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The Best Phonics Tutors in Grand Rapids, MI

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Matt V.

60/hour

Grand Rapids, MI

Expert K12 Tutor Specializes in ACT, (P)SAT, ASVAB, and TEAS Test Prep

4.8 (55)

248 hours tutoring

I completed several courses in reading development as well as diagnosis and a three-month directed study to help students improve their reading effectiveness, fluency, and become comfortable to read for leisure. I completed all of Aquinas College's reading instruction courses but chose to receive my degree in...

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Sheryl N.

50/hour

ELA Teacher for Elementary, Middle and High School Students

4.9 (78)

1,011 hours tutoring

Response time: 10 minutes

I utilize the Phono-Graphix Reading Program. It has three levels: consonant and vowels; vowel pairs, and syllables. I have utilized this program since 2001 and it has amazing results!

Alexandra H.

95/hour

ACT English & Reading Specialist

4.9 (327)

1,489 hours tutoring

I took two courses in Linguistics and also took a literacy course that focused primarily on phonics. I have used and will continue to use age and grade appropriate testing materials to find student strengths and weakness in phonics...

Alexandra is a very wonderful teacher!

Alexandra did a very nice job with our lesson on the IPA in making things clear. Only tip for improvement would to be more orderly in approach. Overall, she is an amazing tutor and very insightful, patient, and helpful. - Grace

Evangeline P.

63/hour

Highly Qualified PRAXIS Tutor

5.0 (636)

2,562 hours tutoring

Hello! My name is Evangeline I live in Florida, but I am originally from the beautiful state of Maine. I am very passionate about both learning and teaching, and I have a broad range of experience across many age groups and various subjects. I...

Phenomenal and Patient

I had the pleasure of working with Evangeline while preparing for my Praxis teaching certification exams, and I cannot recommend her highly enough. She was incredibly helpful, patient, and professional throughout the entire proces... - Christopher, 32 lessons with Evangeline

Allie J.

60/hour

I am an experienced teacher and a stay at home mom of 8.

5.0 (248)

225 hours tutoring

College level training in zoo-phonics and visual phonics.

Joan L.

60/hour

Orton Gillingham Tutor

5.0 (122)

374 hours tutoring

Response time: 43 minutes

I have successfully completed training in Orton Gillingham through the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education, covering both Comprehensive and Morphology levels. I have been using Orton Gillingham for five years and love the difference it has made...

James C.

60/hour

Experienced Tutor - Special Needs/Accelerated/All Ages

4.9 (252)

2,535 hours tutoring

My studies in linguistics included a strong foundation in phonetics, phonology, and language development, all of which deepened my understanding of phonics as a tool to build reading and spelling skills. Since 1999, I have worked on these...

Intuitive, informed, attentive, and adaptable tutor!

James tutored our 2nd grader in math for 15 lessons in the Spring/Summer of 2nd grade, and covered many topics from addition and subtraction, through data collection and multiplication. Long story short, James is great and we h... - Mike, 14 lessons with James

Don E.

55/hour

Effective Reading Basics Teacher

5.0 (268)

2,486 hours tutoring

Response time: 17 minutes

Orrin-Gillingham Certificate and 24 years of teaching individually, small group and whole group phonics lessons.

Understanding and Knowleadgeable

When we met with Don during our first meeting, he immediately knew what my son needed help with. He has been working with him twice a week and our son has grown leaps and bounds in reading and writing. He received a positive note ... - Rebecca, 68 lessons with Don

Alex S.

39/hour

Was in PhD program in Linguistics

...spending two years in a PhD program in Linguistics at UC San Diego. During those two years, I took such courses relevant to phonics as Introductory Phonology and Field Methods (which required the use of phonetic notation systems), and I was the TA for...

Great Microeconomics Tutor.

We had a wonderful experience with Alex for college-level microeconomics. He is incredibly knowledgeable, patient, and caring. He helped my son understand challenging concepts by using clear, relatable examples that made concepts... - M, 29 lessons with Alex

Anna C.

485/hour

SAT/ACT Prep Expert. 10 Years Experience. 99th Percentile Scorers

5.0 (3316)

5,766 hours tutoring

Response time: 38 minutes

This course covered different methods of teaching phonics and integrating phonics into the literacy curriculum. I also completed a portion of my student teaching in a first grade classroom, where I taught phonics daily during...

