Our Reading and Dyslexia Team
Trained Experts in the Science
of Reading and Orton-Gillingham
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Leadership Team
At Kids Up Reading Tutors, our leadership team consists of education professionals, all fully trained in the Science of Reading and Orton-Gillingham. We all tutor students in addition to running the company - because helping kids become fluent readers, good spellers and confident students is what we love to do!
Daniela Feldhausen
Founder; Senior 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
Tutor Supervisor; Senior 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
Head of Tutoring; Senior 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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Rachel Wenzel
Head of Operations; Senior Tutor
- B.S. Early Childhood Education
- Logic of English Master Teacher Training (2019)
- Orton-Gillingham (IMSE, 2025)
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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.
Abby
- 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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Camila
- B.A. Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, minor Spanish (U of Arizona, expected May 2027)
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Carly (Contractor; Senior Tutor)
- B.S. Communication Sciences & Disorders (U of Central Florida, May 2022)
- M.S. Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (U of Arizona, May 2024)
- High school speech-language pathologist
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Diane (Senior Tutor)
- B.S. Elementary Education (University of MN - Twin Cities)
- Specific Learning Disabilities Certificate (St. Cloud State University)
- Retired classroom and special ed. teacher
- Dyslexia Therapist
- Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT) Academic Language Therapy Association
-Structured Language/Dyslexia Specialist (SL/DS) Center for Effective Reading Instruction
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Dustie (Senior Tutor)
-B.A, - Political Science with Minor in Communication (U of California, Davis, 2005)
-Master of Business Administration (University of Phoenix, 2010)
-M.A. - Educational Leadership and K-12 Administration (Grand Canyon University, 2017)
-Certified Special Education Teacher - Cross-Cat
-Current Elementary School Principal
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Genny (Senior Tutor)
- B.S. Elementary Education (Arizona State University, 2014)
- Classroom teacher (2014-2021)
- Literacy specialist (2023-present)
- Structured Literacy Classroom Teacher Certificate (Center for Effective Reading Instruction – CERI, 2024)
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Jake (Senior Tutor)
- B.A. Linguistics (U of Arizona, December 2024)
- M.S. Human Language Technology (U of Arizona, expected May 2027)
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Kassidy
- B.S. Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, minor Psychology (U of Arizona, expected May 2027)
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Kassidy@KidsUpReadingTutors.com
Kathryn (Senior Tutor)
- 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
- 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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Savanah
- B.S. Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (U of Arizona, expected Dec. 2026)
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Savanah@KidsUpReadingTutors.com
Sean (Senior Tutor)
- B.A. Asian Languages and Literature, University of Minnesota
-Online ESL, reading and writing tutor since 2017
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Sophia
- B.S. Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences and B.A. Psychology (U of Arizona, expected May 2028)
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Sophia@KidsUpReadingTutors.com