Tucson's Top
Literacy Interventionists
From Sounding It Out to Reading Fluently.
From Sounding It Out
To Reading Fluently.
Kids Up Reading Tutors was founded in Tucson in 2020, and the program has been helping Tucson kids learn phonological skills, phonics, fluency, morphology, spelling and more ever since. From Catalina Foothills to Tanque Verde, parents choose Kids Up because it works quickly and the progress is impossible to miss.
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If your child is behind in reading, phonics, spelling or fluency and you want a targeted plan built around what they specifically still need to learn
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If your student is keeping up but you want to make sure their foundation is strong before the demands increase
No homework.
Most students graduate from Kids Up's program in 4-9 months, with 3+ sessions per week.
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"Both [of our kids] have shown a significant improvement in their ability to read. This has been noted by their teachers and has been reflected in their grades.
Both children show significant improvements in their confidence and that has improved their behavior both at school and at home. [They] are both more willing to participate in classroom activities where they would avoid them in the past. In particular, Charlie is an active participant in his ELA class when he was not previously."
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First and Third Grade, Tucson, AZ
The Best Orton-Gillingham Literacy Intervention in Tucson
Tucson is home, and that means we understand what local schools expect from your child at every grade level, whether they're at TUSD, CFSD, BASIS, the Gregory School, Salpointe or Catalina Foothills. That local knowledge matters, and we build programs that close the gap between where your child is and where they need to be.
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Every student is matched with a dedicated literacy specialist based on their skill profile, grade level and personality. From there:
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A Targeted Plan: We identify the exact phonics patterns, spelling rules and fluency skills your child still needs, then teach them in order, systematically and explicitly
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Frequent Sessions: 1-on-1, 3+ times per week, so skills build quickly
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Lessons That Work: Multisensory activities, phonological word games and decodable books chosen to match your child's age and reading level
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Real Progress: Accuracy improves. Fluency increases. Confidence follows. Most Tucson families notice a difference within the first few weeks.
Our Zoom Guarantee: Try it for a week. Love it, or it's on us!
What Parents Say About Kids Up Reading Tutors
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.โ
5. Celebrate!
See your child or teen's confidence grow as reading and spelling become easy!
Tucson Families We Work With
Kids Up works with students across Tucson and surrounding areas. Because sessions are over Zoom, there's no driving across town to a tutoring center, no parking, and no scheduling around traffic on Speedway or I-10.
Neighborhoods and areas include Catalina Foothills, Marana, Oro Valley, Sabino Canyon, Sam Hughes, Saguaro Hills, Tanque Verde, and Vail.
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Students come to us from public, charter, private and homeschool settings, including BASIS Tucson, Catalina Foothills High School, the Gregory School, Immaculate Heart, Manzanita Elementary, Salpointe Catholic, Castlehill Country Day, TUSD magnet programs, and University High School.
"I love watching the tutoring sessions. The kids are so serious and intent on what they are doing. Jake has been doing a great job and so appreciate all the help that you are providing to these sweet children."
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Third Grade, Tucson, AZ
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