BUILDing All Readers

read. write. think.

Helping Children Build Strong Literacy Foundations

BUILDing All Readers is a specialized tutoring program for 1st through 4th grade children who are reading below grade level. Designed for students recommended by BAC Child Development Specialists*, this six-month program provides personalized, one-on-one tutoring sessions twice weekly.

Our approach uses the proven Orton-Gillingham method, offering structured, multi-sensory reading support tailored to each child’s unique needs. Prayer, daily homework, and active parental involvement are essential parts of the program.

*Children must complete a BAC assessment and family conference before enrollment.

READ

We systematically teach children to decode words using a phonics-based approach. Through decodable readers that align with each lesson, children practice and improve:

Confidence
Fluency
Vocabulary
Reading enjoyment

Child smiling while reading aloud to a therapy dog

WRITE

Writing is a critical part of reading development. Students learn to “encode” words as they learn to decode them. Through multi-sensory techniques like finger tapping and syllable segmentation, children gain skills in:

Spelling
Sentence construction
Letter-sound correspondence

Boy writing words during a literacy activity

Child tapping out word sounds with a tutor

Young child and tutor reading a book together at a table

THINK

We help children become active thinkers. Reading comprehension is taught with engaging strategies that encourage children to:

Understand what they read
Make predictions
Retell stories
Connect ideas

Library area with bookshelves and reading cushions

Pre-Reading Enrichment

Build Readiness Before They Begin to Read

Designed for Pre-K and Kindergarten children, our Pre-Reading Enrichment sessions prepare young learners with the building blocks of literacy.

Tools We Teach:

Phonemic Awareness
Rhyming, blending, segmenting, isolating sounds, and manipulating phonemes.
Literacy Skills
Alphabet knowledge, letter recognition, and early language awareness.

We strongly encourage parents to read aloud to their children daily to increase exposure to language and help books become a joyful part of everyday life.

Session Details:

Six-week session
Meets twice weekly
30-minute small group format
Includes time with Chip, our friendly therapy dog!

Research shows that the two strongest predictors of early reading success are alphabet recognition and phonemic awareness. (Adams, 1990)

*Children must complete a BAC assessment and family conference before being recommended for Building Readers.