Winter Program for 8th Graders
Give Your 8th Grader a Boost in the New Year!
Gain a Reading Advantage
Strengthen Skills This Winter
Students in our winter program gain core reading and study skills. They start the new year strong, with the tools to earn great grades and test scores.
Build Confidence and Motivation
Our students experience success with reading, over and over again. They feel enthusiastic and prepared for the challenges of the second semester.
Discover All the Rewards of Reading
Reading during the school year doesn't have to be an afterthought! Our students are always having meaningful experiences with great books. They keep learning and growing.
Our Winter Reading Program combines outstanding books and top-notch instruction to help students start the new year off right, with all the skills for success.
Everything Middle Schoolers Need to Succeed This Winter
A 6-Week Reading Journey:
- Each week, your son or daughter will look forward to attending dynamic one-hour online classes that keep students engaged and excited.
- After each class, your 8th grader will receive structured reading assignments in 2 outstanding novels, carefully selected for the right amount of challenge.
- Between classes, your child will complete self-paced interactive lessons designed to reinforce skill development and keep learning on track.
- Throughout the program, your son or daughter will receive professional instruction and guidance from a dedicated, knowledgeable reading teacher.
- At any point, your middle schooler can benefit from individual support through one-on-one appointments and our exclusive helpline.
Keep Your Child on Track During 8th Grade
Our winter program provides a proven path for middle schoolers to improve key skills, increase confidence, and develop the motivation to read more. Click on the building blocks below to explore all the ways your son or daughter will benefit from this engaging, effective program.
Strengthen Skills
In this program, your child will significantly increase reading speed. As a result, comprehension will soar, your child's focus will improve, and he or she will complete school assignments more quickly.
In our program, your child will learn how to comprehend and retain information and ideas in challenging nonfiction. These strategies will make learning easier and unlock your son or daughter’s full academic potential.
We’ll help your middle schooler become a stronger student with a richer vocabulary. He or she will learn the best way to take notes and study for tests, leading to better grades in all subjects.
Build Confidence
Middle school comes with lots of challenges. As your son or daughter masters key reading and study skills, frustration and apathy toward schoolwork will melt away.
In this program, your child will succeed with both fiction and nonfiction. With stronger reading and academic skills, he or she will approach each new assignment thinking, “I can do this!”
Great experiences with books engage a middle schooler's mind and heart and instill the desire to read more. Under the guidance of an expert teacher, your child will explore the meaningful themes in great novels and get excited about reading.
Become a Reader
With the skills your middle schooler develops in our program, he or she will be able to read with less effort and for longer periods of time in increasingly challenging books.
Discovering a love of books opens the door to new worlds. The outstanding novels in our program have the power to inspire and transform your 8th grader.
Regular reading has a big payoff for middle schoolers: stronger comprehension, a richer vocabulary, and greater success in school. This program will make reading an important part of your child's life, now and in the future.
How We Make Learning Last
Developing the habit of reading great books during our programs gives kids many opportunities to keep learning and growing as readers and students. There's no better way to ensure lasting success, all the way through school and into adulthood.
The impact of reading regularly - especially while school's in session - is staggering! In fact, by the time that they're in high school, students with a 20-minute per day habit can read over 1 million words in a single year. The more your child reads, the more skills he or she will master.
Decades of Excellence in Reading Instruction
The Institute of Reading Development offers programs in partnership with colleges and universities. Over the last 54 years, we’ve worked with more than 200 academic institutions to inspire over 3 million students to become skilled, enthusiastic readers.
In your area, we provide programs in partnership with: Case Western Reserve University, Siegal Lifelong Learning
In your area, we provide programs in partnership with: Case Western Reserve University, Siegal Lifelong Learning
Give Your Child the Reading Advantage
Summer Program for Entering
8th Graders
Only $259
Plus $39 Materials & Shipping
Make Next School Year a Big Success!
Winter Program for 8th Graders
Class sizes are limited!
Give Your Child the Reading Advantage
Winter Program
for 8th Graders
Only $259
Plus $39 Materials & Shipping
Questions?
We're an open book.
Let's discuss your child's reading development. Call today to speak with an Institute of Reading Development Program Advisor.
Call 1-800-470-2891