In this unique 10-week program, students and their parents meet weekly with an expert teacher for engaging classes. Between classes, students complete fun, interactive online lessons that build valuable reading skills. Your child’s confidence will soar, and he or she will be eager to keep learning how to read even after the program is over.
The Right Skills
In this program, your child will build the beginning phonics skills and confidence needed to read simple words and sentences successfully. Students develop phonics skills by participating in class games and activities each week. They also complete fun, interactive online lessons featuring the entertaining superhero, Bookman, and get lots of skills practice in one of our engaging phonics readers. Your child will feel a real sense of accomplishment from learning phonics skills and be motivated to read more and more.
The Right Books
The ten picture books in this program are delightful works that engage the imagination and the heart of young readers. They feature beautiful illustrations and compelling stories that will inspire your child to love books and reading.
You’ll receive a set of all ten wonderful class books. Your child will really enjoy the stories and want to hear them over and over again.
The Right Experience
In the Best Books Program, your child will have lots of great experiences with wonderful books. You and your child will attend a dynamic face-to-face online class each week. During class, our knowledgeable, highly trained teachers read great picture books aloud and talk about the characters and stories with students. Students participate in fun book activities and phonics games. In between classes, your child will do interactive online lessons to build beginning reading skills.
All of this helps kids develop a positive relationship with books and lays the foundation for learning to read. This experience is at the heart of the Institute of Reading Development’s unique style of inspiring instruction. Class is so much fun that it will be the highlight of your child’s week!
The Right Results
Hearing a great picture book read aloud every week in class, combined with participating in fun book activities and learning important phonics skills, will make learning to read enjoyable and exciting for your child.
The teacher will show you easy and fun ways to support your child’s newfound enthusiasm for books at home. You’ll love watching your child grow into a more confident, motivated reader who truly enjoys books. Our program provides everything your child needs to develop a lifelong love of reading.