer Care Specialist
Erika
Great improvement in a short time. The class is well organized and interesting. All the materials are provided and the teacher was truly nice. I highly recommend it!
Response from Institute of Reading DevelopmentSep 23, 2019
Hello Erika, thank you for this great review. I’m happy to hear that you found our program well organized and interesting. We hope to see your family again in future summers. - Doug Evans, Executive Director
barnard M.
A great program that helps you rediscover the joy of reading and gives you a game plan for tackling those dense text books as well as other tough articles.
Response from Institute of Reading DevelopmentSep 21, 2019
Barnard, thank you for leaving this review. I’m happy to hear that you found our summer reading class to be informative and that you rediscovered the joy of reading. - Tara, Customer Care Specialist
Dedrick J.
I had 2 students 4th and 6th grade in the summer reading program. This was a new program for us. I believe with practice and being consistent in going over the lessons and skills taught my students will improve. The writing and how to read textbook portions were really impressive lessons that I wish I had in school. My son enjoyed and will benefit from the speed reading skill.
Response from Institute of Reading DevelopmentSep 21, 2019
Hello Dedrick, thank you for the feedback. I am glad your children benefited from their summer classes and learned reading skills that will be useful to them for years to come. We look forward to seeing your family again next summer. - Tara, Customer Care Specialist
Bridget
This program is fantastic! To my amazement, my 4.5 year old daughter was reading simple words at the end of this program and sounding out new words in books. The online lessons were fun and engaging, my daughter loves Bookman! The weekly lessons with the Teacher helped me as well as my daughter. I was given the tools to support my daughter's reading skills at home, so I could further assist her in this learning process. She loves books and she is excited to be reading like the big kids!
Response from Institute of Reading DevelopmentSep 19, 2019
Thank you, Bridget, for this fantastic feedback. I’m happy to hear that your daughter loved her classes and the online activities. It’s great that she is reading like the big kids! We can’t wait to see you and your daughter again next year for some more reading fun. - Tara, Customer Care Specialist
Maverly D.
Great program for a motivated child. Requires parental involvement for success.
Response from Institute of Reading DevelopmentSep 19, 2019
Maverly, thank you for this great review. We look forward to seeing your family again next year. - Tara, Customer Care Specialist
Macy M.
This was definitely a beneficial program, considering my reading speed went from 100 words per minute, to 350 WPM. The class was not dreadful and the discussions and readings were quite interesting in my opinion. I recommend this program to anyone who hates or loves reading. If you hate it you will find a new hope in reading as if you were young again. If you love it, you will certainly love it even more.
Response from Institute of Reading DevelopmentSep 16, 2019
What a great review, Macy. Thank you. I love hearing that you found a new joy in reading books. Our goal, at the Institute, is to inspire that love of reading. I’m glad that you found this to be true in your classroom experience and we hope you use these new skills to read even more great books in the future. - Tara, Customer Care Specialist
Zoe S.
I attended the Speed Reading and Study Skills class and had a great experience! I learned practical techniques to take notes and read various types of materials, which will be very useful in school and my personal life! To God be the glory!
Response from Institute of Reading DevelopmentSep 16, 2019
Hello Zoe, thank you for this review. It’s great to hear that you learned many valuable reading and studying skills. I know these skills will be very useful in the coming school year. - Tara, Customer Care Specialist