Reading Tutors in Philadelphia

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 Philadelphia 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 PSSA tests English Language Arts in grades 3 through 8, and the Keystone Exam in Literature is a high school graduation requirement in Pennsylvania. For School District of Philadelphia families, reading struggles that start in the early grades tend to resurface at each of those points.

Our tutors stop that cycle by teaching reading directly. The Science of Reading shapes every lesson: sounds and phonics for beginners, fluency practice for children who read word by word, and vocabulary and comprehension work for older students facing longer texts. Short daily exercises keep progress steady between sessions. With SEPTA unreliable in some areas, families in Center City, South Philadelphia, Kensington and Manayunk, and on the Main Line in Bryn Mawr or Ardmore, 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 Philadelphia 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 PSSA tests and Keystone Exams.

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.