How It Works

Step 1: Free Consultation

At SOAR Tutoring Center, instruction is highly individualized and begins with a comprehensive intake process designed to understand and support your child’s unique needs. We start with a free 30-minute meet-and-greet consultation (phone or virtual), where our reading specialist will be able to answer any questions you may have and learn about your views of your child’s strengths, areas of concern, and your family’s goals for your student. Current teachers are welcome to join this conversation if desired.

Step 2: Baseline Assessment

Next, students complete baseline assessments with the reading specialist in phonological awareness, phonics, reading fluency, and writing. This evaluation is conducted virtually in a 60-minute session (or two 30-minute sessions, depending on age) and is a paid service. These assessments will allow us to make an individualized targeted learning plan to help your student progress toward the family's goals for the student.

Step 3: Discuss Results and Develop Instructional Plan

Following the assessment, we schedule a complimentary 30-minute results meeting (phone or virtual) to review findings and discuss next steps. Using this data—along with input from families and teachers—we develop a personalized learning plan tailored to the students needs and family's goals.

Step 4: Tutoring Begins

Once the plan and schedule are confirmed, tutoring begins. Each session is structured, engaging, and grounded in research-based practices aligned to the Science of Reading. Lessons include review previously learned skills, explicit instruction, guided practice, and opportunities for students to apply and demonstrate their learning. We follow consistent routines to help students feel comfortable and confident, while also incorporating multi-sensory strategies to support engagement and retention. Over time, students build both skill and independence as they take on more responsibility for their learning.

Step 5: Communication

Families receive regular session summaries outlining the skills addressed, how they connect to learning goals, and results from any progress monitoring, keeping you informed every step of the way.