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1st Grade
Program Reviews

In our 1st grade reading program, your child will build strong phonics skills, learn to recognize common sight words, and develop reading comprehension. Your child’s love of reading and confidence will grow, providing lots of motivation to keep learning to read.

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We are committed to continuous improvement and giving your child the best possible experience in our programs. In addition to collecting parent and student feedback on popular review sites like Trustpilot and Google, we collect feedback during every program to ensure that each student is making progress and getting the right support. View 1st grade program reviews below.

94% of parents indicated their child developed first-grade phonics skills.
98% of parents said that their child enjoyed attending weekly live online classes.
99% of 1st graders loved the program books, according to their parents.
More than 9 out of 10 parents saw their child’s reading comprehension improve during this program.
Parents rated their child’s teacher as skilled and knowledgeable more than 99% of the time.
Over 9 out of 10 parents noticed a boost in their child’s confidence with reading.

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“Excellent teacher with great control of the class and ability to keep them engaged. My daughter just turned 5, but reads beyond grade level so we put her in the 1st grade class. I was nervous how that would work. It ended up being an incredibly helpful thing for my daughter. She finally got the just right level of challenge she needed and her reading has taken off. Amazing!” - Mary Beth

“My daughter always waited for her online reading class. She enjoyed the whole experience. I appreciate the time that the teacher took to talk about some reading recommendations for my daughter. Overall it was a great experience.” - Yanitza

“My daughter looks forward to the Reading class every week. The teachers have all been very enthusiastic and kind. The books are engaging, too. Highly recommend this program.” - Magaly

“My grandson started out in the 1st grade reading program and has improved each time. This program turned his attitude around about reading and gave him confidence in himself. What more can you ask for? We just signed up for our 4th program.” - Doreen

“Samuel’s level of reading and confidence has improved immensely since he began participating in this program. We’ve seen a great improvement in his ability to sound out words, recognize more sight words, his ability to read more fluently and with expression. We really appreciated Ms. Monroe’s teaching style. She really made reading a fun experience for our son. We’re looking forward to continuing to have Samuel participate in the program.” - Angie

“This class has been awesome for my daughter. This is the second one we did and we plan to do a third. Miss Brown was amazing. In fact, both teachers we had really cared about the kids and it shows.” - Kelley

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