| Could your child benefit from a reading program? | | | | programs and games, books, flash cards, videos, |
| Do they struggle in school due to lack of skills? Or | | | | and lessons. They may seem to be a bit |
| do you just want them to get a little bit of a | | | | expensive, but if they work then they are well |
| head start on their reading skills? Maybe you are | | | | worth the cost. This is good reading program for |
| interested in a speed reading program for | | | | those parents and students who are more |
| yourself. Whatever the reason you have for | | | | self-motivated. |
| looking into additional reading helps; there are a | | | | 3. An online reading program can be anything |
| multitude of resources available to you. | | | | from a simple computer game to practice phonics |
| 1. Tutoring is probably the most expensive option | | | | and naming letters and sounds, to a whole online |
| for a reading program that you can get. Whether | | | | reading program to teach speed reading. You will |
| you get a private tutor or go to a tutoring | | | | find some that are completely free and others |
| center, it will cost quite a bit of money. However, | | | | that charge a regular subscription rate. This is an |
| it will probably be money that is well-spent. If | | | | excellent way for children to strengthen skills they |
| your child is struggling, the one on one attention | | | | are just learning in a fun and entertaining way. For |
| and additional assessments could make all the | | | | speed reading, some courses promise success in |
| difference in their future reading success. This | | | | just a few hours or days. |
| type of reading program is generally used by | | | | 4. Check for free community resources. Many |
| children or teenagers. Some even offer | | | | libraries and bookstores offer programs to |
| guarantees of success. | | | | readers of all ages. You can read for time or you |
| 2. A home based reading program is something | | | | may be asked to read a certain number of books |
| that you may have seen advertised on TV, in a | | | | and then you can be given a prize or entered in |
| magazine, or even online. They can be used for | | | | drawings. This is a common practice over |
| young children who are just learning to read, or | | | | summer vacation. It is a fun way to keep kids |
| they can be speed reading courses for teens and | | | | and adults reading while school is out so that |
| adults. Often they include items such as computer | | | | those skills are not lost. |