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Math and reading tutoring · Grades 2 to 5
Strong readers and math thinkers, built one session at a time.
Mighty Minds matches your child with a vetted, experienced math or reading tutor who meets them at home, at the library or online. Every tutor is screened, background-checked and personally approved by our founder, Diane, an educator with more than 20 years in the classroom.
- Background-checked tutors
- Home, library or online
- Progress notes after every session
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How can we help?
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Browse families looking for reading and math help, ask to be matched, and set your own rate. You only pay a small fee when a match works out.
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How it works
A match that works both ways
Families find tutors, tutors find families, and both sides rate each other.
Search or post a request
Browse vetted tutors, or tell us your child's grade, subject and schedule and let tutors come to you.
Pick your tutor
Compare profiles, credentials and ratings from other parents, then say yes to the one you like.
Weekly sessions
One-on-one lessons at home, the library or online, with a short progress note after each one.
Rate each other
Parents rate the tutor and the tutor rates the family, so everyone on Mighty Minds stays accountable.
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Meet Diane
Diane's own words about why she teaches go here. From Diane
Diane has spent more than 20 years helping children learn. She started Mighty Minds to give families in Dickinson and beyond access to tutors who teach the way she does: with patience, structure and real care. She personally interviews and approves every tutor on the platform.
Our standard
Every tutor is vetted before they teach
You're inviting someone into your home and your child's education. That's why every Mighty Minds tutor passes the same five checks.
- Verified credentialsA teaching certificate or a relevant degree, checked against the issuing body.
- Criminal background checkRun by a professional screening company before any profile goes live.
- Two professional referencesFrom a principal, supervisor or colleague who has seen them teach.
- Interview and sample lessonEvery tutor teaches a short demo lesson for Diane before approval.
- Ratings both waysParents rate every tutor and tutors rate every family. We follow up on anything below five stars.
- Satisfaction promiseNot the right fit? We'll rematch you with another tutor at no charge.
What we teach
Reading and math, grade by grade
Sessions follow what your child is learning in class, so homework gets easier right away.
Reading
Beginning reading
Letter sounds, sight words and the habits that turn early readers into confident ones.
Phonics
Sounding out words, vowel teams and spelling patterns, practiced until decoding is automatic.
Fluency
Reading aloud smoothly and with expression, at a pace that frees the mind to understand.
Comprehension
Finding the main idea, making inferences and talking about what a story really means.
Math
| Grade | Core skills | Common sticking points |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Place value to 1,000 · adding and subtracting with regrouping · time and money | Borrowing across zeros, counting mixed coins |
| 3rd | Multiplication and division facts · fractions on a number line · area and perimeter | Memorizing facts, two-step word problems |
| 4th | Multi-digit multiplication · long division · equivalent fractions · angles | Long division steps, comparing fractions |
| 5th | Decimals to thousandths · multiplying and dividing fractions · volume | Decimal place value, order of operations |
Want extra practice at home? Print free math worksheets and reading word lists for each grade. For more ideas, read our parent tips for math and reading. Teachers, tutors and parents can also set goals and chart progress with our free Goal Tracker.
Families
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