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Leadership Team

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Our Tutors

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Daniela Feldhausen 

Founder and Tutor

- B.S. Business Administration (UC Berkeley, 1987)
- J.D. (UC Berkeley, 1989)
- M.S. Special Education (U of Arizona, 2020) 
- Teaching Reading Effectively (AZ Dep't of Education, 2019)
- Orton-Gillingham (IMSE, 2020)
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Daniela@KidsUpReadingTutors.com

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Head of Tutoring Operations Crystal McCue

Crystal McCue 

Head of Tutoring and Tutor

- B. S. Elementary Education, with Early Childhood Education endorsement
- Retired elementary school teacher and reading interventionist

- Teaching Reading Effectively (AZ Dep't of Education, 2019)

- Orton-Gillingham (IMSE, 2023)

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Crystal@KidsUpReadingTutors.com

Our reading tutor Laurie

Laurie Warner 
Educational Consultant and Tutor

- B.S. Speech and Hearing Science, minor Special Education (U of Arizona)
- Retired elementary school Special Education teacher 
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Laurie@KidsUpReadingTutors.com

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Rachel Wenzel
Head of Operations and Tutor

- B.S. Early Childhood Education

- Logic of English Master Teacher Training (2019)

- Orton-Gillingham (IMSE, 2025)

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RachelW@KidsUpReadingCoaches.com

Our reading tutor Kyla Allison

Kyla Allison

- B.S. Early Childhood Education; Veterinary Science; and Human Development and F-Family Science (U of Arizona,  2024) 

 

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Kyla@KidsUpReadingTutors.com

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Our reading tutor Jake

Jake Mains

- B.A. Linguistics (U of Arizona, December 2024)
 

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Jake@KidsUpReadingTutors.com

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Our readng tutor Camila

Camila Curutchague

- B.A. Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, minor Spanish (U of Arizona, expected May 2027)
 

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Camila@KidsUpReadingTutors.com

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Our reading tutor Colin

Colin Grogan

- B.A. Elementary Education, ESL Endorsement (U of Arizona, May 2024)
- 1st Grade Teacher 

 

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Colin@KidsUpReadingTutors.com

Our reading tutor Sasha Santiago

Sasha Santiago

- M.A. Applied Linguistics and Teaching English as a Second Language (U South Florida, 2020)
- Ph.D. Linguistics (U of Arizona, expected 2026)
 

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Sasha@KidsUpReadingTutors.com

Our reading tutor Kassidy

Kassidy Rodrigues

- B.S. Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, minor Psychology (U of Arizona,  expected May 2027) 

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Kassidy@KidsUpReadingTutors.com

Rachel Wenzel, our head of operations and dyslexia reading tutor

Rachel Wenzel

Head of Operations and Tutor

- B.S. Early Childhood Education
- Logic of English Master Teacher Training (2019)

-Orton-Gillingham (IMSE, 2025)

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RachelW@KidsUpReadingTutors.com

Our reading tutor Kathryn Watson

Kathryn Watson

- B.A. Russian, minor: Linguistics (U of South Carolina, Columbia, May 2021)

- M.S. Speech-Language Pathology (U of Arizona, expected May 2027)

 

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Kathryn@KidsUpReadingTutors.com

Our reading tutor Micah King

Micah King

- B.S. Psychology (William & Mary, 2023)

- Former Special Education reading teacher

- M.S. Speech-Language Pathology (U of Arizona, expected May 2027)

 

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Micah@KidsUpReadingTutors.com

All of our tutors are certified or emerging educators, speech-language pathologists, or linguists. Each one is fully trained in the Science of Reading and the Orton-Gillingham approach, the gold standard for supporting students with dyslexia and other reading difficulties. They're passionate, engaging, and deeply committed to helping children and teens succeed—especially those who have struggled with traditional reading instruction.  

Our Tutors

Our reading tutor Rylie

Rylie Kruse

- B.S. Speech Language and Hearing Sciences, minor Business Management (U of Arizona, expected May 2027)

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Rylie@KidsUpReadingTutors.com

 

Our leadership team consists of education professionals, all fully trained in the Science of Reading and Orton-Gillingham. We all work directly with students in addition to running the company - because helping kids become fluent readers and good spellers is what we love to do!

Our reading tutor Savanah

Savanah Fernandez

- B.S. Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (U of Arizona, expected Dec. 2025)
 

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Savanah@KidsUpReadingTutors.com

Our reading tutor Sophia

Sophia Murray

- B.S. Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences  and B.A. Psychology (U of Arizona, expected May 2028) 

 

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Sophia@KidsUpReadingTutors.com

Our reading tutor Melissa

Melissa Romero

- B.S. in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, emphasis in Language and Communication Science (U of Arizona, May 2024)

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Melissa@KidsUpReadingTutors.com

Fluent Readers.  Good Spellers.  Confident Students.

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Abby Cardenas.HEIC

Abby Cardenas

- B.A. Elementary Education SEI Endorsement ( U of Arizona, May 2020)

- M.A. Special Education: Applied Behavior Analysis (Arizona State University, May 2025)

- Elementary School Behavior Specialist 

- Former classroom teacher, grades 3-5

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Abby@KidsUpReadingTutors.com

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