Scholar Within Review

Wednesday, November 29th

2023 Learn to Read Program Reviews

Scholar Within

• Price varies between $25 and $77 per month
• Excellent for high energy children
• Uses multiple senses
• Created by a board certified Educational Therapist
• Improved reading scores within 12-24 months

Designed by a board certified educational therapist, Scholar Within features a science-based and results-driven curriculum to teach children how to read. The program has structure, uses multiple senses and follows a sequence. They offer a self-paced curriculum offered both on- and offline. Scholar Within offers reading programs for students in grades Kindergarten through 8th grade, which makes it one of the longer coverage programs.

Costs depend on number of students and membership length

There are a variety of membership options to choose from when looking at Scholar Within's Reading and Spelling Program. You have 4 options based on the number of children who will be learning.

• For 1 child, it is $25 per month for a year, $37 per month for 6 months and $47 per month if you pay monthly.
• For 2 children for a year it is $29 per month, $44 per month for 6 months and $57 each month if committing monthly.
• For 3 children with a yearlong commitment it is $34 per month, for 6 months it is $49 per month and for month to month it is $67.
• If you have 4 children the price of a yearlong commitment is $38 per month, a 6 month commitment is $57 per month and a monthly commitment is $77 per month.

As you can see, the savings add up if you can commit to a full year. Scholar Within also offers a 7-day free trial before you decide which membership plan is right for you.

Quick daily activities hold learners' attention

For reading short paragraphs they offer a tap to read technology and use video lessons to instruct for spelling and phonics. Scholar Within also offers worksheets, printables and card games to go along with the lessons. Daily, children will complete 3-6 activities that vary in time between 5 and 20 minutes. Due to the shorter lessons and multiple senses being used, they are a program to keep in mind if you have a child with ADHD or simply a high energy child. It keeps their focus and uses different parts of the brain with different senses.

Improved reading scores

Scholar Within advertises that they will improve your child's reading scores. On average, reading fluency will increase 200% in 12-24 months. Children's reading comprehension will increase on average 3 grade levels over 12-24 months. One thing to note here is that these results are from studies conducted between 1995 and 2010; we'd love to see more current studies and outcomes.

Typical day with Scholar Within

You may be wondering what a typical day looks like when using Scholar Within. They have 4 easy steps to plan out your block for teaching reading. First is to print out the worksheets and have them ready to go for your child. Second is watch the video, which is approximately 5 minutes long, to understand what you will be doing that day. Third is to do the fluency training with your child which is expected to take 5 minutes to complete. Fourth is to complete the activities to assist with comprehension which will take 20-40 minutes.

Positive reviews on reading improvement

Most reviews for Scholar within are positive. Families like the videos and the amount of time needed (or comparative lack thereof) to use the program. Parents comment on how their children's ability to read improved as well as their comprehension skills. One parent stated that in the first week their child's reading words per minute increased 17% and the number of mistakes he made decreased. The only negative we could find was that parents did not enjoy having to print all the worksheets involved for this learn to read program - and that could be a drawback if you don't already have a printer.

Excellent program for those with and without learning disabilities

Scholar Within is a fantastic program to teach your child to read. The only downsides compared to other products are that it is more expensive than other programs out there and requires a lot of printing of worksheets. However, if you are looking for a quick and successful program we suggest you give it a try. We also recommend this program if you have a child that struggles with a learning disability such as ADHD due to the short lessons and sensory utilization.