Summer Reading Skills Programs

Summer Reading Skills Programs include activities such as letter recognition, beginning phonics, easy sight words, phonics and sight words, and comprehension skills. Students work on solid phonics and word-attack skills, reading fluency, long-word decoding skills, and vocabulary expansion. Older students focus on reading fluently and rapidly, comprehension in fiction, nonfiction and textbooks, note taking, study skills, textbook strategies, college-prep skills, improving comprehension, focus and recall, and reading speed improvement, including options to double reading speed.

• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: Students meet weekly with an instructor.

The College of Professional & Global Education partners with the Institute of Reading Development to offer Summer Reading Skills Programs for students from kindergarten through high school. Each grade-level program focuses on specific skills, with options for 4-year-olds and entering kindergartners, entering 1st graders, entering 2nd graders, entering 3rd graders, entering 4th and 5th graders, entering 6th, 7th and 8th graders, entering 9th and 10th graders, and entering 11th, 12th and college freshmen. Instructors from the Institute of Reading Development provide support for students as they complete reading and skill-building activities between classes. The stated mission of the program is to help children build strong reading skills over the summer, and the programs include content that addresses summer learning loss and aims to develop a lasting love of reading. Space is limited, and early registration is recommended.

Last updated March 21, 2026.