Reading and
Dyslexia Tutors
Reading and Dyslexia Tutors
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Reading in Months. Confidence for Life.
Evidence-based 1-on-1 tutoring for kids and teens
Listed in the International Dyslexia Association's Provider Directory.
Trusted by families nationwide.
Expert Reading & Dyslexia Tutoring
Grades 1–12. One-on-one. Evidence-based. Results in months, not years.
Listed in the International Dyslexia Association's provider directory.
Trusted by families nationwide.
Try it for a week. Love it, or it's on us.
Expert Reading & Dyslexia Tutoring
Our Commitment to Your Child's Success, and Our Guarantee
Our Commitment: We help with students who have been diagnosed with dyslexia, dysgraphia, learning disabilities in the areas of reading and writing, ADHD, ASD, hearing loss and more (or none of the above) become
fluent readers, good spellers and confident students.
Our Guarantee: Try it for a week. Love it, or it's on us!
Is your child or teen reading below grade level?
Is spelling a struggle?
Is it affecting their self-confidence?
Our Guarantee: Try it for a week. Love it, or it's on us.
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“His reading is phenomenal and brought tears to my eyes. I could never, ever have imagined last November that I would see my sweet boy in March reading a My Weird School book and taking such JOY from the experience!"
First Grade, Chevy Chase, DC
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Sign Up Any Time of Year!
Goal: To get your student caught up as quickly as possible
Grades: 1-12
Program: "Graduate" from a defined program and curriculum based on the Science of Reading and Orton-Gillingham
Format: Live 1-on-1 customized tutoring sessions over Zoom, with weekly progress updates for parents
Flexible Scheduling: Before, during, or after school/camp and weekends
Short-term Tutoring. Lifelong Confidence.
Program & Schedule for Busy Professional Families
At Kids Up Reading Tutors, we
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Follow the Science of Reading
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Build the core skills that create fluent readers and good spellers
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Use decodable texts that encourage accurate reading
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Offer high-intensity scheduling (3-5 sessions/week) for fast results
Steps In Our Process
Here's How it Works
1) Free 30 minute introductory call: Find out more about our program and get answers to all of your questions on a friendly call. No hard sales pitch.
2) 1 hour screeners: We'll check your student's phonological and phonics skills. Stay in the room and discover for yourself your student's strengths and weaknesses. Talk about the results of the screeners, how quickly you want your student to get caught up, how many tutoring sessions you want to do per week, how long the sessions should be and when. Get matched with a tutor.
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 topics your student has learned by checking their Progress Chart, and read the weekly updates from your tutor.
5) Watch: See your child or teen's confidence grow as reading and spelling become easy!
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We'll check your student's phonological and phonics skills, talk about the results of the screeners, and match your child with a tutor.
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Systematic, explicit instruction targeted to the skills your student needs to learn. Stay in the room and listen in, if you'd like.
Find out more about our program and get answers to all of your questions on a friendly call. No hard sales pitch.
See what topics your student has learned by checking their Progress Chart, and read the weekly updates from your tutor.
See your child or teen's confidence grow as reading and spelling become easy!
1. Free
30 Minute Intro Call
Find out more about our program and get answers to all of your questions on a friendly call. No hard sales pitch.
2. 1 Hour Screeners
We'll check your student's phonological and phonics skills, talk about the results of the screeners, and match your child with a tutor.
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 topics your student has learned by checking their Progress Chart, and read the weekly updates from your tutor.
5. Celebrate!
See what topics your student has learned by checking their Progress Chart, and read the weekly updates from your tutor.
Why Families Choose
Kids Up Reading Tutors
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Fast Outcomes: Most students reach grade level in months
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Proven Methods: Science of Reading and Orton-Gillingham
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Flexible Scheduling: Before/during/after school & weekends
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Weekly Updates: So you can follow your student's progress
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Specialized expertise: Dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADHD & more
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Fast Outcomes: Most students reach grade level in months
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Proven Methods: Science of Reading and Orton-Gillingham
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Flexible Scheduling: Before/during/after school & weekends
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Weekly Updates: So you can follow your student's progress
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Specialized expertise: Dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADHD & more
"We were SO HAPPY to read your update last night and celebrate with Brian. It’s a true pleasure to see him lighting up and getting confidence that is showing in school and his personality. You are very skilled and we are fortunate for your help."
