From Nightly Homework Tears to Everyday Confidence.
Gently moving children with dyslexia and reading struggles from frustration to joyful, self-motivated learning — using certified, tailored Orton-Gillingham methods, one child at a time.
A warm, in-person reading tutor serving Burlington, Florence, Union, Hebron & the wider NKY area.
Certified
Orton-Gillingham trained reading specialist
1-to-1
Truly individualized — never a factory classroom
Whole-Child
Reading skills and the heart behind them
Your child is not a worksheet on an assembly line.
Most “learning centers” hand your child an iPad, a headset, and a seat in a row. The curriculum is fixed; the child is expected to bend to it. Oak & Sparrow was built as the opposite of that.
The Factory Model
- A screen and a script, the same for every child
- Rotating tutors who never learn your child
- Push through the lesson, even when frustration spikes
- Progress measured in seat-time
The Oak & Sparrow Way
- Michelle studies your child’s learning style
- One trusted relationship, session after session
- She reads the emotional blocks and pivots on the fly
- Progress measured in confidence and fluency
Because the moment a child feels truly seen, the wall they’ve built around reading starts to come down. That’s when real learning — and real joy — begins. It’s the heart of how Michelle approaches reading intervention for every child.
A gentle path, designed to put anxious parents at ease.
You don’t need to have it all figured out. You just need to take the first small step. Here’s how the journey unfolds.
- 01
The Meet & Connect Session
A free, zero-pressure visit where your child simply gets to experience Michelle’s warmth — no testing, no performance. We watch shoulders drop and walls come down. This is where trust begins.
- 02
The Personalized Learning Map
Not a rigid workbook. Michelle studies how your child’s mind actually works — what lights them up, where reading stalls, which emotional blocks are in the way — and maps a path built around that one child.
- 03
Confidence-Driven Progress
Sessions filled with encouragement and character-building, woven through with certified Orton-Gillingham instruction. Decoding clicks, fluency grows, and you start to see a child who reaches for books instead of hiding from them.
A reading specialist right here in Northern Kentucky.
Families across Boone County, Kenton County, Campbell County trust Oak & Sparrow for specialized, in-person reading help. When parents search for the best reading tutors near me, they’re looking for exactly this: someone close to home who knows their child by name.
We serve children and homeschool families throughout the NKY communities below and into Greater Cincinnati.
See If We Serve Your TownSchedule Your Free Meet & Connect Session
Tell us a little about your child and we’ll reach out to find a calm, no-pressure time to connect.