The Right Skills
The best way for your middle schooler to become a skilled, enthusiastic reader is to do a lot of reading in great books. In this program, your child will improve vocabulary and reading comprehension. Students who don’t read outside of school can fall behind, but your 8th grader will grow as a reader and stay ahead of increasingly challenging reading.
The Right Books
Your son or daughter will really benefit from reading and discussing carefully selected books at the right level of challenge. The books chosen for the Literature Program feature compelling characters and intriguing stories with the power to engage the imagination and the heart. 8th graders in the fall program read three of the greatest novels ever written for young people, completing two or three 20-30 minute reading assignments each week.
The Right Experience
The key to student success in the Literature Program is meaningful book discussion. This is what gets students really excited about reading. And better yet, it helps them understand what they’re reading on a deeper level. This profound experience is at the heart of the Institute of Reading Development’s unique style of inspiring instruction.
Our knowledgeable, highly skilled teachers are trained to lead discussions where every student participates, every student speaks, and every student is heard. Each week during a fun, face-to-face online class, the teacher guides middle schoolers through one of the program books, reinforcing comprehension and discussing the book’s deeper meaning. Students have a great time talking to each other about issues in the book that they can relate to, like making friends and handling adversity.
The Right Results
Reading and discussion will give your son or daughter the wonderful feeling of getting lost in a great book. When your 8th grader becomes fully absorbed in a story, the world of the book will come alive. He or she will identify with the characters and imaginatively participate in their adventures. Your child will be changed by this thrilling experience and want to read more and more.
You’ll love watching your middle schooler grow into a more confident, motivated reader who chooses to read books for pleasure. Our program provides everything he or she will need to develop a lifelong love of reading.