The Institute of Reading Development is a nationwide leader in reading skills instruction. Since 1970, the Institute has taught more than two million students in partnership with colleges and universities across the United States. The Institute’s inspired instruction encourages a lifelong love of reading in every student.
Institute of Reading Development (readingprograms.org) has a 4.5 out of 5 rating on OK.one, based on 100 user reviews collected here. It is listed under Public & Local Services and its reputation is excellent. 88% of reviews are 4 stars or higher and 9% are 1 star; The business has replied to 67% of negative reviews; 3 of them were added in the last 12 months. Last updated 2026-08-25.
Teacher's engagement
Our teachers really know how to inspire young readers. It's wonderful that this has been the case for Triston! Thanks for sharing your experience - Kate, Customer Care Specialist
We loved how interactive the class was and how the teacher made it a fun experience for all of the kids. My son has definitely made progress in his reading. He loved his teacher so much. He couldn't attend the final class and she fit him in her schedule later in the week for a one-on-one class and this was his favorite. He cried when it was over because he said he will miss his teacher. Definitely recommend!
The teacher is very good. She engaged the children, held their interest and maintained good control of the session.
The session went very well. The instructor continues to be very engaging; students appear to be enjoying the sessions as they develop strong reading skills moving forward. Very encouraging and looking to sign up for the next season. Thank you Ms. Scott!
The teacher kept the lesson moving along and tried to call on each individual student. The students seemed engaged in the lesson and the questions were geared to keep the students involved.
Flexibility of time
the teacher was high energy and interactive. she made each kid feel that they were doing a great job for participating and for giving their opinion. she was great altogether. My son literally kicked and screamed and cried and begged me to take him out of the program after I notified him that he would be participating in the program and once he completed his first class he was already asking when he'd get to sign on for his next class. He was engaged the whole class!
I think the work they do for this program is excellent, because they're giving us the help for reading when we go into 7th grade. This is best reading class I've ever taken. Keep up the good work!
The instructor really keeps the children ingaged even though it is web based instruction
Instructor was very good
Our teacher is very patient and keeps the kids interested and involved!
Children were engaged and learning, therefore enjoyable and learning at the same time
it was good but i read my daughter the book with more excitement than the teacher
I liked reading Swindle and the way everyone in the class was helpful.
My son was a lil nervous starting this class, but once it got going and he met the teacher, he was ready to go. He actually volunteered to to answer questions, instead of being called on by the teacher. He could hardly wait to tell his Daddy later that night how he met and made new friends that day. He has always struggled to read, so I really wasn't sure how the class would go, but it turned out great! Hes already ready for the next class.
This site is horrible. We signed up the last week of May and have not been able to use the site. I've started a chat on their site and they refuse to send me to a live human. I emailed them, again nothing back and the site does not work and hasn't for a number of days now. I had high hopes for this and provided such good reviews here it gave me enough to try it. I've already paid and now I am out the money and will have to dispute the charge to my credit card company. Save your time and money, don't sign up for this site.
Hi John, I understand your frustration and apologize for the interruption you've experienced. While we’ve been able to hold all classes as scheduled this week, unfortunately our website and phone systems were targeted in a cyber attack. We are working around to clock to restore the full reading program experience for our students and support for parents. We've almost completed restoration of our phone system and will soon be able to receive phone calls. In the meantime, we are able to receive voicemails and emails. Please email us at [email protected] and include your phone number and family ID and we will reach out directly to you. We can make outbound calls and will call you back as soon as possible. I want to assure you that we take this situation very seriously and we are doing everything we can to ensure that it doesn't happen again. We would like the chance to speak with you and address your concerns further, so please send us an email. We appreciate your understanding and promise to give your child a rich experience with reading this summer. Doug Evans Executive Director
It was very helpful and everyone was nice. I learned how to read compound words.
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