• Assessments & Reporting

    Students are assessed in various skills, including phonological and phonemic awareness, word-level decoding, fluency, and spelling, identifying both strengths and areas for growth. A monthly progress report is issued to families summarizing the student’s learning goals and skill development.

    Predictable Routines

    Routine-based lesson structures create consistent opportunities for practice and review. Every lesson begins with a skills-based warm-up before progressing into phonics skills and independent application of exercises through orthographic mapping, dictation, and word chains.

    Decodable Passages

    Students practice phonics skills with decodable passages that align to each lesson. These short texts incorporate vocabulary and comprehension while providing skills-based practice.

    Vocabulary Practice

    Each lesson includes engaging vocabulary practice that helps students connect meaning, deepen understanding, and confidently use new words in their own reading and writing.

    High-frequency Words

    High-frequency words are aligned to phonics skills in the scope and sequence, creating developmentally appropriate opportunities for orthographic mapping.

  • Tuesday

    2:30 - 3:15 p.m.

    3:15 - 4:00 p.m.

    4:00 - 4:45 p.m.

    4:45 - 5:30 p.m.

    Wednesday

    1:45 - 2:30 p.m.

    2:30 - 3:15 p.m.

    3:15 - 4:00 p.m.

    4:00 - 4:45 p.m.

    Thursday

    1:45 - 2:30 p.m.

    2:30 - 3:15 p.m.

    3:15 - 4:00 p.m.

    4:00 - 4:45 p.m.

    Tutoring sessions will resume for the 2025-26 school year the week of September 1, 2025.

  • $160 per session

    Pricing includes the session plus time for individualized lesson planning, progress monitoring, and family communication. Pricing is subject to change.

  • Children’s Room

    Richmond Branch Library

    351 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94118

    Tutoring in the library creates a learning environment that closely mirrors a classroom setting. Compared to a home setting, the library offers fewer personal distractions and a more neutral, structured environment where students more readily accept instructional routines. Being surrounded by books and other learners also reinforces academic identity and supports the transfer of skills back into the classroom.

Data-driven assessments are conducted to determine students’ skills and areas for growth in the following areas:

Letter Foundations

CVC Words

Digraphs & Beginning Blends

CVCe Words

Ending Blends & R-Controlled Vowels

Long Vowel Patterns

Delivering multisensory, Science of Reading-aligned phonics instruction to help students listen, learn, and achieve.