The Best Phonics Tutors in Washington, DC

Washington, DC

Phonics Tutor | Certified Educator & Reading Skills Instructor

I am a certified educator with experience helping students strengthen foundational reading and language skills through individualized instruction and classroom teaching. As an middle and high school English teacher, I supported ESL students with diverse learning needs by building reading fluency, vocabulary,... See Bassel's full profile

Washington, DC

Empowering Students with Engaging, Accessible Lessons

I have always loved learning, and my goal as a tutor is to help students develop that same curiosity and confidence in their abilities. With over a decade of experience working with students of all ages, both in-person and online, I enjoy making even the most challenging subjects approachable through creative and... See Heaven's full profile

Washington, DC

Orton-Gillingham Classroom Educators

In addition to having taught reading to elementary students and ESL adults, I completed a 30 hour training course in the Orton Gillingham method of reading instruction. In this course I learned many of the often hidden rules for pronunciation and spelling of words in English. I also witnessed multiple methods of... See Thomas's full profile

Near Washington, DC

Caring expert in reading, writing, math, Spanish instruction

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... See Jesse's full profile

Near Washington, DC

Individualized Instruction Is the Key to Success

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. See Maran's full profile

Near Washington, DC

Patient and Engaging Educator with over 20 years experience!

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. See Orisha's full profile

Near Washington, DC

Ellen, Masters in Special Education, great with kids and adults

In the summer of 2014, I completed a training for the Fundations Program at the kindergarten level. This Wilson Extension Program is a carefully structured reading program which includes a spelling and phonics supplement as well. I have taught both programs for over ten years. My students have made great strides... See Ellen's full profile

Near Washington, DC

Special Needs Tutor with 10+ years of Teaching Experience

For the past 10 years, my experience includes small group and one-on-one instruction grades K-6. Using a multi-sensory approach, my experience includes phonemic awareness, decoding, writing, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency and spelling. While my focus is working with the special needs population, I work with the... See Karen's full profile

Near Washington, DC

Donna: English, Spanish, Math, and More!

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... See Donna's full profile

Near Washington, DC

Very Patient Teacher

I have taught first grade for 14 years where the guided reading block is the most crucial part of the day. The 90 minute block includes small guided reading groups that will focus on reading as well as phonics instruction. i taught third grade for one year, where these skills were also taught, but at a different... See Teresa's full profile

Near Washington, DC

Experienced - Flexible - Patient: Middle Years Math and Science Tutor

Hello, I am Kate and I love to help students learn! Experience: I have a broad background in teaching math and science. I have worked for an online tutoring agency for the past 2 years and have a client rating of 4.9/5. I spent 3 of the last 5 years working with students in Middle School Math and Science as a... See Kate's full profile

Reading Intervention Teacher with 17+ Years of Teaching Experience

I hold a Master's degree in Education and taught K-5 students for 17 years. For two of those years, I served as a reading intervention teacher working with students extensively on phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, and morphology. I... See Jackie's full profile

M.Ed. Reading Specialist | Dyslexia & Phonics Instruction

I am a certified Reading Specialist (M.Ed.) with training in Orton-Gillingham–aligned instruction. I specialize in structured literacy and phonics intervention for students in grades K–6, particularly those with dyslexia or persistent... See Natalie's full profile

FUN, ENCOURAGING JAPANESE & ENGLISH EXPERT

Over 10 years of experience teaching English to learners of all levels and ages. Specializes in English conversation, pronunciation, phonics, writing, and proofreading. See Rachel's full profile

Published Poet & Tutor Specializing in Orton–Gillingham–Based Phonics

...memorable. I adapt each lesson to the learner’s pace and needs, using resources such as the Pete the Cat Phonics Box Set, The Bambino Tree Phonics Flash Cards, and Teach Reading with Orton–Gillingham to reinforce foundational skills. Whether supporting... See Ann's full profile

Elementary Phonics & Literacy Specialist | Science of Reading

I am an experienced elementary educator with over a decade of classroom teaching, specializing in evidence-based phonics and early literacy instruction aligned with the Science of Reading. I support students in developing phonemic... See Jason's full profile

Foundational Reading Tutor | Phonics, Decoding & Word Skills

I am comfortable working with letter-sound correspondence, blending, segmenting, consonant combinations, vowel patterns, syllables, decoding, and reading fluency. I approach phonics as a practical reading system, helping students connect... See Ben's full profile

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

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... See Anna's full profile

Encouraging Phonics Tutor | Engaging Games & Targeted Support

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... See Patricia's full profile

Master Reading Teacher with over 15 Years Experience

I’ve taught numerous kids how to read, guiding them from beginner readers to advanced comprehension. For early readers, I focus on phonemic awareness, phonics, and decoding strategies to help them recognize letter-sound relationships and... See Jem's full profile

Online Tutor - UCLA Grad, Math B.S.

I spent a year in South Korea teaching phonics to students in grades 1, 4, and 5 of elementary school. When I first started teaching these students, the majority of them could not sing the alphabet song. I started at ground zero with them,... See Jennifer's full profile

ACT English & Reading Specialist

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... See Alexandra's full profile

Reading Specialist with 8 years experience

I have eight years experience using Seeing Stars to teach reading and phonics. I will build reading from the ground up, focusing on sound-to-symbol relationships and instant recognition. Once students are showing independence at this stage,... See Andres's full profile

Phonemic Awareness/Strategies Specialist

I am a Multilingual Instructor. I am skilled in Second Language Acquisition, Phonemic Awareness and Decoding Strategies for increasing fluency. See Julia's full profile

Experienced Tutor - Special Needs/Accelerated/All Ages

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... See James's full profile