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Building strong foundations in literacy one child, one family, and one classroom at a time.

Whether your child is learning to read, you’re navigating homeschool for the first time, or you’re a new teacher trying to keep up, Fox Tutoring Academy is here to support you with calm guidance, proven strategies, and practical tools.

I’m Melissa Fox, founder of Fox Tutoring Academy, literacy coach, mentor, and parent. What began as a personal mission to help my own daughter overcome reading challenges has grown into a full-service academy designed to support students, families, and educators at every stage of learning.

Today, we offer personalized reading tutoring, homeschool support, online preschool, homework help, and new teacher mentoring all built around one mission: helping kids and teachers thrive with confidence.

Tutoring That Builds Confident Readers

Grades K–5 | Personalized Online Reading Support

If your child is struggling with phonics, fluency, or comprehension, we offer one-on-one, research-based tutoring that meets them exactly where they are.

Better understand their homework

Enjoy reading again

Feel empowered

Build confidence

Building Strong Readers: Customized Reading Tutoring for Grades K-5

Welcome to Fox Tutoring Academy! First thing’s first, we are here to support you and your family. We understand how difficult it can be when your child is struggling in the area of reading and want you to know, you are not alone. In fact, many children face challenges with reading, and the good news is, you’ve come to the right place for help.

Working together, we can help your child:

Better understand their homework

Enjoy reading again

Feel empowered

Build confidence

Little Paws Preschool

Ages 3–5 | Online Literacy-Rich Preschool

Our preschool program builds a love of learning early and helps your child develop the foundational skills they need for kindergarten success.

Homeschool Literacy Support

K–5 Reading & Writing Plans for Homeschool Families

We help homeschool parents teach literacy with confidence. Whether you’re following a curriculum or building your own, we offer personalized support and evaluation portfolios that fit your goals and values.

Homework Help That Builds Independence

Online Reading & Writing Homework Support

Evenings shouldn’t be filled with frustration. We help students complete their homework while building real skills and confidence along the way.

Teacher Coaching & Mentoring

Support for New and Career, Switch Teachers

Teaching is tough, especially in your first few years. We offer weekly coaching sessions and private mentoring to help new teachers feel prepared, supported, and steady.

Founder, Melissa Fox, offers a free reading assessment for students K-5 to pinpoint exactly where the areas of concern lie. She uses proven methods to strengthen the five critical areas of reading: phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

Step by step, Melissa will help your child build the skills they need to succeed. As their reading comprehension improves, so does their confidence and love for learning. With only 12 hours of focused tutoring, most children can catch up by an entire year!

If you’re ready to watch your child make lasting progress, gain confidence in their abilities, and foster a lifelong love for learning, schedule a COMPLIMENTARY reading assessment today!

How It works

Meet Me Consultation

We start with a free, no-obligation consultation. This is an opportunity for us to connect, discuss your child’s needs, and for us to answer your questions.
1. 1. Complimentary Initial Assessment
    We provide a comprehensive assessment tailored to your child’s current reading level. This helps us understand their strengths and areas for growth.
  2. Results Review (Assessment Overview)
    After the assessment, we will meet with you to explain the results in detail. We’ll discuss your child’s progress, key areas to focus on, and a plan for upcoming lessons.

Interactive and Balanced Lesson Plan

Each lesson integrates listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities to build strong and balanced literacy skills. We use engaging and interactive methods that make learning enjoyable and effective.

Convenient Online Tutoring

With flexible online sessions, your child can learn from the comfort of home, making it easier to fit quality tutoring into your busy schedule.

Recommendations for Next Steps

Based on your child’s progress, we will recommend strategies and adjustments for lessons going forward.

Challenges Outside Our Expertise

If any challenges arise that are outside of my scope of expertise (e.g., specialized learning disabilities), I work with you to find additional resources or referrals for further support.

Who Am I?

Hi, I’m Melissa, founder of Fox Tutoring Academy and mom to two incredible kids who helped shape this journey.

I started this work after watching my own daughter struggle with reading in second grade. Even though she had early success, she hit a wall with decoding and comprehension. I stepped in as both a parent and an educator, and together we worked to rebuild her confidence and her skills.

What started as something personal quickly turned into something much bigger.

