One-on-One Tutoring for Students With Dyslexia
Dyslexia Tutoring in Portland using Orton-Gillingham
It is difficult to see your child work so hard and still struggle to read, especially when school support and extra practice have not helped.
Over time, reading difficulties can lead to significant frustration, avoidance, and a growing belief that they aren’t smart enough to become a good reader.
But dyslexia is not a reflection of your child’s potential or intelligence. With the right support, students with dyslexia can build foundational literacy skills and begin to experience meaningful progress.
Through personalized dyslexia tutoring in Portland, Strive helps students strengthen their reading skills, build confidence, and become more independent readers.
Will Reading Ever Feel Easy For My Child?
- Your child works hard but continues to make limited reading progress.
- Reading has become a source of stress, avoidance, and frustration.
- They need structured instruction that builds skills step by step.
- Spelling difficulties make written assignments feel overwhelming.
- You want your child to feel like a capable and confident reader.
Dyslexia Tutoring May Be a Good Fit If...
Help students become confident and capable readers.
Confidence and Independence
Develop the skills needed to understand and learn from reading.
Reading Comprehension
Strengthen spelling skills through structured literacy support.
Spelling
Improve reading accuracy, speed, and expression.
Fluency
Help students connect letters and sounds to improve decoding.
Phonics
Develop the ability to hear and manipulate sounds in words.
Phonemic Awareness
How We Help Students with Dyslexia
Your child receives support from experienced educators with specialized training in supporting neurodivergent learners.
The Strive Difference:
• Most tutors hold master's degrees or higher.
• All tutors have at least 5 years of experience.
• Advanced training in Orton-Gillingham, ADHD, and learning differences.
Specialized Expertise
We take the time to carefully match each student with a tutor whose expertise, personality, and experience align with their unique needs.
The Strive Difference:
• Comprehensive family consultation.
• Intentional tutor placement process.
• Matching based on expertise, personality, and logistics.
Thoughtful Tutor Matching
We use assessments and progress monitoring tools to identify learning gaps, create personalized learning plans, and measure growth over time.
The Strive Difference:
• Assessments to identify learning gaps.
• Personalized learning roadmaps.
• Regular progress updates.
Data-Driven Growth
We partner with families, teachers, and other professionals to ensure students receive consistent support both inside and outside the classroom.
The Strive Difference:
• Regular family communication.
• Teacher and school collaboration.
• Participation in IEP meetings when appropriate.
Collaborative Support
What Sets Strive Apart
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Why Families Choose Strive
Rebecca's story is proof that children with dyslexia can become confident, skilled readers if they receive the right support.
Rebecca’s Rise as a Reader
It only took three months for Sam to gain over a full grade level in both reading and spelling.
Sam’s Dyslexia Breakthrough
From dropping out to making the Dean’s List, Alex’s story shows how the right academic support can change everything.
From Dropout to Dean’s List
See what's possible with the right support
Student Success Stories
Success Stories
Your child will develop the phonemic awareness, decoding, and spelling tools needed to become a confident reader.
Builds Reading & Spelling Skills
Every lesson engages visual, auditory, and kinesthetic methods to reinforce memory and boost retention.
Multisensory Instruction
Orton-Gillingham follows a step-by-step sequence, building on previously learned skills.
Structured & Sequential Approach
What is Orton-Gillingham Tutoring?
Your child will practice reading words using this new concept.
Decoding Practice
We will carefully introduce a new phonogram, rule, or pattern.
New Concept
Next, we review previously learned patterns to reinforce memory and automaticity.
Review
We start with auditory activities to strengthen your child's ability to identify and manipulate sounds, which is essential for building reading skills.
Phonemic Awareness
We wrap up each session with a brief review and end with a preferred game or activity.
Review &
a Fun Game
For older students, we focus on affixes, base words, and root words to strengthen vocabulary.
Morphology
Using a connected text, your child will practice reading with increased fluency.
