
Summer Program for Entering 10th Graders
Get Your Child Off to a Great Start in 10th Grade!

The Reading Advantage

Strengthen Key Skills Before 10th Grade
Students in our summer program get a jump start on new reading, writing, and study skills. They return to school ready to earn good grades and test scores.

Build Confidence for New Challenges
Our students experience success with reading, over and over again. They develop the confidence and motivation to excel when the school year begins.

Discover All the Rewards of Reading
We give high schoolers meaningful experiences with great books that inspire a reading habit. Reading for pleasure keeps students learning and growing all year long.


Only Institute of Reading Development programs combine outstanding books and top-notch instruction to create skilled and enthusiastic readers.
How Your Entering 10th Grader Will Grow and Improve In Our Program
Our program provides a proven path for high schoolers to improve key skills, increase confidence, and develop the motivation to read more. Click on the building blocks below to explore all the ways your son or daughter will benefit from this engaging, effective program.
Strengthen Skills
In this program, your child will significantly increase reading speed. As a result, comprehension will soar, your child's focus will improve, and he or she will complete school assignments more quickly.
We'll help your high schooler become a more skilled writer with a richer vocabulary. Being able to effectively communicate ideas will set your child up for success in all subjects.
In our program, your child will learn how to comprehend and retain information and ideas in challenging nonfiction. These strategies will make studying easier and unlock your son or daughter's full academic potential.
Build Confidence
High school comes with lots of challenges. As your son or daughter masters key reading, writing, and study skills, frustration and apathy toward schoolwork will melt away.
In this program, your child will succeed with both fiction and nonfiction. With stronger reading and writing skills, he or she will approach each new assignment thinking, “I can do this!”
Great experiences with books engage a high schooler's mind and heart and instill the desire to read more. Under the guidance of an expert teacher, your child will explore the meaningful themes in great novels and get excited about reading.
Become a Reader
With the skills your high schooler develops in our program, he or she will be able to read with less effort and for longer periods of time in increasingly challenging books.
Discovering a love of books opens the door to new worlds. The outstanding novels in our program have the power to inspire and transform your 10th grader.
Regular reading has a big payoff for high schoolers: 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 Rewarding Summer Learning Opportunity


From the first class, our talented teachers will bring books to life during dynamic reading discussions that will keep your high schooler engaged.
This 6-week program includes:
- Weekly online classes led by an expert teacher
- Interactive skill lessons and assignments between classes
- Great books at just the right level of challenge
Plus, get personal support anytime during the program with one-on-one appointments or our exclusive helpline.
Your Son or Daughter Will Only Experience 10th Grade Once
By investing in core skill development now, you'll ensure that your child has a productive and enjoyable time in 10th grade. Best of all, he or she will be well on the way to becoming a lifelong reader, which is the key to all future success.

Make Next School Year a Big Success!
Summer Online Program for entering 10th Graders
Class sizes are limited!
Who Are We?
The Institute of Reading Development offers programs in partnership with colleges and universities. Over the last 52 years, 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
How Can I Prevent Summer Learning Loss?
Summer learning loss is the decline in skills that children commonly experience over summer break. As reading skills are fundamental to many areas of school, losing them over the summer can affect a student's overall academic experience and negatively impact confidence and motivation.
With outstanding books at the right level of challenge, plus the structure and support to practice key skills over the summer, our students don't just avoid summer learning loss — they make substantial reading gains.


What is the Parent's Role in the Program?
Our program provides a hassle-free way to improve reading skills. You'll make sure your child attends class and provide support and encouragement. He or she will complete independent practice, reading, and writing assignments. We'll do the rest.
Enrolling in our program will show your high schooler that reading is important, this summer and all year round.
Your son or daughter will only be in 10th grade once. Make it a big success!
Give Your Child the Reading Advantage
Your son or daughter will only be in 10th grade once. Make it a big success!
Plus $39 Materials & Shipping
Class sizes are limited!
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.



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