Your child can
learn to read
and write.
We'll show them how.
One-to-one tutoring for students with dyslexia and reading challenges — in person in the Portland, Oregon, metro area or online everywhere, K through adult.
- In-person & online
- Structured literacy
- Individualized tutoring
- Explicit instruction
- Flexible scheduling
- Affordable pricing
- Sibling discounts
Signs we can help
Dyslexia looks different in every student. These are the patterns Portland parents describe when they first call.
- Struggling with reading despite real effort
- Not progressing with a current intervention
- Learning spelling rules but not applying them
- Reading fluently but not comprehending
- Trouble with elementary math concepts
- Needing to improve writing skills
Book a free 30-min consult
We'll talk through your child's history and map out a clear path forward. No pressure.
Four programs. All individualized.
Every session is explicitly structured and multisensory — the way dyslexic brains are wired to learn.
Sounds to syllables, syllables to sentences. Built on the Anglo-Saxon, Latin, and Greek layers of English using the Orton-Gillingham approach — the gold standard for dyslexic learners.
PhonicsFluencyDecodingSentences first, then paragraphs, pages, and essays. Grammar, punctuation, and for older students, the architecture of a real argument. A key differentiator — most reading programs skip writing entirely.
GrammarSentencesEssaysNumeracy and working memory through manipulatives — beans, number lines, and physical tools. Concrete understanding before abstract calculation. Evidence-based for dyslexic learners.
NumeracyWorking memoryWord problemsFrom first call to breakthrough
No cookie-cutter programs. Every student gets a plan built around their exact gaps.
Talk through your child's history — what's been tried and what hasn't worked. You leave with clarity. No commitment required.
A plan built around your child's exact gaps — phonological awareness, orthographic processing, decoding, or comprehension.
Using Orton-Gillingham principles. Mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends. We come to you or you come to us.
Transparent reporting so you always know what's improving and what's next. Parents stay fully in the loop.
The Orton-Gillingham approach
The most studied structured literacy method in existence. Endorsed by the National Reading Panel. Explicit, systematic, cumulative, and multisensory — designed for the dyslexic brain.
The help for dyslexia is so tangible, so doable, so relatively easy — especially when begun early. It's no mystery.
What Portland families say
"Adam made a strong plan to work with my daughter on her specific needs and weaknesses. After going from reading at kindergarten level in second grade to reading and comprehending above grade level at the end of fourth grade, we can all tell the difference."
"Adam worked with my son three times a week during the summer. In the first trimester of first grade, my son passed his reading assessment tests with 95% or better grades and reads as well or better than his classmates."
"My son was in the middle of first grade and did not know all of his letters and sounds. He is now at the end of second grade, reading at grade level and spelling very well."
"Our third-grade son was having a very difficult time with his reading and spelling. Since he started tutoring with Adam, there has been a dramatic difference. He has exceeded all expectations for his grade level."
Ready to give your child
their edge?
Free 30-minute consultation. No commitment. Just answers and a clear plan.
Portland, Oregon, metro area & online everywhere