Orton Gillingham Tutor

About the role

The Varsity Tutors Live Learning Platform connects you with thousands of students seeking online Orton Gillingham tutors nationwide. Enjoy the flexibility to set your own schedule, earn competitive rates, and make a meaningful impact on students' academic success—all from home.

Benefits

• Earn incrementally higher pay for each session with the same student, reaching up to $40/hour.
• Get paid up to twice per week for tutoring sessions you conduct and invoice.
• Set your own hours and tutor as much as you'd like.
• Tutor remotely using our purpose-built Live Learning Platform—no commuting required.
• Get matched with students best-suited to your teaching style and expertise.
• AI-powered Tutor Copilot provides real-time instructional support, lesson generation, and engagement features to save prep time.
• We handle logistics; you simply invoice for sessions and receive payments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver systematic, explicit, multisensory phonics instruction following the Orton-Gillingham methodology.
• Guide students through phonogram drills, red word memorization, syllable division practice, encoding exercises, and connected text reading using a diagnostic-prescriptive approach.
• Adapt instruction using multisensory techniques (e.g., sand trays, tapping, color-coded syllable cards) to support students with dyslexia or reading disabilities.
• Identify common student challenges (e.g., vowel team confusion, syllable division errors) and adjust lessons to meet individual needs.
• Emphasize individualized pacing based on student mastery and build reading confidence for learners from elementary to adult levels.
• Provide 1-on-1 online tutoring or accept on-demand tutoring requests when available.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of the Orton-Gillingham approach, including multisensory structured literacy, phonogram instruction, syllable types, morphology, and encoding/decoding rules.
• Ability to explain the six syllable types, spelling generalizations, and the visual-auditory-kinesthetic-tactile methodology.
• Familiarity with the Orton-Gillingham scope and sequence and common challenges faced by dyslexic learners.
• Strong communication skills and a friendly, engaging teaching style.
• Ability to adapt instruction to different learning styles and student needs.

About the company

Varsity Tutors leverages advanced technology, AI, and learning science to create personalized 1-on-1 tutoring experiences. Our mission is to transform how people learn by matching students with the right tutors to achieve their goals and foster a passion for learning.

Note: Varsity Tutors does not contract in Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, or Puerto Rico.