Fluency Practice
We apply the new concept to spelling, helping your child break down sounds and spell accurately.
Encoding Practice
What Does a Dyslexia Tutoring Session Look Like?
We monitor progress and adjust support to help students grow in confidence.
05 Measure & Refine
Your child receives expert support tailored to how they learn best.
04 Support
We use data to identify learning gaps and create a personalized roadmap for growth.
03 Assess & Roadmap
We thoughtfully pair your child with a tutor who aligns with their unique needs.
02 Match
We learn about your child's strengths, challenges, goals, and learning profile.
01 Understand
How We Help Students Grow
Orton-Gillingham Tutoring for Portland Students
- Personalized Orton-Gillingham instruction based on your child’s needs.
- Explicit instruction in phonics, spelling, fluency, and comprehension.
- Step-by-step lessons that build skills in a clear sequence.
- Ongoing progress monitoring to guide instruction and measure growth.
- Encouraging support that helps your child become a confident reader.
With the right support, your child will build skills, confidence, and independence.
Watch Your Child Thrive
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We’ll carefully match your child with the right tutor and create a personalized plan.
Get Matched with your Tutor
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We’ll discuss your child’s strengths, challenges, and goals.
Connect With Us
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How To Get Started
$125 / hr
Specialized Tutoring Includes:
• Free consultation
• First session free
• Quarterly Progress Reports
• Parent and teacher collaboration
• IEP support (when appropriate)
• Flexible scheduling in-home, at a library, or online
Best For:
Dyslexia, ADHD, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, autism-related tutoring, executive functioning coaching, academic coaching, and other learning differences.
Tutor Expertise:
Expert educators with advanced degrees, specialized training, and experience supporting neurodivergent students.
pricing for Specialized Tutoring
Strategies and support to help students with ADHD improve their focus, organization, and motivation.
ADHD coaching
Specialized, neurodiverse-affirming support for students with diagnosed or suspected learning differences.
Neurodivergent Tutoring
EF coaching that helps students become more independent.
Executive Functioning Coaching
Targeted writing instruction that supports students with dysgraphia.
Dysgraphia Tutoring
Explore Strive’s Other Services
Strive offers in-person dyslexia tutoring in students’ homes, at local libraries, and at other agreed-upon locations throughout Portland and nearby communities, including Beaverton, Lake Oswego, Tigard, and Vancouver. Online Orton-Gillingham tutoring is also available for families who prefer virtual sessions.
Where is dyslexia tutoring available in the Portland area?
No, a formal dyslexia diagnosis is not required. Many Portland families seek support because their child continues to struggle with reading, spelling, decoding, or fluency despite strong effort. During the consultation, Strive learns more about the student’s needs and recommends the support that best fits.
Does my child need to be diagnosed with dyslexia before starting Orton-Gillingham tutoring?
Tutors begin by establishing a baseline and gathering data on the student’s current reading and spelling skills. They continue to monitor growth and document progress through Strive’s Quarterly Progress Report process, helping families understand what their child is learning and how instruction will be adjusted over time.
How does Strive track progress in dyslexia tutoring?
Yes, private dyslexia tutoring can complement school-based reading intervention by providing individualized instruction at the student’s pace. Tutors can focus more intensively on the specific decoding, spelling, fluency, or phonemic awareness skills the student needs to strengthen.
Can dyslexia tutoring help if my child is already receiving reading support at school?
Strive’s dyslexia tutors use structured, explicit, and multisensory instruction to help students understand how sounds, letters, syllables, and spelling patterns work together. Lessons are intentionally sequenced and personalized to the student’s current skill level and learning needs.
How does Strive’s Orton-Gillingham tutoring support students in Portland?
When students receive instruction that matches how they learn, reading can begin to feel less frustrating and more doable. Dyslexia tutoring helps students strengthen foundational literacy skills, recognize their progress, and approach reading and spelling with greater confidence and enjoyment.