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The Best Phonics Tutors in Washington, DC

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Arundhati P.

65/hour

Near Washington, DC

BA Graphic & Com Design Design with 15+ Years of Teaching Experience

5.0 (262)

1,186 hours tutoring

I am highly qualified in phonics instruction, with strong experience working directly with early readers to develop foundational literacy skills. I have successfully guided students in learning sound-letter relationships, blending, and decoding strategies that build reading fluency and comprehension. My ability to...

Knowledgeable, attentive, responsive, patient, thorough, clear

Aru undertook the ominous task of undoing my Lightroom Library blunders; i.e., to delete duplicate photo files, connect lost files and move selected files. As I mentioned in my Review Title, she was very familiar with Lightroom "f... - Charles

Jesse H.

115/hour

Near Washington, DC

Caring expert in reading, writing, math, Spanish instruction

5.0 (16)

46 hours tutoring

Greetings fellow learners! Initial consultations via the Wyzant platform or phone call are ALWAYS complimentary. Let's chat today to see how I can help you or your child succeed in academics and language learning. First and foremost, I am a father, husband, and family man based in the Washington, DC area with our...

Great tutor!

Jesse is a great communicator, always organized, clear and making every effort to reach out to make sure there are no coordination problems. The lessons themselves are great, he is a former teacher with kids and has a quick and ea... - Eric

Orisha B.

70/hour

Near Washington, DC

Patient and Engaging Educator with over 20 years experience!

5.0 (52)

195 hours tutoring

I am a Maryland certified teacher who has been teaching for many years. I also have a lot of experience teaching phonics and beginning reading skills to students. I am very patient and have been successful at helping students and a few adults learn to read.

Very experienced and helpful tutor

Orisha gave me a very detailed and engaging lesson for my upcoming math assessment. She was patient and very knowledgeable. Will use services again. I am more at ease with my upcoming test and now know how to approach many problem... - Stormi, 10 lessons with Orisha

Maran G.

60/hour

Near Washington, DC

Individualized Instruction Is the Key to Success

5.0 (305)

1,833 hours tutoring

As part of my ESOL teaching experience (10 years), I have worked with phonics materials both for spelling and pronunciation. In addition, phonics training was part of my original undergraduate degree in education.

Donna B.

60/hour

Near Washington, DC

Donna: English, Spanish, Math, and More!

4.8 (48)

309 hours tutoring

Phonics is the relationship between sounds and their written equivalents (letters, groups of letters or words). This is the basis for teaching a student how to read and write. I am familiar with the English phonemes, and have experience teaching people to read and write. Further, I have taken, and passed, the...

Patient

Donna B. was simply great and my daughter really took to her teaching and great explanations. I would encourage any parent to solicit Donna as a tutor. - Jean

Laurie B.

66/hour

Near Washington, DC

College Essay and Personal Statement Expert; ESOL and Piano Tutor

5.0 (554)

948 hours tutoring

Response time: 48 minutes

I have extensive college essay and personal statement experience and work for three college admissions companies. I have edited over 1500 college undergraduate essays and 260 personal statements, many for business and medicine. I help job seekers with resumes, cover letters, and mock interviews. I also work as a...

Chiann T.

70/hour

Washington, DC

AP German & AP Music Theory HS/College Tutoring with Stanford PhD

5.0 (9)

85 hours tutoring

I have a PhD and an MA in German Studies from Stanford, as well as a BA in Germanic Languages & Literatures, a BA in Linguistics, and a BM in Piano Performance from the University of Michigan. I have 15 years of professional experience teaching German and 20 years of professional experience teaching piano, including...

Amazing Tutor - So Grateful I found her

Chiann was hands down one of the best tutors I've ever had. She was incredibly patient and an amazing teacher. She is extremely dedicated to teaching and went above and beyond to help me. Chiann didn't just help during our tutorin... - Anna, 35 lessons with Chiann

Karen L.

