<p>Does anyone have any experience with this program? It is a once/week for 5 weeks summer program that alleges to improve reading speed and comprehension, study skills and vocab for SAT. It costs $335.</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>My S2 did it the summer between 10th and 11th grade. He was a very slow, detailed reader, and it took him forever to read a novel. I was concerned with getting him through all the books I knew would be required in 11th and 12th grade (English, History, etc). In 10th grade, he had a language arts teacher that just about killed his love of reading and writing (long story - nasty lady), and I felt like I had to do something to recapture it.</p>
<p>He was a straight-A student, so this wasn’t “remedial” in any way.</p>
<p>He found the whole program rather … lame. Although they reassured me when I registered him that this was not a remedial program, most of the students who were in the class were struggling students who didn’t want to be there. My S hated the partner work, because none of the other students took it seriously.</p>
<p>However, my S faithfully read the material, did the homework, and I believe his speed reading skills did improve, which was my purpose in sending him there. Also, I suspect his confidence in his ability went back up. </p>
<p>The program he attended was run by Emory University, and 7 years later we’re still getting junk mail from them.</p>
<p>Thanks Binx-</p>
<p>This is run by GW and the guy on the phone was giving me a very big sales pitch (sign up today as spots are going fast, give me your address so I can put you down now). My son does not need remedial work either, he could use help with figuring out how to best handle textbooks and note taking.</p>
<p>I told the guy that I was not going to sign up today as I had not spoken with my son about it yet and he fired back “Who runs the house-- you or your son?” I was very put off and ready to throw the material into the trash but didn’t want to discard a program that might be beneficial.</p>
<p>Interesting to hear your comments, binx. I’ve read the online vents - sounds like they treat their employees terribly - esp the sales force. But my D need some kind of help - she’s in AP classes and it just kills her to get through the reading.</p>
<p>Missy - I took speed reading in high school, and had fun with it. I already read well, so the course made me quite fast. If my S had been either of my other children, I could have taught him myself. But he is the child I have never been able to teach. So I looked for a place where he could learn it apart from me. </p>
<p>However, I think the speed reading skills are pretty easy to learn. I found this online, and there are probably other helps available, too.
[Reading</a> Efficiently](<a href=“http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/methods.html]Reading”>http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/methods.html)</p>
<p>My son is another good student who hates to read. He took the class and absolutely hated it. It was a room full of boys who didn’t want to be there. He said no one answered the teacher’s questions, which just prolonged the agony.</p>
<p>Sounds like IRD might not be the answer…but I just don’t know what to do to help my D read faster…</p>
<p>I was concerned that it would be a class of unhappy boys. I threw the material away. thanks for the feedback.</p>
<p>My D. is a slow reader. We have sent her to this couple of these in a summer. No progress whatsoever. Her Reading has always been her lowest score on all standardized tests starting in elementary and including ACT and SAT, with highest consistently being English / writing, and nothing ever could change it. Slow reading though has its advantanges as her comprehension is very high and she is exceptionally good student.</p>