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1:1 Online Literacy Tutoring

Reading Help That Works For Your Child

Boost Your Child’s Reading Confidence With Online Literacy Tutoring, Customized To Their Learning Needs!

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Did a teacher notice that your child is struggling with reading in the classroom?

Is your child’s confidence being impacted by their low literacy levels?

Do you feel your child needs some extra help with reading?

Does your child thrive when the learning is tailored to their individual interests?

Have you tried other tutoring programs that just don’t work for your child?

If you responded Yes to any of these questions, we can help your child gain confidence quickly.

How Tutoring With Novel Works

  • Book A Free Consultation

    Find out if your child needs tutoring, how often you should have lessons, and how long it will take to see results in a free consultation with one of our literacy experts.

  • Literacy Assessment

    Our tutoring journey starts with a comprehensive literacy assessment that is the basis of a tailored learning plan for your child with the right curriculum and tutor.

  • Customized Teaching Plan

    Our Tutors are available 7 days a week for lessons before school, in the afternoon, or at night. We will find a time that meets your family’s needs

  • Weekly Lesson Reports

    Our tutors keep you up to speed on your child’s development with comprehensive lesson and progress reports every week.

Book A Free Consultation

The Novel approach connects Orton- Gillingham and the Science of Reading with your child’s unique learning needs.

Our approach takes the guesswork out of reading, targeting all aspects of literacy skill development including phonics, phonemic awareness, spelling, writing, reading comprehension, and fluency.

Over the past 8 years, our tutors have delivered consistent, measurable progress for students from the ages of 6 to 14 years.

The Novel Approach to Tutoring

Multi-sensory strategies

We offer students multi-sensory tools and strategies that help them process language using visual, auditory, and kinesthetic/tactile learning pathways, simultaneously. Students process learnings more effectively can retain concepts long-term.

Direct and explicit instruction

Orton-Gillingham has identified hundreds of patterns and consistencies in English, turning language into a math and science. We use direct and explicit instruction to teach these patterns and consistencies to our learners, and takes the guesswork out of learning how to read.

Child-centered learning

All our tutoring programs are tailored to each student’s specific learning needs. Our initial Orton-Gillingham based assessment identifies literacy gaps and leads to a customized learning plan that incorporates a student’s likes and interests as much as possible.

Basic to complex

After we know the foundational literacy gaps that the student is struggling with, our phonics tutors move from basic to complex material. We make sure that each learner is successful as they tackle new challenges so that they gain confidence in their ability to read and write.

Hear from our Families

  • "I would give 6 stars if I could! My daughter was diagnosed with Dyslexia last year and it was suggested we find a tutor who was trained in OG. I googled, and emailed, and searched for months before finally finding Novel Tutoring. I can’t believe the difference in my daughter's confidence and reading ability!

    Lisa MacSween

  • "Novel Tutoring has supported my daughter for over 4 years. They have been pivotal in helping her acquire literacy skills. Their one on one support is unlike anything that would be possible in a regular classroom setting. Novel Tutoring is deeply committed to innovative ways of teaching literacy, they use only evidence based best practices, and their approach is big hearted and sincere. My teen daughter loves her early morning sessions with Robyn (which is saying something!) and considers her to be a role model."

    Laurie F. (via Google Reviews)

  • "Novel Tutoring is truly just the best. They go beyond regular tutors and will help your child learn to read in a fun and engaging way! They take a tailored approach to each kid and understand one size does not fit all. Highly recommended!!"

    Kelsey R. (via Google Reviews)

  • "Novel Tutoring is a ground breaking and life-changing tutoring company with the best tutors/teachers."

    Sarah A.

  • "A fantastic tutoring program with dedicated and engaging tutors. Our daughter loves her time with her tutor and has improved dramatically in her reading and spelling. Highly recommend!"

    Penny del Moral

  • "Novel has helped me with my writing, grammar, strategies for paying attention in class. I like that that I get to do physical activities and play games, not just paper and pencil. I have learned different sounds in English and how to use them in words. Now I feel more confident."

    Hazel, Grade 3 student

Ready to end your child’s reading struggles?

Take the first step towards getting your child the help that works for them. Set up a free in-depth phone consultation with a literacy expert to learn more about our lessons and how we can help.

FAQs

  • We start with a brief (and free of charge) introductory call with you as a parent or custodian to understand your situation and suggest the right tutoring approach.

    If you decide to move forward with Novel tutoring, we will match your child with one of our tutors based on their individual needs and learning style.

    • Tutors start by conducting an Orton-Gillingham-based assessment to evaluate your child’s specific literacy levels and remedial needs.

    • Through the assessment, we also learn about your child’s interest and what makes them passionate about learning.

    • We then create a customized plan of action that meets the learning needs of your child.

    • Our tutors work with your child in 1:1 tutoring sessions twice a week to implement the learning plan.

  • Online tutoring sessions are available for students anywhere in Canada and the United States.

    Following the Orton-Gillingham Approach, Novel tutors teach your child all the important mechanics of reading, writing and spelling.

    A tutoring session is 30 minutes and takes a student through a structured basic to complex lesson plan. Students are introduced to the learning objectives and multi-sensory strategies are deployed to support effective processing and long-term retention of the concept. Our tutors build active learning components into each lesson and make sure to accommodate the different learning styles of our students.

    Novel has sourced various online tools and resources that align with the Orton-Gillingham approach and help make each lesson fun and interactive.

  • Expect a minimum of two 30-minute tutoring sessions per week. We offer sessions in the morning before school and in the afternoon after school from Monday and Friday. If more convenient to you, we can also offer lessons at night or on the weekend.

    Once you have set a schedule with your tutor, you can expect for it to stay consistent over time.

  • The length of your child’s tutoring journey depends on their specific learning stage and needs, they can stay with us as short or as long as required to meet their learning goals.

    The Novel Curriculum covers a period of 2+ years, but we support students as long as it’s needed to feel confident in the classroom and beyond.

  • We will schedule and invoice your tutoring sessions in advance for the upcoming month, and request payment up front.

    We accept payment via credit card.

  • Once you are ready to move ahead with Novel Tutoring, you can complete our family onboarding form. Our team will then reach out and match you with one of our tutors to get started as quickly as possible.

  • We do offer in-person tutoring, however availability is geographically limited to families located in the Greater Toronto Area in Canada. Please contact us to inquire if in-person tutoring is available for you.

  • Novel’s focus is on literacy tutoring for students from JK to high-school. We also offer one-to-one Orton-Gillingham based math tutoring for students, using tools and strategies to bring math to life and help students understand how mathematical concepts can fit into both the real world and the classroom. Please schedule a free consultation to learn more about math tutoring at Novel.

  • For students who need an extra boost in their literacy journey, we offer an Intensive Reading Recovery course.

    This intensive course runs for one week and includes a literacy assessment, 25 hours of in-person one-to-one Orton-Gillingham remediation with a Novel tutor, and an additional 9 hours of follow-up time with their tutor. During this “maintenance time”, students will work with their tutor to make sure all learning objectives are solidified.

    At this time, our Intensive Reading Recovery course is only offered on location in the Greater Toroto Area in Canada.