Summer Reading Programs Are Back — Now With Smaller Classes and More Individual Attention
Live online summer reading programs for kids in Pre-K through 8th grade. Expert reading teachers. Groups of just 6 students.
No commitment to view. 100% refund within 72 hours of purchase.
Each program combines live expert instruction with structured practice — designed for real progress in small, focused groups.
Expert-led sessions with guided reading, skill-building, and real-time feedback — every week.
Small groups mean more attention, more participation, and faster progress for your child.
We hire fewer than 3% of applicants. Your child works with an expert reading teacher, not a generalist.
Pre-K–5th: Interactive Reading Routine App — independent lessons your child does on their own. 6th–8th: Structured reading practice that reinforces each week's skills.
At the end of the program, your child's teacher delivers a detailed reading report — what they built, where they grew, and what comes next.
Morning, afternoon, and evening sessions available. Choose the time that works for your family.
What your child does every week — structured for real progress.
Small group of 6 students. Expert reading teacher (fewer than 3% of applicants). Every student reads, speaks, and is heard. Complete books, guided conversations, real-time feedback.
Practice connects directly to each week's lesson. Pre-K–5th: interactive Reading Routine App your child does independently. 6th–8th: structured reading practice that reinforces skills.
Your child's teacher delivers a detailed report — what they built, where they grew, and exactly what to focus on next. Real teacher insight, not algorithm output.
Every skill reinforces the next — so your child doesn't just practice in isolation. For elementary students, phonics, fluency, and comprehension work as a single loop: each session's decoding skill appears in the guided reading text, that text becomes the fluency passage, and the passage is assessed in comprehension checks. Every piece connects. For older students, the same principle applies across fiction, nonfiction, writing, and study skills — each area strengthens the others.
Choose your child's grade to see what they'll work on. Every grade has its own curriculum, skill focus, and expert teachers trained for that level.
Your child will learn the building blocks of reading — letter sounds, sight words, and early comprehension — in a warm, fun-first environment with just 6 kids per group.
Your first grader will build the foundational skills that make reading click — from sounding out words to reading simple stories with confidence.
Your second grader will move from decoding to fluency — tackling longer words, reading with expression, and starting to truly understand what they read.
Third grade is the critical shift from "learning to read" to "reading to learn." Your child builds the comprehension and fluency skills that power every subject from here forward.
Your fourth grader will strengthen comprehension across increasingly complex text — building the analytical skills that separate strong readers from students who just get by.
Your fifth grader will tackle grade-level text with confidence — developing the deeper comprehension and critical thinking skills they'll need for middle school and beyond.
Your middle schooler builds skills across four core areas — fiction, nonfiction, writing, and study skills — with the same curriculum rotating monthly during the school year.
Our curriculum targets 12 interconnected reading skills — from foundational phonics to critical analysis and independent reading.
We hire fewer than 3% of applicants. Every teacher is an expert reading instructor — trained in our curriculum and matched to your child's grade level.
These parents share what changed for their children — in their own words.
Real feedback from families in our programs — unedited and verified.
"This program has been a lifesaver for my child's confidence. She can read more fluently and has started to comprehend what she's reading so much better."
"My son had major breakthroughs. His overall confidence has grown so much. He went from avoiding books to asking to read before bed."
"We searched for a program that could help our daughter, and nothing worked until this. This program is absolutely amazing. I will recommend this to everyone."
"She is so excited about learning phonics and being able to recognize more words! The teachers have great energy and make learning fun."
All programs are live online with expert reading teachers. Pre-K through 8th grade.
We don't do refunds because we don't give up on your child. If something isn't working, we fix it.
| Window | Refund |
|---|---|
| Within 72 hours of purchase | 100% refund |
| After 72 hours, through April 30 | 75% refund |
| After 72 hours, through May 31 | 50% refund |
| In June and after your program starts | "We'll Make It Right" commitment |
See how the Institute of Reading Development compares to common alternatives parents consider.
| Feature | IRD Programs | Private Tutor | Online Apps | Other Services |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert Reading Teachers | ✓ Top 3% hired | Varies widely | ✗ No teachers | Generalists |
| Proven Curriculum | ✓ 56 years refined | Teacher-dependent | Algorithm-based | Broad subjects |
| Small Group Size | ✓ Max 6 students | 1:1 only | Self-paced | 8-18 students |
| Real Books (Cover to Cover) | ✓ Complete books | Sometimes | ✗ Excerpts only | Worksheets |
| Guided Book Discussions | ✓ Every session | Rare | ✗ None | Rare |
| Personalized Reading Report | ✓ Included | Varies | App metrics | Monthly |
| Cost per Week | ~$50/week | $140-380/week | $5-10/week | $120-200/week |
Two-thirds of American students don't graduate reading at the level needed for college and career success. It's a fact.
Kids lose two months of reading progress every summer. By middle school, summer learning loss compounds into a two-year lag behind peers who kept reading.
Source: NAEP / Nation's Report Card
This summer doesn't have to be a setback. Four weeks of expert instruction is enough to see real progress — and with the 8-Week Bundle, your child builds momentum that carries into the school year.
Students who read just 20 minutes a day read 1 million more words per year than non-readers. Our programs make that 20 minutes structured, supported, and fun.
See Summer Programs →Expert reading teachers. Small groups of 6. Progress you can see. Programs start at $199 with Early Enrollment.
Choose Your Program →Early Enrollment ends April 15. 100% refund within 72 hours of purchase.