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.

2026-27 School Year: $170 per session

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

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 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 (HFW)

High-frequency words are aligned to phonics skills in the scope and sequence, creating developmentally appropriate opportunities for developing automaticity with reading and writing HFW.

Writing Extension & Vocabulary Expansion (2nd–3rd Grade)

For students who have mastered K-2nd grade foundational skills, this creative, writing-focused track uses "Finish the Story" fable-based prompts to build imagination, critical thinking, and comprehension of story structure. A daily "Word of the Day" gets woven into each original ending, expanding vocabulary, encouraging flexible language use, and building confidence in written expression.

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 begin for the 2026-27 school year the week of September 8, 2026.