Reading Tutors in Baltimore

If your child avoids reading, guesses at words or finishes a page without knowing what it said, extra practice alone may not help. Our online reading tutors work 1-on-1 with Baltimore children to find the missing skill, whether it is phonics, fluency, vocabulary or comprehension.

Lessons build step by step, each skill on top of the last, and your child gets daily exercises to keep practicing between sessions.

The MCAP measures English Language Arts for Maryland students, and in Baltimore City Public Schools, reading is the foundation for every other subject. A child who is still guessing at words by third grade often needs targeted help to catch up, because the reading load only increases from there.

Our tutors provide that targeted help using the Science of Reading. They teach phonological awareness and phonics directly, so your child learns how words work, then build fluency, vocabulary and comprehension in steps. Lessons happen live on video with a shared whiteboard, and short daily exercises fill the days in between. Families in Roland Park, Canton, Federal Hill, Fells Point and Towson, and in Baltimore County and Howard County, can meet their tutor online.

For younger readers, tutors work on phonemic awareness, letter sounds, blending, sight words and decoding longer words, using books at the right level so practice feels successful.

Older students in Baltimore work on reading fluency, finding the main idea, making inferences, understanding text structure and building vocabulary, the skills that show up in every subject and on MCAP tests.

Struggling readers often feel embarrassed reading aloud in class. A 1-on-1 lesson is a low-pressure place to practice, make mistakes and hear steady progress, which is often what turns a reluctant reader around.

Tutors also share what they see with parents, so you know which skills your child is working on and how to support reading at home.

Start with a free consultation. We ask about your child’s grade, current reading work and goals, then hand pick a tutor from our team, which ranges from Certified Teachers and Early Childhood Educators to Subject Experts with professional tutoring experience.