Award-Winning Susan Barton Tutors
serving Brooklyn, NY

Students who struggle with phonics, have difficulty sounding out words, experience slow reading fluency, or have been identified with dyslexia typically see significant gains with Susan Barton instruction. The system also works well for students who haven't responded to traditional classroom reading instruction, as it provides the explicit, step-by-step approach many struggling readers need.

While Brooklyn's 801 schools follow various reading curricula, Susan Barton tutoring provides personalized 1-on-1 instruction tailored to your student's specific needs and pace. Classroom instruction typically covers reading with larger student-teacher ratios (Brooklyn averages 11.7:1), whereas personalized Susan Barton instruction allows tutors to focus intensively on foundational phonics skills, immediate feedback, and individualized pacing—critical for students who need remediation or acceleration.

Most students begin showing noticeable improvement in phonics awareness and decoding accuracy within 4-8 weeks of consistent, personalized instruction. More significant gains in fluency and comprehension typically emerge over 3-6 months, depending on the student's starting point and frequency of tutoring sessions.

Susan Barton instruction is effective for students from early elementary through high school, and even adults. The system's structured approach works whether a student is just beginning to learn phonics or is an older student catching up on foundational reading skills they may have missed.

Your first session typically includes an assessment of your student's current reading level, phonics knowledge, and specific challenges. The tutor will explain how the Susan Barton method works and create a personalized plan based on where your student needs to start in the curriculum to build strong, sequential reading skills.

Varsity Tutors connects you with expert tutors trained in the Susan Barton Reading System right here in Brooklyn. When you reach out, let us know you're looking for Susan Barton instruction, and we'll match you with a qualified tutor who can provide personalized 1-on-1 reading instruction tailored to your student's needs.

Susan Barton instruction includes regular assessments of phonics mastery, decoding accuracy, and reading fluency. Tutors track which phonetic patterns and skills your student has mastered and identify areas needing more practice, so you can see concrete, measurable progress in specific reading skills over time.