Fourth Grade, Bellefontaine, Ohio
Most of Our Students Reach
Grade-Level Benchmarks in 4-9 Months
Steps in our Process
1. Free 30-Min Call
Find out more about our program and get answers to all of your questions on a friendly call. No hard sales pitch.
2. 1-Hour Screeners
We'll check your student's phonological and phonics skills, talk about the results of the screeners, and match your child with a tutor.
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 topics your student has learned by checking their Progress Chart, and read the weekly updates from your tutor.
5. Celebrate!
See your child or teen's confidence grow as reading and spelling become easy!
We specialize in teaching struggling readers to decode the English language.
In order to become fluent readers and good spellers, students need strong foundational skills in phonological awareness, phonics and fluency.
Our private reading tutors use multisensory, evidence-based instruction, including Orton-Gillingham methods and materials, to teach students the skills they're missing.
Watch your student's confidence soar as their reading improves and spelling becomes easy!
The Best Tutor for Your Child - Over Zoom
Our 1-on-1 online literacy lessons match your child with the right tutor for their needs and personality, not just the closest one.
With flexible scheduling daytimes, evenings, weekends and while traveling, Zoom makes it easy to fit in more frequent sessions. More sessions means faster progress and a quicker path to catching up to peers.
Lessons stay active and engaging with multisensory activities, phonological “word games” and decodable books so your child experiences the thrill of being able to read right away.
The result? Kids who are happy, motivated and making measurable gains in reading and spelling.
Our Guarantee: Try it for a week. Love it, or it's on us.
We specialize in teaching struggling readers to decode the English language.
In order to become fluent readers and good spellers, students need strong foundational skills in phonological awareness, phonics and fluency.
Our private reading tutors use multisensory, evidence-based instruction, including Orton-Gillingham methods and materials, to teach students the skills they're missing.
Watch your student's confidence soar as their reading improves and spelling becomes easy!
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"Thank you, Jake, for all of your hard work with Gabe. His reading has really improved, and we are so grateful...Gabe has truly enjoyed working with you, and [his dad] and I are eternally grateful!"
DC-area psychologist who tests students for learning disabilities,
about her own 2nd grader
What Sets Our Private Reading Tutors Apart?
We don’t use outdated methods like guessing words from pictures or leveled readers. Our tutors are trained in the Science of Reading and use systematic, explicit, data-driven instruction focused on phonological awareness, phonics, morphology, fluency and spelling rules - the building blocks of confident reading and spelling.
Every tutor on our team is current or future educator, speech-language pathologist or linguist with specialized training in the Science of Reading. They work one-on-one with your child, choose materials that fit their needs, and use decodable books to encourage accurate reading from Day 1.
Our tutors are trained to support students who have been diagnosed with dyslexia (including phonological, orthographic, surface and "stealth" dyslexia) or with a specific learning disability (SLD) in the areas of reading and writing. We also work with a lot of students who simply missed out on reading instruction during COVID or for whom school-based instruction just hasn't worked.
What Sets Our Private Reading Tutors Apart?
We don’t use outdated (but still very common) methods to teach students to read. We don't teach students to guess at words based on pictures or context clues and we don't use leveled readers.
Instead, our private reading tutors are highly trained in the Science of Reading. We use systematic, explicit, data-driven instruction and focus on phonological awareness, phonics, and fluency - the foundational skills students need in order to become fluent readers and good spellers. Plus, we use decodable passages and books that encourage students to sound words out rather than guess at them.
We offer high-intensity tutoring, three to five times per week, so you can move past the reading and spelling struggles. We want your student to get caught up to their peers and “graduate” from our program as quickly as possible!
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What Sets Our Private Reading Tutors Apart?
We don’t use outdated methods like guessing words from pictures or leveled readers. Our tutors are trained in the Science of Reading and use systematic, explicit, data-driven instruction focused on phonological awareness, phonics, morphology, fluency and spelling rules - the building blocks of confident reading and spelling.
