Joanna Brown

Joanna Brown, M.S. Ed, C-SLDS, is the founder and CEO of The Reading Guru, and also a master Orton-Gillingham reading tutor with 15 years of experience. She has helped hundreds of children crack the reading code, and she offers one-on-one, live, online, individualized Orton-Gillingham-based reading tutoring to students worldwide, including those with dyslexia. She also offers in-person reading tutoring in Denver, Colorado and Brooklyn, New York.

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Joanna and her team have helped Alexa with all the reading areas where she was falling behind. Joanna makes a careful assessment of the gaps and relentlessly addressed those with the lessons. We’ve seen extraordinary progress in our daughter’s reading and just as importantly, her confidence, because of her lessons with Joanna.

- Danielle, New York

Recent Blog Posts

Orton-Gillingham vs. Science of Reading Tutoring Approaches

The terms “Science of Reading” and “Orton-Gillingham” have been widely discussed in the media and educational circles over the past few years. But what do

Orton-Gillingham vs. Lindamood-Bell Dyslexia Tutoring

Have you ever wondered what the differences are between Orton-Gillingham and Lindamood-Bell approaches to dyslexia tutoring? Read on to learn more. Orton-Gillingham and Lindamood-Bell are

Orton-Gillingham vs. Fundations Approaches to Reading Tutoring

There is a lot of confusion about how various structured literacy approaches differ. Many families may have heard of Orton Gillingham or “OG” from schools

What is Orton-Gillingham Tutoring?

Orton-Gillingham is the gold standard for teaching phonics and spelling to struggling readers and those with dyslexia. The Orton-Gillingham reading tutoring (or OG tutoring) approach emphasizes the explicit, systematic instruction of phonemic awareness, phonics, and spelling rules. As a company providing Orton-Gillingham reading tutoring, The Reading Guru uses an individualized approach that helps students catch up to their peers and build confidence with reading and writing. Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, our Orton-Gillingham tutors carefully tailor each reading tutoring session to fit the student’s needs, current skills, personality and interests, and they don’t move on until skills are mastered. Finally, although The Reading Guru is a pioneer in online dyslexia tutoring, our tutors also offer in-person reading tutoring in Denver and Brooklyn to select clients.

We help children crack the reading code.