Why Many Well-Meaning Tutors Don’t Actually Know How to Teach Reading When a child is struggling to read, most parents’ first instinct is to find someone—anyone—who can help. A babysitter who loves books, a high school student with good grades, a college grad studying education, or even a classroom teacher might seem like a good fit. After all, they can read—shouldn’t they be able to teach reading too? But here’s the hard truth: most people, including many certified teachers,

Can kids grow out of reading difficulties? No, not usually.  While some children may improve slightly over time, research shows that reading challenges — especially those rooted in learning disabilities like dyslexia  — rarely resolve on their own. "There is no evidence that children naturally outgrow dyslexia or similar reading disabilities without instruction." — Reading Rockets In fact, studies show that without intervention: 75% of children who struggle in third grade  co