Summer Program for 4-Year-Olds & Entering Kindergartners
Get Your Child Off to a Great Start with Learning to Read!
The Reading Advantage
Strengthen Key Skills Before Kindergarten
Kids in our summer program get a jump start on important early reading skills. They head to school prepared to succeed with learning to read.
Build Confidence for New Challenges
Our students experience repeated success as they start to read. This helps them develop the confidence and motivation to excel at school.
Discover All the Rewards of Reading
We give kids great experiences with terrific books that inspire excitement about reading. This gets kids on the path to becoming future readers.
Only Institute of Reading Development programs combine outstanding books and top-notch instruction to create skilled and enthusiastic readers.
How Your Child Will Grow and Improve In Our Kindergarten Program
Our program provides a proven path for your child to learn key skills, increase confidence, and get really excited about books and reading. Click on the building blocks below to explore all the ways your child will benefit from this fun, effective program.
Strengthen Skills
Build Confidence
Become a Reader
A Rewarding Summer Learning Opportunity
From the first class, our talented teachers will bring books to life and provide dynamic, engaging reading experiences that your child will want to have over and over again.
This 6-week program includes:
- Weekly online classes led by an expert teacher
- Interactive skill lessons and games between classes
- Wonderful picture books with beautiful illustrations
Plus, get personal support any time during the program with one-on-one appointments or our exclusive helpline.
Your Child Will Only Learn to Read Once
By investing in core skill development now, you'll ensure that your child has a productive and enjoyable time in kindergarten. Best of all, he or she will be well on the way to becoming a reader, which is the key to future academic success.
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 Best Prepare my Child for Kindergarten?
Preparing your child for kindergarten is an important step in their educational journey. To best prepare your child, focus on developing their reading skills, building social skills, fostering a love for learning, and establishing routines. By doing so, you'll ensure that your child has a positive and successful experience in their first year of school.
Great experiences with wonderful books that spark the imagination, plus the structure and support to learn key early reading skills get the kids in our program well on the way to success as readers and students.
Your child will only learn to read once. Make it a big success!
Give Your Child the Reading Advantage
Your child will only learn to read 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