


RAFFAMATICS
TUTORING
Turning Negatives into Positives
READING
Our Approach
Our reading tutoring program is designed to help students become independent, confident readers through brain-based instruction, classroom-aligned support, and proven literacy strategies. We focus on building strong foundational reading skills while teaching students how to actively think, analyze, and engage with text.
Brain Based
Instruction​
We use literacy practices that strengthen neural pathways through repetition, guided practice, and meaningful engagement. Instruction is aligned with each student’s developmental stage to ensure long-term reading growth.
Classroom Aligned Support
Our reading instruction is closely aligned with classroom curriculum, texts, and assessments. This ensures students receive targeted reading support that directly transfers to school success, improved grades, and increased confidence.
Concepts Before Memorization
Students learn the principles of reading rather than relying on memorization. We teach phonics, language structure, and comprehension strategies so students can understand and interpret text accurately, building true reading skills instead of relying on guesswork
Skill + Strategy
Together​
Our approach blends essential reading skills with proven strategies. Students build decoding skills, fluency, and vocabulary while learning to annotate texts, summarize content, make inferences, and support their answers with evidence
Grades We Support
Elementary (Grades 1-5)
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Phonics and decoding instruction
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Reading fluency and accuracy
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Vocabulary development
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Reading comprehension skills
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Main idea and key details
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Building reading confidence and stamina
High School (Grades 9-12)
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Analyzing complex texts and themes
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Close reading and literary analysis
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Academic vocabulary development
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Test preparation reading strategies
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Reading across genres and subjects
Middle School (Grades 6-8)
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Reading comprehension and analysis
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Active reading and annotation strategies
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Vocabulary in context
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Making inferences and drawing conclusions
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Using text evidence in written responses
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Content-area reading support
College
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Reading dense academic texts
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Identifying arguments and key ideas
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Annotation and note-taking strategies
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Managing heavy reading loads
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Improving comprehension and efficiency