As a longtime educator, I’ve seen how many children are falling behind in reading. When I learned that more than 60 percent of fourth graders in the U.S. aren’t reading at grade level, I knew I had to take action.

I created Fox Tutoring Academy to be a trusted place where families can get the help they need with real, effective reading support that makes a difference.

At Fox Tutoring Academy, literacy is at the heart of everything we do. We help young children build strong early reading skills, support homeschool families with structure and strategy, guide students through homework challenges, and coach teachers with research-based tools that work in real classrooms.

Every child deserves to feel confident, capable, and supported. That’s what we’re all about.

Why Families and Teachers Trust Fox Tutoring Academy

30+ years of classroom, reading, and coaching experience
A certificated team dedicated to personalized literacy support
Encouraging, feedback-rich sessions
Clear communication and reliable results
Support for students, homeschool families, and new teachers

FAQ's

1. What are your qualifications?

With over 30 years of experience in education, I’ve dedicated my career to helping students overcome reading challenges in order to reach their full potential. I hold a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction, which has provided me with a deep understanding about how to create effective learning plans that truly support student growth. As a reading coach and mentor, I’ve supported other educators by implementing research-based strategies that improve student outcomes. Additionally, I have extensive experience in English language development, giving me the skills to support students who are learning English as a second language.

2. What subjects do you tutor?

At Fox Tutoring Academy, we specialize in reading instruction for students in kindergarten through 5th grade. Our focus is on the five key areas of reading with current research based instructional practices. We also integrate listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills into our lessons to provide a well-rounded approach to literacy.

In addition, we focus on building strong writing skills, from basic sentence structure to more advanced writing techniques and genres.

3. What is your tutoring approach?

We use a personalized, student-centered approach. Learning is made fun and meaningful with creative activities, real-world examples, and an interactive online platform called Funclass. This platform allows for engaging lessons that keep your child focused and motivated from anywhere.

4. How will you assess my child's progress?

We regularly assess each student’s progress through informal assessments, observations, and feedback. We provide updates to parents re: improvement and adjust our teaching strategies as needed to ensure continuous growth. You may ask for a mini assessment after 6-8 weeks for an additional fee.

Tutoring fees

Tutoring fees are $100 per hour for individual sessions, but are less with our tutoring bundles. We go over the options with you in our chat.

In addition to personalized, 1:1 tutoring, our fee includes access to a convenient online platform for at-home learning, as well as additional materials to support your child’s progress.

5. What are your fees?

Tutoring fees are $100 per hour for individual sessions. Ask me about my tutoring bundles as well.

In addition to personalized, 1:1 tutoring, my fee includes access to a convenient online platform for at-home learning, as well as additional materials to support your child’s progress.

Testimonials

Melissa makes reading exciting and celebrates all achievements. She is able to deliver reading lessons in a way that incorporates physical movement, addresses all 5 domains of reading and includes a writing component. The method in which Melissa delivers reading instruction ensures students have multiple experiences with literacy and in turn this helps with information retention, exposure, and growth.

Melissa is a knowledgeable and skilled instructor of reading who consistently implements research-based practices. Melissa designs rigorous and engaging reading lessons that build phonological awareness, increase fluency, and develop comprehension skills. Melissa follows research-based sequences of instruction that allow students to review and utilize previously learned phonics skills while learning and practicing new content.

Melissa uses her many years of experience to make every moment of instruction engaging and interactive for her students. I've watched her take struggling and reluctant readers and give them the tools to become confident students. Melissa truly has a passion for reading instruction.

Melissa is innovative, hands-on and child-centered in her teaching. She is able to discern what a child needs and bring her instruction to meet that child's needs.

Melissa uses various strategies to teach phonics and reading skills. She is very creative and captures students’ attention in reading.

Melissa begins her lessons by reviewing items the students already are familiar with, then follows by introducing the vocabulary and language from the book. She models using a graphic organizer. She goes over sight vocabulary. Students read and practice the focus strategy, then discuss what the book was about or what it includes.Last, students draw a picture or write a sentence about the story. She provides feedback and reviews goals before dismissing students.

Let’s Build a Literacy Plan That Works

You don’t have to have it all figured out. That’s what we’re here for.

Whether your child is just starting to explore letters, needs to catch up in comprehension or whether you’re the one standing in front of a classroom. We’ll make a plan that fits.