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
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
- I start with a free, no-obligation consultation. This is an opportunity for us to connect, discuss your child’s needs, and for me to answer your questions.
- Complimentary Initial Assessment
I provide a comprehensive assessment tailored to your child’s current reading level. This helps me understand their strengths and areas for growth. - Results Review (Assessment Overview)
After the assessment, I 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.
- Complimentary Initial Assessment
Each lesson integrates listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities to build strong and balanced literacy skills. I use engaging and interactive methods that make learning enjoyable and effective.
With flexible online sessions, your child can learn from the comfort of home, making it easier to fit quality tutoring into your busy schedule.
After 5 lessons, I’ll send a detailed progress update, including observations and areas of improvement. This helps to keep you informed and understand how your child is progressing.
Based on your child’s progress, I will recommend strategies and adjustments for lessons going forward.
A benchmark assessment will be given again after 12-15 lessons. This helps us measure long-term improvement and adjust the plan as per your child’s unique needs.
If any challenges arise that are outside of my scope of expertise (e.g., specialized learning disabilities), I will work with you to find additional resources or referrals for further support.
Who Am I?
Thank you for visiting my website! I’m Melissa, Founder of Fox Tutoring Academy. As a creative, fun, and outgoing teacher [and parent], I am passionate about developing exciting learning environments where students feel empowered to turn their challenges into successes! Whether I’m supporting young readers, designing engaging lessons, or mentoring other teachers, I utilize new and interesting methods to meet each student’s needs. I’m deeply committed to providing a positive and welcoming environment where every student feels seen and heard.
My personal mission is to incorporate real-life examples into my teaching with the intention of inspiring a lifelong love of learning.
My Journey: From Parent to Reading Advocate
As a parent, I understand firsthand the struggles a child can face with reading. My own daughter was a strong reader in kindergarten and first grade, but as she moved into second grade, we began to notice some gaps. Despite her early success, by third and fourth grade, she faced challenges with decoding vowel patterns and comprehending what she was reading. These struggles began to affect her confidence and progress in school.
Seeing her frustration, I knew I had to step in and get her the support she needed. I worked closely with her, exploring different strategies to strengthen her decoding skills and build her reading fluency. We also sought outside help to address her comprehension issues. It wasn’t easy, but with persistence and an individualized approach, she began to make steady progress. Watching her gain confidence in her abilities and rediscover her love for reading was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.
This personal journey inspired me to help other children and families who are facing similar challenges. I know how overwhelming it can be to see your child struggle with reading, but I also know that with the right tools, support, and dedication, every child can become a confident, successful reader.
FAQ's
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.
At Fox Tutoring Academy, I specialize in reading instruction for students in kindergarten through 5th grade. My focus is on the five key areas of reading with current research based instructional practices. I also integrate listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills into our lessons to provide a well-rounded approach to literacy.
I also focus on building strong writing skills, from basic sentence structure to more advanced writing techniques and genres.
I use a personalized, student-centered approach. Learning is made fun and meaningful with creative activities, real-world examples, and an interactive online platform. This platform allows for engaging lessons that keep your child focused and motivated from anywhere.
I 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.
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.