70/hour

Near Washington, DC

Special Educator with a Focus on Closing Achievement Gaps

4.9 (39)

158 hours tutoring

As a parent and teacher of students with special needs, I was immersed in the world of understanding how students with learning disabilities learned, and how their specific challenges impacted them in school and everyday life. I have over 11 years experience in the public school sector working with students having...

Very Knowledgeable specific to my son’s needs

Karen definitely was heaven sent. From our initial meeting she showed that she understood exactly what my son needed and quickly got him going along in the right direction. She is not only in touch academically but emotionally a... - Alicia, 30 lessons with Karen

Darya O.

50/hour

Near Washington, DC

Licensed Phonics tutor K-5

5.0 (82)

247 hours tutoring

I'm a licensed VA teacher in 2nd grade. I teach Phonics daily using the science of reading focusing on one phonics skill at a time.

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Don E.

35/hour

Effective Reading Basics Teacher

5.0 (253)

2,259 hours tutoring

Response time: 11 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

Deborah W.

60/hour

Debbie of Stoughton

5.0 (100)

678 hours tutoring

Response time: 56 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

Amanda M.

30/hour

Full-Time Phonics Teacher for Elementary Students

Response time: 36 minutes

I am a phonics/early literacy skills teacher for elementary students grades K-3, working through teaching contracts with several school systems in Louisiana. In addition to this, I am experienced in working with ESL/ELL students...

Amanda is Amazing😍

Amanda is an inspiration. She is so knowledgeable and enthusiastic. My son worked with her prepping for a civil war test. He 💜💜💜 working with Amanda. - Rachel, 8 lessons with Amanda

Shawnie K.

90/hour

Certified Wilson Dyslexia Practitioner

5.0 (57)

636 hours tutoring

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

India B.

70/hour

K-8 Online Orton-Gillingham, Phonics, Reading, & Homeschool Help Tutor

5.0 (71)

419 hours tutoring

Response time: 20 minutes

I’m a certified teacher with advanced training in the Orton-Gillingham approach. I provide online phonics and reading tutoring for students in grades K–8, helping them master phonics, build fluency, strengthen comprehension, and...

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, 57 lessons with India

Joan L.

60/hour

Certified Teacher, Trained in Orton Gillingham

5.0 (104)

275 hours tutoring

Response time: 10 minutes

I am a certified teacher with endorsements in English, History, and Special Education and training in the Orton Gillingham approach to reading instruction. I also have experience teaching in Algebra, Biology, and Earth Science classrooms. I am...

Sheryl N.

50/hour

ELA Teacher for Elementary, Middle and High School Students

4.9 (72)

899 hours tutoring

Response time: 13 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...

Mel C.

50/hour

IMSLEC certified for Pre K-adult reading and reading related skills.

5.0 (7)

172 hours tutoring

Response time: 17 minutes

I love to read. Now, I also am passionate about teaching both children and adults skills which enable them to become more confident and proficient readers. I have been tutoring elementary and middle school students for over 7 years (including...

Evangeline P.

63/hour

Highly Qualified PRAXIS Tutor

5.0 (559)

2,159 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...

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

Alex S.

125/hour

Academic Strategist, Stanford Grad for Fast Effective Learning

Response time: 42 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

James C.

60/hour

Experienced Tutor - Special Needs/Accelerated/All Ages

4.9 (242)

2,236 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

Tammy S.

79/hour

Phonics

4.9 (215)

581 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...

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

Kelli S.

85/hour

Patient and Caring Reading and Writing Interventionist

Response time: 11 minutes

I have an Early Childhood Education degree from Ashworth College and have a reading certification to supplement my years of teaching this age group. I have extensive experience teaching phonics, phonemic awareness, and early reading skills...

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.

123/hour

Trained Phonics and Reading Interventionist | ESL Certified

Response time: 24 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

Barbara K.

55/hour

Science of Reading Approach & Fundations

5.0 (123)

637 hours tutoring

Response time: 10 minutes

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

Michelle O.

56/hour

Certified Teacher in Many Areas Looking to Tutor

5.0 (1590)

6,089 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.

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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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