Online Reading Tutoring for Grades K–8

Personalized Virtual Reading Support to Build Skills and Confidence

Help your child grow as a reader with personalized online reading tutoring from Little Sparks Tutoring. Led by experienced educator Melissa Kraich, sessions are tailored to each student’s needs, interests, and learning style.
From foundational reading skills to comprehension, Little Sparks makes learning interactive and supportive. Students build reading skills step by step while growing in confidence and discovering the enjoyment of reading.

How Our Online Reading Tutoring Works

Getting to Know Your Child

I begin by getting to know your child's reading abilities, learning needs, interests, and academic goals. Building a strong relationship with each student is important to me, and it helps me create a supportive learning environment where they feel comfortable and confident.

Personalized Reading Instruction

I tailor each online reading tutoring session to your child's individual needs, using structured literacy methods grounded in the science of reading. My approach incorporates Orton-Gillingham-informed instruction to strengthen foundational reading skills while building on each student's existing strengths.

Interactive Virtual Learning

I make online tutoring engaging through multisensory activities, interactive lessons, and individualized learning materials. Using a document camera, I can see your child's work in real time, provide immediate feedback, and make adjustments to support their learning.

Building Skills & Confidence

I believe reading success is about more than academics. I celebrate each student's progress, encourage their interests, and help them develop confidence along the way. My goal is to help your child become a stronger, more independent reader who feels proud of their growth.

Reading support tailored to your child

Every student learns differently. Little Sparks provides individualized reading instruction to support your child’s current goals, whether they’re strengthening foundational skills or working toward deeper reading comprehension. Lessons use engaging activities to help students practice, make progress, and feel more confident as readers.

A supportive, experienced educator

Melissa Kraich brings more than 12 years of classroom and online teaching experience. Her background includes elementary special education and graduate study in curriculum development and instructional technology. She is also IMSE Orton-Gillingham trained, with an approach grounded in Science of Reading principles.

Build skills and a love of learning

Online reading tutoring can help make practice feel more personal and encouraging. Little Sparks focuses on your child’s strengths and needs, with the goal of supporting stronger reading skills and a lasting love of learning.

  • Strong reading skills begin with understanding how sounds and letters work together. Through explicit, multisensory instruction, students practice recognizing and manipulating sounds, connecting letters to sounds, and decoding unfamiliar words.

    Our Orton-Gillingham-informed approach helps students develop the foundational literacy skills necessary for reading and spelling success.

  • Reading fluency helps children move beyond sounding out individual words toward reading with greater accuracy, expression, and confidence.

    Through guided reading practice and individualized instruction, we help students strengthen word recognition, develop smoother reading habits, and build the skills needed to focus more fully on understanding what they read.

  • Reading is about more than recognizing words. It's about understanding, connecting with, and thinking about what we read.

    We help students strengthen their ability to identify important details, make inferences, summarize information, and discuss texts with confidence.

    Through personalized instruction and meaningful conversations, students develop the comprehension skills needed for success across academic subjects.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Online Reading Tutoring

  • I provide personalized online reading tutoring for students in kindergarten through 8th grade. I especially enjoy helping younger students in grades K–3 build foundational reading skills, while also supporting older elementary and middle school students with reading fluency, vocabulary, word structure, and comprehension.
    Each session is tailored to your child's individual abilities, learning goals, and interests.

  • If your child struggles with sounding out words, recognizing letter sounds, reading fluently, understanding what they've read, or feeling confident during reading activities, additional support may be beneficial.

    Online reading tutoring can also help children who are progressing academically but would benefit from extra practice, enrichment, or individualized instruction.

    My goal is to meet your child where they are and help them build skills at a pace that works for them.

  • My instruction is grounded in the science of reading and structured literacy principles. I incorporate Orton-Gillingham-informed, multisensory teaching approaches to help students understand the connections between sounds, letters, words, and meaning.

    Depending on your child's needs, I may use resources and strategies from All About Reading, All About Spelling, IMSE OG Plus, and Morphology Plus.

    I believe reading instruction should be explicit, engaging, and responsive to each student's learning needs.

  • Yes! Online reading tutoring can provide meaningful support for struggling readers when instruction is individualized, interactive, and focused on the skills they need to develop.

    During our virtual sessions, I use engaging activities, multisensory instruction, and a document camera that allows me to see your child's written work in real time.

    This helps me provide immediate feedback, adjust instruction, and create a supportive learning experience even though we're meeting virtually.

  • For younger students in grades K–3 who are struggling with foundational reading skills, I generally recommend meeting twice per week to provide consistent instruction and reinforcement.

    Students seeking additional reading practice, enrichment, or homework support may benefit from one to three sessions per week, depending on their needs and goals.

    I'll work with you to determine a schedule that makes sense for your child.

  • Absolutely! I enjoy working with homeschool families and can provide supplemental online reading instruction that complements your existing curriculum.

    I can help with phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, spelling, and other literacy skills based on your child's needs.

    My personalized approach allows me to support homeschool students while respecting each family's educational goals and learning style.

  • Yes! Little Sparks Tutoring is an approved New Hampshire Education Freedom Account (EFA) vendor through ClassWallet.

    For eligible New Hampshire families, I provide invoices through Stripe that can be submitted to ClassWallet for eligible tutoring expenses, subject to program requirements and approval.

    I'm happy to answer questions about my invoicing process.

  • I select learning materials based on each student's individual needs. The initial materials cost is $150 and includes a document camera, which allows me to see your child's paper-based activities and written work during our virtual sessions.

    Additional learning materials may be recommended as your child progresses. I'll always communicate any anticipated costs in advance so you know what to expect.

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