When Reading Is a Struggle, One Tutor Can Make the Difference

Is reading a daily battle?

Your child deserves more than “wait and see.”

With customized, science-backed tutoring, new students feel a boost in confidence after one session.

Marianne Jylha, M.Ed., is a Reading and Dyslexia Specialist with 15+ years’ experience teaching with Orton-Gillingham and the science of reading.

Contact Marianne : gmlc@gmlc.co

Online Tutoring for Reading and Spelling

Customized one-on-one sessions via Zoom to build strong reading and spelling skills.

Strong literacy opens doors throughout life. Start your journey today.

Investment: $50/ 55-minute session

We serve: Children, teens & adults

Flexible Scheduling: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

How to use our scheduling program after you registered and received login information.

The lesson:

Students engage in a variety of customized activities designed to hold their attention and maximize learning.

Lessons are efficient- more growth over fewer sessions.

Examples of skills mastered:

Identify the most common sound for each letter

g c a e i o u

Break words into sounds for spelling

/d/ /o/ /g/

Letter formation/reversals:

b d p q z a g j s

Spell irregular sight words

of was they said beautiful put

Develop automaticity for reading and spelling regular closed syllable words

ship stamp cut dog quiz jet

read and spell letter groups:

th sh ch ck wh all ong ild

Divide words into syllables for reading and spelling

What Our Clients Are Saying:

“Thank you so much for all your help! It has been a complete 180 since this time last year. I wish I would have brought him to you sooner.”

“Before Great Minds, reading at home each day was a struggle. Our daughter would get so frustrated and upset.    Great Minds has boosted her confidence and made reading FUN!   Now she asks to read some of the pages when we are reading a story as a family!” 

“We have been seeing good progress with him at school. He also has started reading for fun every day and has read through a lot of books. It’s amazing to see the confidence and changes you have helped him learn.”

“His confidence level in all things has improved.  He is excited about reading and finds words everywhere that he can read. It has affected everything that he does and it is the most beautiful thing.”