
How Our Reading Program Works
Our 6-week reading program goes beyond a typical class. Each week, your child will join an expert-led, 1-hour class that's just the beginning of the journey.
Between classes, structured activities, interactive lessons, and guided reading in terrific books provide almost daily skills practice. This comprehensive approach turns summer into a lively learning experience, culminating in lots of success with reading.
Watch Your Child Improve, Week After Week
Click on the building blocks below to explore all the ways your child will benefit from taking this program.
Strengthen Skills
Decoding words is the foundation for all other reading skills. We'll teach your child the phonics and word-attack skills he or she needs to read words quickly and easily—even long and challenging ones.
Fluency is the ability to read at a smooth, natural pace, without stopping to sound out words. We'll help your child reach this important milestone, allowing him or her to focus more on the story itself.
FREE Fluency Cheat Sheet
Strong reading comprehension is the key to academic success, and it makes reading fun and rewarding. In our program, your child will learn to visualize a story, identify with characters, and follow a plot.
Build Confidence
Reading can be hard work. As your child masters new reading skills in this program, frustration, tears and resistance to reading will melt away.
In this program, your child will succeed with book after book. With strong reading skills, he or she will approach each new challenge thinking "I can do this!"
Great experiences with books are the best motivator for working on reading skills. Our expert teachers bring the wonderful books in our program to life and get kids excited about reading.
Become a Reader
In this program, children read lots of great books at the right level of difficulty. Your child will get plenty of practice and keep progressing even after the program is over.
Discovering a love of books opens new worlds for children. Every book in our program will nurture your child's imagination, with engaging stories and funny characters.
Regular reading has a big payoff for kids: stronger comprehension, a richer vocabulary, and greater success in school. This program will make reading an important part of your child's life, now and in the future.


A Lifetime of
Limitless Benefits
Our students discover that the rewards of being a reader go well beyond school. Reading expands children’s horizons and gives them access to an endless source of inspiration and wisdom. As they imagine new possibilities, their dreams take flight. And best of all, reading empowers them to make these dreams come true.


About the Institute of Reading Development
Since 1970, we’ve worked with more than 200 academic institutions to inspire over 3 million students to become skilled, enthusiastic readers.
In your area, we provide programs in partnership with University of Richmond School of Professional & Continuing Studies.

In your area, we provide programs in partnership with University of Richmond School of Professional & Continuing Studies.

Questions?
We're an open book.
Let's discuss your child's reading development. Call today to speak with an Institute of Reading Development Program Advisor.
Call 1-800-470-2891