Reviews from Parents and Teachers

We needed a program that would relief some pressure from me and bring something new into our reading journey. Both kids needed to start below their grade level but were able to move quickly though the material and the improvement we saw was wonderful! Each assessment we did showed mark improvements especially in speed. We were already doing mind-body exercises but it was wonderful to have it coming from this program and not directly from mom. Very happy we added this to our routine. Thanks!

This program is amazing. My son just did week one this week and has loved it! He actually said “That was so fun! I didn’t think it would be, but I like this!” The program perfectly rounds out the curriculum he is using, and I’m so happy I found it! Thank you for creating this!

This has been THE BEST spelling and reading program we've used for homeschooling so far! Both of our boys(age 10, 5th grade, and age 12, 7th grade) love this program! It's laid out so well and very easy for them to navigate. What I love most about the reading program is that it's teaching them to take notes. So often this skill can be lost especially with homeschoolers, but not with Scholar Within! The reading selections vary and my boys are always interested to see what they'll be reading about next. My oldest is a strong reader but struggled with spelling and because this program focuses so much on spelling patterns, he's finally getting it! He's doing well with it and nothing makes me happier than watching my kids as things click, they succeed and how proud they feel. THANK YOU Scholar Within!!

Best curriculum I’ve seen so far for homeschoolers! It’s precisely organized by week and day, for everything. Which I have yet to experience by all other programs claiming the same. This program even tapers the workload to ease in on Monday, peak midweek and taper down Friday. Though they have a couple suggested alternatives with a handy calendar, the primary schedule is our favorite and keeps the day and week on track. There isn’t an easy way to take a day off without catching up or skipping. So it isn’t quite self paced as mentioned, namely because everything is executed so well and organized to perfection! It’d just be easier to take the week off than try to catch up if you missed more than a day – but that’s what makes homeschool special anyway. No makeup sick work or jamming in school while on vacation. This program is what I expected for homeschool curriculum but never found. I almost considered returning to regular school because it’s so costly and laborious putting materials with worksheets and tests. Scholar Within is a game changer! I wish they covered more topics honestly. The daily drills bring a lot of confidence because there is not an expectation to read a set amount of words. Plus, they naturally improve just by reviewing the words right before the one min timed drill. No additional practice needed! So smart! He begs me to do drills every day. Zero struggles. Then students chart their word count progress right after, so they see improvement everyday. He’s so proud of himself for the first time ever with reading and spelling. Brilliantly designed to help kids organically challenge themselves without the pressure of comparison or expectation of a certain number. He loves that he can review notes and I love that this program clearly teaches how to take effective, useful notes. Schools don’t even teach that and I had to learn in college which was hard. We’ve homeschooled two years now and I’ve spent so much time and money with the “big” guys to no avail. Not with Scholar Within. Everything is perfectly paired and materials are exactly sequences to online. Each worksheet page says what lesson week and matches exactly to what is shown online. We spent four days on the trial and bought the year subscription without hesitation. Mind you I’d already spent over $400 for the semester with other curriculum. The materials prep for printed workbooks is staged so you might want to consider that before setting your start date. We subscribed a couple days before their packing materials. It shipped in a couple days later and we received our free printed materials 5 days after signing up for the year! So we don’t even have to wait the extra week we thought we would. The boy 4th grade cheers, screams and thunderous happy dances are a sight I’ve rarely seen. The morning of materials arrival he was keeping track for the delivery truck like it was a toy ordered from Amazon. Thank you so much! We’re so excited for the year to come! A few days is all you need to see the value. It’s easy to use and improvements happen on day two for every student. Best online program by far!

I bought the program for my daughters in Kindergarten and Grade 2 and I can't rave enough about it to my family and friends. It offers a variety of lessons in reading and spelling to keep your child engaged in the learning process. I also found customer service to be very efficient and helpful when I reached out to them about a question. Highly recommend this program!

Boring. My daughter hated it. It was a daily battle to try to get her to do it. Eventually we gave up. She loves to read and the program was making her dread reading.

My daughter has really struggled with spelling over the years – she is now in seventh grade. This program has been one of the best programs to help her grow in her ability to spell. Thank you!

I started using this program after a TON of research. I needed a good fit for my 8 yr old dyslexic daughter. I'd say she 1.5-2 reading grades behind. We tried the summer program and loved it. This program was very simple and easy to acclimate to, which was a blessing bc these days I don't have the time and energy to deep dive learning new programs. Scholar Within was instantly engaging and with the easy to follow step by step layout it made everything so approachable. I had to reach out through chat a few times and always received responses quickly and they were kind, helpful, and encouraging. 5 star customer service! I like how you can change the levels within the program (I started lower so that I could build her confidence) and the variety within lessons. You might see that some are saying there's a lot of printing, I was at first concerned about this but it really wasn't bad. I'd just print a few lessons ahead of time and keep them in the folder. It was actually pretty easy and only took 1-2 minutes. They also have an option for some of the weeks to buy pre-printed materials. Do what works for you 🙂 My daughter said she really liked the games too.

I was a newbie to homeschooling when I signed up for this program. Now I realized, after almost a year of homeschooling, that this program is too expensive. It does have good content, but the way it is delivered is very boring that my children don't want to use it. Please make sure you do lots of research before you sign up.

Wonderful program for children, especially for my child with ADHD and speech delay. I am so grateful that there is a program out here for children like this.