Your child will receive two classic works of children's literature and engaging instructional materials to use in class and at home. Materials are provided by the Institute of Reading Development, a leader in reading development curriculum for more than thirty years.

In this program, your child will read two classics of children’s literature, which are yours to keep. The experience students have reading these great books opens the door to a life-long love of reading.

Henry Huggins From the moment Henry adopts a stray dog named Ribsy, he winds up having one adventure after another.

The Cricket in Times Square Chester the cricket arrives in a New York subway station, and it isn’t long before he makes three good friends who show him the wonders and excitement of the city.

Video Companion DVD's Your child will receive an interactive Video Companion DVD for each book read during the program. In class, the teacher leads discussions to build comprehension and help students explore the meaning of the books. The Video Companion DVDs provide this same support for your child’s comprehension at home.

Long Word Decoding This self-paced workbook gives students a boost over the fall, teaching the skills and strategies they need to read long words. Students learn to recognize prefixes, suffixes, and syllables and use these word parts to decode long words. Students apply these skills in exercises that are fun and productive. Long Word Decoding for Fourth and Fifth Graders includes an introduction for parents and easy-to-follow directions for each lesson so that your child can complete the workbook at his or her own pace after the program. View a Sample

This program makes it easy for you and your child to select the right books by providing you with two important tools: a Reading Development Booklist and a Book-Level Assessment. The Reading Development Booklist contains hundreds of chapter books culled from the finest children’s literature and is divided by level of difficulty. The teacher will also provide you with an individualized Book-Level Assessment to help you and your child select books at the appropriate level of difficulty for the next few years.

The Program Guide and DVD provide guidance for completing the weekly home practice and explain the goals and methods of the program. After the course has ended, you’ll continue to use the Program Guide and DVD as an ongoing resource to support your child’s reading development over the next year. View the Table of Contents (PDF)