Reading and
Dyslexia Tutors
Reading and Dyslexia Tutors
Leadership Team
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Our Tutors
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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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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Laurie Warner
Educational Consultant and Tutor
- B.S. Speech and Hearing Science, minor Special Education (U of Arizona)
- M.A. Special Education (U of Arizona)
- Retired elementary school Special Education teacher
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Laurie@KidsUpReadingTutors.com
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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Jake Mains
Camila Curutchague
- B.A. Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, minor Spanish (U of Arizona, expected May 2027)
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Colin Grogan
- B.A. Elementary Education, ESL Endorsement (U of Arizona, May 2024)
- 1st Grade Teacher
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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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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
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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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
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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Our Tutors
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.
Rylie Kruse
- B.S. Speech Language and Hearing Sciences, minor Business Management (U of Arizona, expected May 2027)
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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!
Savanah Fernandez
- B.S. Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (U of Arizona, expected Dec. 2025)
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Savanah@KidsUpReadingTutors.com
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
Fluent Readers. Good Spellers. Confident Students.
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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