DC-Area Reading, Dyslexia & Dysgraphia Tutors
1:1 Online Structured Literacy and Orton-Gillingham Tutoring

Is This Your Child?
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Bright, but reading is hard
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Memorizes or guesses at words; spelling doesn't stick
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School support hasn't closed the gap
Kids Up Reading Tutors offers live, 1:1 online Structured Literacy tutoring for DC, Maryland and Virginia students in grades 1–12.
We identify the missing skills, build a personalized plan, and use the Science of Reading and Orton-Gillingham instruction to help students develop the reading and spelling skills they need to thrive!

"Now that our son is working with Daniela, we have decided to keep him at the neighborhood public school instead of a school for kids with learning difficulties. And I know that if he's not caught up by the beginning of the summer, he can continue the tutoring during the summer for an hour before or after his regular camps"
Third Grade, Washington, D.C.
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Our Reading, Dyslexia & Dysgraphia Program
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Grades: 1–12
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Format: 1:1 online evaluation and tutoring
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Approach: Science of Reading and Orton-Gillingham+
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Focus: Decoding, spelling, fluency and comprehension
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Schedule: Before, during or after school; weekends
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Goal: Solidify the foundations of reading & spelling in months, not years
Why Families Choose Kids Up Reading Tutors
Team of Specialists
Your dedicated tutor is trained in the Science of Reading, Structured Literacy, and Orton-Gillingham. Our team includes certified teachers, reading specialists, Special Education teachers, speech-language pathologists, and linguists.
Focused on Literacy
Intensive decoding (reading) and encoding (spelling) instruction. Students' DIBELS, Acadience, MAP, i-Ready, STAR, FAST ELA, and other state reading assessments improve dramatically over the course of tutoring.
Parents Love
Convenient daytime, evening, and weekend scheduling. Weekly updates from your tutor. Progress Charts, so you can follow along. No homework. Monthly billing. Parents are welcome to sit in on sessions.
Thrilling Results!
Students who do 3 or more sessions/week typically graduate from our program in 4 to 9 months. Phonological skills, phonics, word reading, fluency, comprehension and spelling all improve, leading to better reading comprehension and writing.
Phonological Skills. Phonics. Spelling. Morphology. Fluency. Comprehension.
A Clear Literacy Plan for Reading, Spelling, Dyslexia & Dysgraphia
You know your child is bright. You also know reading and spelling should not be this hard.
Kids Up Reading Tutors helps DC, Maryland and Virginia students build the skills behind confident reading and spelling with a personalized literacy plan. Our online instruction makes it easy for busy DMV families to schedule frequent sessions without adding traffic or commute time to your schedule.
Whether your child attends Washington International School, the Potomac School, APS, DCPS, FCPS, LCPS, MCPS, one of the area's other great public or private schools, or is homeschooled, our 1:1 online sessions give students who need a little extra support with reading and spelling - including students with dyslexia and dysgraphia - the tools they need to thrive.
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. Evaluation & Plan
We'll check your student's phonological, phonics and spelling skills, talk about the results of the evaluation, and choose the right tutor for your child.

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 skills your student has learned by checking their Progress Chart and reading the weekly updates from your tutor.

5. Celebrate!
See your child or teen's confidence grow as reading and spelling become easy!

Online Tutoring That Works
Sessions are live, 1:1 over Zoom and designed to keep students engaged.
Flexible scheduling and no commute means families can schedule more frequent sessions, which helps kids make faster progress.
Our private reading tutors incorporate fun activities like:
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Phonological word games to strengthen sound skills
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Decoding nonsense words on an Orton-Gillingham blending board
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Fluency practice with engaging series like Diary of a Pug, Cat Kid, Drama and Bad Monkey
"I just want to put in a HUGE POSITIVE plug for Kids Up Reading Tutors. Daniela was AMAZING with our child who had a new dyslexia diagnosis this year (in 6th grade)... Our child is reading better, spelling better, and has just SO MUCH MORE confidence. "
Sixth Grade, Hyattsville, MD
Kids Up is a Good Fit if You're Looking for
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Specialized reading or dyslexia tutoring
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1:1 instruction
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High-dosage tutoring for quick progress

Kids Up is Not a Good Fit if You're Looking for
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Homework help
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Once-a-week tutoring
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The lowest-cost option
Not sure how much commitment is right for you? A free call can help you find the pace that fits your family, no pressure to sign up for more.
"Thanks to Kids Up Reading Tutors, our son is now more meaningfully engaged with words and by extension, with reading. His reading comprehension and confidence are high again, and his coaches have put our bright and curious son on a good path. "
Tenth Grade, Arlington, VA

Frequently Asked Questions
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