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The Best Phonics Tutors in Iowa

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Meg C.

100/hour

Ida Grove, IA

Elementary Tutor

5.0 (801)

3,358 hours tutoring

I have tutored students from preschool through 11th grade in math, language arts, science, and social studies. Since graduating from Buena Vista University with my Elementary Education degree and Reading Endorsement, I have been working as a...

Amazing Teacher

I am so glad I found Ms Meg. She is patient and explains the concepts thoroughly. She makes sure my kid spells and reads words accurately and ensures quality work from the student. She is a wonderful teacher! - Bhav, 560 lessons with Meg

Kayla B.

60/hour

Des Moines, IA

Elementary Special Education Teacher specialized in reading/math

5.0 (100)

501 hours tutoring

...with students K-5 in reading - Trained in Orton-Gillingham approach to reading - Familiarity with scope and sequence of phonics instruction and the pace at which a child should learn new sounds and phonemes - Familiarity with phonics-based instruction...

Darcie B.

15/hour

Galesburg, IL

Master's in reading and National Board Ct. as a reading specialist

5.0 (25)

48 hours tutoring

Having a minor, Master's, and National Board in reading has helped me develop and refine the different strategies and methods that beginning readers utilize. Phonics instruction is just part of a larger picture. Some children are not...

Very Knowledgeable and patient. Good at making learning fun.

Darcie did a great job at connecting with our son. He doesn't usually like tutoring, but Darice took the time to get to know him and made tutoring fun by using props and connecting with him on his level. He doesn't complain about ... - Ryan, 12 lessons with Darcie

Bethany N.

45/hour

Bettendorf, IA

Experienced Reading Specialist

5.0 (1)

14 hours tutoring

I have been a reading specialist for 11 years. I am trained in Orton-Gillingham, which is a multi-sensory approach to learning phonics.

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India B.

40/hour

Orton-Gillingham, Reading, Writing, & Homeschool Support Tutor

5.0 (32)

159 hours tutoring

I'm a certified teacher with specialized training in Orton-Gillingham and the structured literacy. I help students in grades 2 through 6 strengthen their foundational reading skills (phonics), improve comprehension, and become more...

Phenomenal tutor

India has been working with my son during the summer and I can see that see a difference in the way he engages reading. I really like her approach in how she asses the student and designs a plan unique for that child. She is profe... - Vercie, 22 lessons with India

Michelle O.

56/hour

Certified Teacher in Many Areas Looking to Tutor

5.0 (1480)

5,760 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.

Shawnie K.

80/hour

Certified Wilson Dyslexia Practitioner

5.0 (47)

515 hours tutoring

Response time: 13 minutes

I am a certified Wilson Dyslexia Practitioner and Orton Gillingham trained. I am currently offering virtual tutoring sessions. I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor’s degree in Natural Science. I completed my Wilson...

Patient and my son likes her!!

Love that Ms.Shawnie is patient and that my son likes her so it is a win win situation as he is kind of against learning as he has had such a challenge with Dyslexia. He is learning a lot and I cant wait to see his progress in th... - Sherie, 16 lessons with Shawnie

Alex S.

75/hour

Master's From Stanford

Response time: 56 minutes

...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

Deborah W.

60/hour

Debbie of Stoughton

5.0 (99)

648 hours tutoring

Response time: 31 minutes

... students, who were very behind in their skills. This took patience and knowledge to get them to decode and read using phonics. I am very animated so I kept their poor attention span going to reach the goal. Besides that, I taught them to print ...

Kind, Patient and knowledgeable

Debbie is a fun, patient and knowledgeable tutor. My son liked her the first day he met her. She displays quite a bit of enthusiasm and says she loves kids. We had a bad experience with our former tutor who yelled at my son dur... - Val, 91 lessons with Deborah

Evangeline P.

63/hour

Highly Qualified PRAXIS Tutor

5.0 (501)

1,748 hours tutoring

Response time: 14 minutes

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...

Great Tutor / Lovely Human

I came to Evangeline desperate and needed to pass the Praxis 5001 ASAP. She didn’t hesitate to say we would get it done. I passed each test with flying colors. I even scored a 185 for math! Evangeline is personable, funny, and an... - Scottie, 13 lessons with Evangeline

Kelli S.

60/hour

Patient and Caring Reading Interventionist and Homeschool Tutor

5.0 (586)

1,300 hours tutoring

Response time: 19 minutes

I am working on a reading certification to supplement my years of teaching this age group. I have extensive experience teaching phonics, phonemic awareness, and early reading skills that will help to prepare your child for elementary...

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

Carol M.

55/hour

18 Years of Elementary (K-6th) Teaching Experience!

4.9 (349)

1,250 hours tutoring

My experience teaching phonics is to assess where the student is and begin by reinforcing what the student knows and encourage new learning. In my classroom, I incorporate a 30-minute daily phonics lesson into language arts...