Every tutor on our team is current or future educator, speech-language pathologist or linguist with specialized training in the Science of Reading. They work one-on-one with your child, choose materials that fit their needs, and use decodable books to encourage accurate reading from Day 1.
Our tutors are trained to support students who have been diagnosed with dyslexia, including phonological or orthographic dyslexia, or a specific learning disability (SLD) in the areas of reading and writing. We also work with a lot of students who missed out on reading instruction during COVID or for whom school-based instruction just hasn't worked.
Our Families
We work with families across the US and abroad. Many find us through referrals from friends, classmates and trusted psychologists. This trust leads to strong bonds between students and tutors. Even after "graduating" from our program, many stay in touch, and share updates, vacation photos and holiday cards.
“His reading is phenomenal and brought tears to my eyes. I could never, ever have imagined last November that I would see my sweet boy in March reading a My Weird School book and taking such JOY from the experience!
- First Grade, Chevy Chase, DC
Most of Our Students Reach Grade-Level Benchmarks in 4-9 Months
Our Families
Our Families
We work with families across the US and abroad. Many find us through referrals from friends, classmates and trusted psychologists. This trust leads to strong bonds between students and tutors. Even after "graduating" from our program, many stay in touch, and share updates, vacation photos and holiday cards.
Here are some examples of our students' success:
Some Examples of Our Students' Success
Examples of Our Students' Success
Sophia is a third grader who went from Below Basic (2+ years behind) to meeting her school's end-of-year benchmark for Reading Comprehension in just four months!
Lucas is a 4th grader who started working with us in April. By June 1, school testing showed incredible progress. Take a look at how much his reading scores improved in just two months!
Will started working with us mid-third grade. By June 1, he was more than caught up. According to his teacher, "He made AMAZING growth this year. Usually we expect around 20-30 points growth and he grew 85, which is just incredible."
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Ella’s DIBELS scores improved by 86 points in just five months! She’s gone from needing support in multiple areas to exceeding the DIBELS benchmark expectations for 2nd grade.
Our Blog & More
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4 Signs Your Child Might Have Phonological Dyslexia
If your child seems to be working hard to learn to read but isn't making the progress you'd expect, you might wonder why it’s not clicking yet. Sometimes, despite their efforts, the basics still feel challenging, and an evaluation is needed to uncover what's really happening...Full Blog
Why 1-on-1 Reading Instruction is a Game Changer for Students with ADHD and Dyslexia
For students with ADHD and dyslexia, reading in class can feel like swimming against the current—it’s exhausting, frustrating, and often leaves them feeling stuck.
The International Dyslexia Association estimates that about 30% of students with dyslexia also have ADHD...Full Blog
7 Ways to Advocate for Your Child with Dyslexia and Reading Challenges
The start of a new school year is filled with excitement and anticipation, but for parents of children with dyslexia and reading challenges, it can also be a time of uncertainty and anxiety. Here are seven ways to advocate for your child with dyslexia or reading challenges this school year...Full Blog
Why Online Tutoring for Elementary Students is Having Its Moment
The landscape of education has transformed dramatically in recent years, and online tutoring for elementary students has emerged as a powerful tool for learning...Full Blog
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If your child seems to be working hard to learn to read but isn't making the progress you'd expect, you might wonder why it’s not clicking yet. Sometimes, despite their efforts, the basics still feel challenging, and an evaluation is needed to uncover what's really happening...Full Blog
Why 1-on-1 Reading Instruction is a Game Changer for Students with ADHD and Dyslexia
For students with ADHD and dyslexia, reading in class can feel like swimming against the current—it’s exhausting, frustrating, and often leaves them feeling stuck.
The International Dyslexia Association estimates that about 30% of students with dyslexia also have ADHD...Full Blog
7 Ways to Advocate for Your Child with Dyslexia and Reading Challenges
The start of a new school year is filled with excitement and anticipation, but for parents of children with dyslexia and reading challenges, it can also be a time of uncertainty and anxiety. Here are seven ways to advocate for your child with dyslexia or reading challenges this school year...Full Blog
