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Summer Reading Skills Programs

Help your child build strong reading skills this summer. The College of Professional & Global Education partners with the Institute of Reading Development to offer programs for students from kindergarten through high school.

Strengthen Skills and Build Confidence

Each grade-level program focuses on the skills your child needs most:

  • Phonics and sight words for younger readers
  • Fluency, comprehension and reading speed for elementary and middle school students
  • Study skills and textbook strategies for high school students

With the guidance of an experienced teacher, your child will practice with great books at the right level and grow more confident as a reader.

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How the Programs Work

Students meet weekly with an instructor and complete reading and skill-building activities between classes. Instructors from the Institute of Reading Development provide all the support your child needs to become a stronger, more enthusiastic reader.

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Program Benefits

  • Learn essential reading skills for each grade
  • Gain confidence through practice and success
  • Avoid summer learning loss
  • Develop a lasting love of reading
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Enrollment

Call a reading program advisor at (800) 964-8888 to discuss your child’s needs. Space is limited, so early registration is recommended.

Program Levels

In this fun summer program, your child will learn to read. Children learn letter recognition, beginning phonics and easy sight words. Your child will learn to read simple words and short sentences and get excited about books and reading.

In this fun summer program, your child will learn to read independently. Children learn phonics and sight words and build comprehension skills. Your child will develop a love of books and reading and get off to a great start in first grade.

In this fun summer program, your child will become a confident, fluent reader. Children build solid phonics and word-attack skills, develop reading fluency and improve comprehension. Your child will develop a love of reading and get off to a great start in second grade.

In this fun summer program, your child will become a strong, confident reader. Children improve fluency and comprehension, build long-word decoding skills and expand vocabulary. Your child will develop a lifelong love of reading and get off to a great start in third grade.

In these fun single-grade programs, your child will become a skilled, confident reader with strong comprehension in fiction, nonfiction and textbooks. Students expand their vocabulary and learn to read more fluently and rapidly. As a result, your child will complete homework more quickly and easily, get better grades and enjoy reading more.

In these single-grade programs, your son or daughter will make substantial gains in comprehension and reading speed in fiction, nonfiction and textbooks. Students expand vocabulary and learn the best way to take notes. As a result, your child will complete homework more quickly and easily, get better grades and build confidence as a reader.

In these single-grade programs, students learn the skills they need to succeed in high school. Your child will double reading speed and improve comprehension and focus in fiction, textbooks and nonfiction. Students expand their academic vocabulary and learn study strategies to complete work efficiently, get better grades and score higher on exams.

Students learn college-prep skills that help them complete work efficiently and earn better grades and test scores. They double reading speed and improve comprehension, focus and recall.

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How to Register

We encourage you to enroll early, as class size is limited. To register or receive more information, please contact the Institute of Reading Development.

Call:
(800) 964-8888

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