Great tutor

Carol has started with the basics with my son. Foundation is important when it comes to reading new words. She is understanding that he does not like to sit still and does not like reading and writing, but still manages to get hi... - Carole , 15 lessons with Carol

Tammy S.

110/hour

Phonics

4.9 (207)

499 hours tutoring

Response time: 45 minutes

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...

Great service!

My child is showing great progress. I would definitely recommend Ms. Tammy to tutor anyone's child. She wants to know information that would help her such as words you have noticed is difficult for the child to pronounce. - Shaneka, 23 lessons with Tammy

Dane G.

175/hour

Experienced phonics instructor

5.0 (1080)

2,113 hours tutoring

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

Patient, Enthusiastic, & Prepared Tutor

Our second grader absolutely loved her first lesson with Dane! Not only did Dane thoroughly assess her and determine clear short-term and long-term objectives, but he also made her feel comfortable through playing educational game... - Holly, 45 lessons with Dane

Sheryl N.

50/hour

ELA Teacher for Elementary, Middle and High School Students

4.9 (68)

744 hours tutoring

Response time: 36 minutes

I am a retired Reading/ELA teacher with over thirty years of teaching experience. My area of expertise includes reading diagnosis and remediation, developing reading/study strategies to help students achieve their goals, and also reading and...

Barbara K.

55/hour

Science of Reading Approach & Fundations

5.0 (108)

560 hours tutoring

I recently worked as the Basic Skills assistant in a Kindergarten setting. I was responsible for reteaching/reinforcing the phonics program (Fundations). I designed lessons and games to teach letter sounds/key words/letter...

Knowledgeable and very patient

My son loves his tutor he’s usually very withdrawn but one session in he opened right up to her. She encourages my son EVERY lesson and comes with soooo much energy different ways to teach his lessons. I recommend Barbara to anyon... - Natasha , 56 lessons with Barbara

Anna C.

485/hour

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

Response time: 43 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

Joshua L.

30/hour

Experienced Math and Stats Tutor for All Ages

5.0 (396)

1,113 hours tutoring

Response time: 13 minutes

My name is Josh. I tutored at the community college level for four years specializing in introductory arithmetic and algebra. My tutoring approach is simple: work hard with you until you get it. We are in it together. I focus on individualized...

Awesome Tutor

Joshua stepped up asap to help my daughter who needed some assistance in statistics. She described him as amazing and super knowledgeable about the subject. She informed me that he is an excellent teacher and assisted her in le... - Lisa , 10 lessons with Joshua

Don E.

35/hour

Effective Reading Basics Teacher

5.0 (219)

1,771 hours tutoring

Response time: 22 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

Linda A.

134/hour

Certified ESE/Special Education and Phonics Teacher K-12

5.0 (224)

2,014 hours tutoring

The Barton program is an Orton-Gillingham program. The Barton Reading program which simultaneously influences the multisensory, explicit, and systematic phonics programs. Instruction is logically organized and moves from simple,...

Excellent Tutor

Linda completely changed the course of my granddaughter’s life. She could not read and was held back in first grade. It didn't take any time working with Linda until she could read. Her confidence has soared, and her conversationa... - Michael, 39 lessons with Linda

James C.

60/hour

Experienced Teacher - Special Needs/Accelerated/English for All Ages

4.9 (224)

1,739 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

Kristine H.

118/hour

Trained Phonics and Reading Interventionist | ESL Certified

Response time: 54 minutes

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...

Transformative Public Speaking Coaching with Kristine: Highly Recommended!

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Kristine for public speaking coaching, and I couldn't be happier with the results. Kristine has an expertise for breaking down challenging topics into simple, easy-to-understand terms, which m... - Paul, 8 lessons with Kristine

Patty Z.

89/hour

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

5.0 (102)

819 hours tutoring

Response time: 10 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

Brooke L.

44/hour

Certified English teacher with 8 years experience

5.0 (25)

167 hours tutoring

Certified teacher in the states of Texas, and Georgia. Currently teaching English on the 6th grade level, with experience in all grades K-6. Ample experience in teaching phonics, dyslexia intervention, reading, writing, and grammar. ESL,...

Theresa T.

60/hour

Phonics Teacher and Tutor - 26 years experience

5.0 (468)

2,352 hours tutoring

Over 26 years of teaching Phonics has equipped me to be fluent with our many rules and exceptions to the rules of this tricky subject. I have utilized ABEKA, Open Court, and the Barton Reading and Spelling Program as curriculum in addition...

Wonderful tutor!

Theresa has been wonderful with my 2nd grader who was struggling with reading. After just a few months my child went from a high kindergarten readimg level to being on track for where she is in 2nd grade. My daughter looks forward... - Amber, 15 lessons with Theresa

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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.

23 Phonics lessons

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