Worth every penny

My son started working with Anna in advance of the April ACT. They met twice a week, sometimes once a week, and she assigned weekly homework for him to do. I could tell that they hit it off because he never complained about the ... - Bojan, 10 lessons with Anna

Michelle O.

56/hour

Certified Teacher in Many Areas Looking to Tutor

5.0 (1645)

6,219 hours tutoring

I worked with many students on implementing many supporting activities with Letter land. I also have other materials that I used for phonics studies including games and exercises to practice phonics skills.

Aurelia M.

60/hour

Phonics Teacher Specializing in Pre-K through 3rd grade

5.0 (38)

108 hours tutoring

I am trained in phonemic awareness, phonemes, segmenting and blending, phonological skills, alphabetic principle, phoneme-grapheme mapping, ortography, word familes, and multisyllabic words.

Very knowledgeable and patient with the kid

She is very good, very skilled tutor/teacher. She is a perfect English/reading tutor! She helps him on vocabulary, writing sentences, retelling the story and pronunciation of words. - Charisma, 31 lessons with Aurelia

Sandie W.

45/hour

Certified Teacher, English, History , Test Prep Autism Disorders

Response time: 29 minutes

I taught kindergarten for 3 years where the essential learning objective was to teach students the sounds of the alphabet and how to read. Each day we focused on a specific sound with activities. Once students were able to recognize each letter...

Sandy is excellent & patient

She works on phonics and site words with my daughter who is learning to read. I have definitely seen an improvement. Plus, my daughter enjoys her reading lessons with Sandy. - Elorice, 93 lessons with Sandie

Patty Z.

96/hour

Elementary Teacher with 20+ Years of Experience in the Public Schools

Response time: 2 minutes

I have taught phonics for many years. I have researched and studied the best ways to teach phonics. I am continuing my studies of the Orton-Gillingham method and have several phonics activities available online.

Patient, skillful, engaging and empowering tutor!!!

Patty is very experienced in ELA and phonics. She keeps my son very engaged throughout the full hour…which is a feat for us! She is patient and very responsive. My son has dyslexia and we have struggled to find a tutor who can tea... - Mirsini, 4 lessons with Patty

Kelli S.

85/hour

Patient and Caring Reading and Writing Interventionist

5.0 (695)

1,812 hours tutoring

Orton-Gillingham certification (in process) Reading Rockets reading certification Amplify reading training

Excellent teacher!

Ms Kelly is wonderful! She just started teaching our 1st grader math and reading/spelling. She is very patient and makes learning process fun! She keeps our son engaged and makes sure that he understands everything before they mov... - Justyna

Kristine H.

116/hour

Trained Phonics and Reading Interventionist | ESL Certified

I am a Reading and Phonics Interventionist to assist struggling readers reach US Common Core standards. I also teach Adults using research-based Adult literacy curriculum. I am a certified ESL/TESOL English instructor and have training...

Knowledgeable Professional

Kristine is exceptionally thorough. Her classes are well-structured, and she provides valuable insights on improving public speaking, from phonics to speech rate. She’s absolutely worth the investment. - Ronnie, 3 lessons with Kristine

India B.

80/hour

Dyslexia Support Specialist | Orton-Gillingham Reading Tutor

5.0 (122)

558 hours tutoring

Response time: 15 minutes

I specialize in supporting students with dyslexia through structured, evidence-based instruction grounded in the Orton-Gillingham approach. As a certified educator with advanced training in structured literacy, I explicitly teach phonics,...

From the 18th to the 72nd Percentile—Thank You Ms. India!

Ms. India has been an incredible tutor for our 3rd grader, and we are so grateful for her! At the start of the school year, our daughter was at the 18th percentile on the STAR reading assessment, and she has now grown to the 72nd... - Karen, 76 lessons with India

Kelly R.

70/hour

Elementary Tutor and Test Prep - Reading, Writing, and Math!

5.0 (368)

1,653 hours tutoring

I am a certified elementary school teacher with seven years of experience. I have taught students ranging from 1st to 4th grade, and have taught phonics and comprehension at all of those grade levels. I also have a master's degree in...

Wonderful and patient tutor!

Kelly has been working with my two girls (8 and 5 years old). It has been difficult getting them to go on zoom during regular school but they never have any complaints when they have to meet with Kelly. They like the time they g... - Nancy , 68 lessons with Kelly

Tammy S.

62/hour

Phonics

4.9 (230)

611 hours tutoring

I have a background in tutoring phonics to kindergarten through fifth-grade level students. I have a degree and experience in Elementary Education. I also taught Speech-Language or articulation skills to Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle...

Tutoring review.

During our recent session, Tammy and I went through the sounds that I had trouble pronouncing. She was extremely helpful in guiding me through the correct pronunciation of each sound, and I found her to be very knowledgeable and p... - Yenny, 39 lessons with Tammy

Patricia L.

60/hour

Encouraging Phonics Tutor | Engaging Games & Targeted Support

5.0 (127)

421 hours tutoring

Response time: 23 minutes

I use a supportive, two-step approach to teach phonics. First, we play engaging games to practice specific sounds and spelling patterns in isolation. This keeps learning fun and prevents students from getting tired. Next, we read actual...

Patient and knowledgeable Tutor

Excited to meet or exceed my goals with Patty's guidance. Learning is a scary thing depending on your background. The things you believe about yourself can derail your future success. Having a skilled teacher and dedicated mentor... - Christy, 12 lessons with Patricia

Dane G.

200/hour

Experienced phonics instructor

5.0 (1232)

2,591 hours tutoring

I have 2+ years of experience as a phonics instructor at Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes.

Very Adaptable and Patient Tutor

My daughter has been working with Dane on basic reading and phonics for three months now. During that time we have transitioned from the regular learning schedule of daily school (in addition to tutoring) to summer vacation and w... - Michelle, 53 lessons with Dane

Madeline V.

65/hour

ESL, IELTS, Elementary ELA , PowerPoint, Word, & Canva

Response time: 10 minutes

Dedicated educator with experience teaching elementary students since 2018 across a range of subjects including reading, writing, phonics, math, and more. Passionate about creating supportive, engaging learning environments that foster...

Wonderful tutor, very patient

Maddie is an excellent tutor. Patient, supportive, and very knowledgeable. She explains things clearly and makes learning easy and enjoyable. I really appreciate her guidance and would highly recommend her! - Ellie, 2 lessons with Madeline

Heidi J.

90/hour

Phonics Tutor: Word Building, Reading & Comprehension

5.0 (2235)

9,634 hours tutoring

Response time: 46 minutes

I help students understand how sounds and patterns work together, guiding them to discover and explore the magic of creatively engaging with words. Students experience the joy of reading fluently as they learn actively, building comprehension...

Big improvement

My son’s English grade has gone up to an A. His teacher mentioned that he is more confident in class, as well. Heidi knows how to teach. She comes prepared with lessons that deals with the fundamentals of writing. She doesn’t jus... - Carolyn, 152 lessons with Heidi

Merlin L.

50/hour

Retired Classroom teacher

5.0 (944)

3,327 hours tutoring

Response time: 6 minutes

I have 20 years of classroom experience.

We signed up for the entire school year!

Our son enjoyed his lesson with Merlin. Merlin is patient, kind, and a very supportive tutor. We are looking forward to his support through the entire year. Merlin is very knowledgable and brings lots of experience having worked ... - Jelena, 93 lessons with Merlin

Susan V.

40/hour

Math and Reading Tutor for grade K - 6 students

5.0 (1500)

2,516 hours tutoring

I am a responsible professional with over 20 years of experience teaching and mentoring students from preschool through college. I received my B.S. degree in Biology from Tufts University and my Ph.D. in Toxicology from the Massachusetts...

great communication

Great communication with keeping me updated on my daughters skills. Nimi is now one of the best at math in her class!! - Funke, 155 lessons with Susan

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Laura H.

47 Phonics lessons

Our son was challenged sounding out words, and at his advanced age, finding a phonics program that wasn't just for younger kids was impossible. Malea was able to develop a program as time progressed based on his specific problem areas she identified each lesson. She used a wide range of resources she knew about and searched diligently for new resources to help him. Not only did his phonics improve, his reading out loud skills improved and he grew more and more confident each week.

Angela A.

23 Phonics lessons

Colleen has been amazing at reinforcing the phonics and math concepts my 1st grader learns in school. Her sessions are engaging and tailored to my child’s needs. Phonics are based on structured literacy. My child always looks forward to her time with Colleen.

Angela A.

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