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Online Reading & Dyslexia
Tutors for Grades 1-12
Reading in Months. Confidence for Life.
Listed in the Provider Directory of the International Dyslexia Association
Specialists in Reading & Spelling
(Dyslexia & Dysgraphia) Tutoring
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Is your child behind in reading?
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Is spelling a struggle?
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Is it affecting their self-confidence?
“His reading is phenomenal and brought tears to my eyes. I could never, ever have imagined last November that I would see my sweet boy in March reading a My Weird School book and taking such JOY from the experience!"
First Grade, Chevy Chase, DC
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Program & Schedule
Our private reading and dyslexia tutors
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Follow the Science of Reading & Orton-Gillingham
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Work with elementary, middle and high school students
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Offer high-intensity scheduling for fast results
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Offer transparent pricing: Pricing and hourly rates.
Most kids graduate in 4-9 months.
Not endless tutoring - just lasting skills and confidence.
Steps In Our Process
1. Free
30-Minute Intro Call
Find out more about our program and get answers to all of your questions on a friendly call. No hard sales pitch.
2. 1-Hour Screeners
We'll check your student's phonological and phonics skills, talk about the results of the screeners, and match your child with a tutor.
3. Tutoring Sessions
Systematic, explicit instruction targeted to the skills your student needs to learn. Stay in the room and listen in, if you'd like.
4. Follow Along
See what topics your student has learned by checking their Progress Chart, and read the weekly updates from your tutor.
5. Celebrate!
See what topics your student has learned by checking their Progress Chart, and read the weekly updates from your tutor.
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2023-01-28
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Why Families Choose our Structured Literacy Tutoring
Families choose us because we're a team of specialists trained in the Science of Reading and Orton-Gillingham. We focus exclusively on teaching kids and teens to read and spell. Most of our students reach grade-level benchmarks and graduate in 4-9 months. Parents get weekly progress updates. Kids get a dedicated tutor (but can switch if their schedule changes). Best of all: weekend sessions and no homework.
"We were SO HAPPY to read your update last night and celebrate with Brian. It’s a true pleasure to see him lighting up and getting confidence that is showing in school and his personality. You are very skilled and we are fortunate for your help."
Fourth Grade, Bellefontaine, Ohio
Most of our students reach grade-level benchmarks in 4-9 months
Steps in our Process
1. Free 30-Min Call
Find out more about our program, see a demo and get answers to all of your questions on a friendly call. No hard sales pitch.
2. 1-Hour Screeners
We'll check your student's phonological and phonics skills, talk about the results of the screeners, and match your child with a tutor.
3. Tutoring Sessions
Systematic, explicit instruction targeted to the skills your student needs to learn. Stay in the room and listen in, if you'd like.
4. Follow Along
See what topics your student has learned by checking their Progress Chart, and read the weekly updates from your tutor.
5. Celebrate!
See your child or teen's confidence grow as reading and spelling become easy!
The Best Reading Tutor for Your Child - Over Zoom
Our 1-on-1 online Structured Literacy lessons match your child with the right tutor for their needs and personality.
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Flexible scheduling: daytime, evenings, weekends, even while traveling
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Zoom means faster progress: frequent sessions close gaps sooner
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Engaging lessons: multisensory activities, phonological “word games" and decodable books
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Thrilling results: your child experiences the joy of reading right away
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Happy, motivated learners: for measurable gains in reading and spelling
Our Zoom Guarantee: Try it for a week. Love it, or it's on us!
"Thank you, Jake, for all of your hard work with Gabe. His reading has really improved, and we are so grateful... Gabe has truly enjoyed working with you, and [his dad] and I are eternally grateful!"
DC-area psychologist who tests students for learning disabilities, about her own 2nd grader
Reading/dyslexia tutoring for DC, Maryland and Virginia families
Our Team: What Sets Our Private Reading Tutors Apart?
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No outdated methods: we don’t use "cues" or leveled readers
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Science of Reading specialists: systematic, explicit, data-driven instruction in:
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phonological awareness and phonics
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morphology, orthography (spelling) and fluency
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Highly-trained tutors: retired, current or future educators, speech-language pathologists and linguists
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Personalized instruction: 1-on-1 lessons, tailored goals, and decodable books from Day 1
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Dyslexia expertise: support for phonological/orthographic dyslexia and Specific Learning Disabilities (SLDs) in reading and writing
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For all learners: including kids with ADHD and kids who just didn't get enough reading instruction (COVID, etc.)
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For all grades: first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade, middle school and high school
Our founder, Daniela Feldhausen, has a BS and a JD from UC Berkeley, an MS in Special Education from the U of Arizona, and is trained in Orton-Gillingham
Our Team: What Sets Our Private Reading Tutors Apart?
Our Families
We work with families and students in grades 1-12 across the US and abroad. Many come to us through referrals from friends, classmates and trusted psychologists. Along the way, our students often form strong connections with their tutors, and even after "graduating" from our program, many stay in touch and share updates, vacation photos and holiday cards.
Our Families
We work with families and students in grades 1–12 across the US and abroad, with reading help for kids in public, private, religious, international and homeschool settings. Many come to us through referrals from friends, classmates and trusted psychologists. Along the way, our students form strong connections with their tutors, and even after "graduating" from our program, many stay in touch and share updates, vacation photos and holiday cards.
Most of our students reach grade-level benchmarks in 4-9 months
Success Stories
Success Stories
Sophia is a third grader who went from Below Basic (2+ years behind) to meeting her school's end-of-year benchmark for Reading Comprehension in just four months!
Lucas is a 4th grader who started working with us in April. By June 1, school testing showed incredible progress. Take a look at how much his reading scores improved in just two months!
Will started working with us mid-third grade. By June 1, he was more than caught up. According to his teacher, "He made AMAZING growth this year. Usually we expect around 20-30 points growth and he grew 85, which is just incredible."
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Ella’s DIBELS scores improved by 86 points in just five months! She’s gone from needing support in multiple areas to exceeding the DIBELS benchmark expectations for 2nd grade.
Our Locations
We offer personalized reading and dyslexia tutoring in-person in Tucson, AZ and online across the US and abroad, including families in:
