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Every child deserves to get lost in a good story.

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Virtual one-to-one reading tutoring
PreK to 4th grade

Is your child struggling to read?

One on one virtual tutoring with a reading and literacy specialist. I find exactly where your child is stuck, rebuild the sounds underneath, and help them become a confident reader who loves a good book.

Confidence today. Brighter tomorrows.

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Shay MiuraM.A. Reading and Literacy · 10+ years teaching
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Chapter One

Does this sound familiar?

“k… at… cat?”

They say every sound but can't push them together into a word.

b or d?

They mix up letters and sounds, even ones they've practiced.

Knows the ABCs

They know their letters but still can't read simple words.

Guessing

They look at the first letter or the picture and guess.

“It's too hard.”

Reading time ends in tears, and books have stopped being fun.

Falling behind

You can see the gap growing, and you're not sure how to help.

If you nodded at any of these, your child isn't behind for good. There's usually a gap in the foundation, and gaps can be filled.

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Chapter Two

Before we add letters, we start with sound

Most parents don't know that reading starts with listening. Before a child can read a word, they have to hear every sound inside it. So I start where the gap is, not where the worksheet is.

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Phonemic awareness

Hear

Hearing, blending, and pulling apart the sounds in spoken words.

/sh/ /e/ /l/ … shell
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Phonics

See

Connecting those sounds to letters and letter patterns.

/a/ … a … apple
Decodable book open to Sam sat on the mat
Fluency

Read

Reading smoothly and with expression, without stopping on every word.

Sam sat on the mat.
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Comprehension

Understand

Moving from learning to read to reading to learn.

Lost in the story.
A peek inside a lesson
Card: /sh/, the sound Card: sh, the spelling Card: ship, shell, shut, shop, the words

Your child hears the sound first, then learns how it's spelled, then reads it in real words. Sound before symbol, every time.

Ears first. Eyes later.

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Chapter Three

How our story begins

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Free consult call

Free

Tell me about your child. We'll talk through what you're seeing at home and whether tutoring is the right fit.

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Literacy assessment

$75 one time, per subject

I assess your child one on one, then send you a written overview of their strengths, their gaps, and their learning goals.

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Personalized sessions

Two 30 minute sessions a week

Virtual lessons built around your child, with the games and interests they love, so learning feels like play.

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Tutoring Packages

Small steps. Big readers.

Starter

8 sessions · 4 weeks $460

A focused month to close one specific gap, like blending or letter sounds.

Start with a free consult
Recommended

Growth

16 sessions · 8 weeks $900

Two months to build skills step by step and see real progress in reading at home.

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Transformation

24 sessions · 12 weeks $1,320

A full season of support for readers who need to rebuild their foundation and their confidence.

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30 minute 1:1 virtual sessions, twice a week
Instruction tailored to your child
Research based, structured lessons
Ongoing communication with you
Games and interactive learning
Progress you can see at home

Reading support for PreK through 4th grade. Older readers in 5th and 6th grade are welcome after we talk through what your child needs. Math support is also available for PreK through 3rd grade.

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Want to do it yourself?

Literacy kits for home

For years, parents at conferences asked me the same question: “What can I do at home?” I sent home exercises, and those exercises became these kits. Each one helps you see what your child knows, find where they need support, and practice the skills that matter most.

Sound Out Starter Kit cover
Sound Out Starter KitBlending and sounding out words$12
Fluent Reader Kit cover
Fluent Reader KitReading smoothly and with expression$12
Sight Words Kit cover
Sight Words KitHigh frequency words, taught through sound$12
Best valueThe Complete Literacy Toolkit cover
The Complete Literacy ToolkitAll three kits together$29.99

Assess. Target. Practice.

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Shay Miura, founder of Little Literacy Harbor
10+years teaching in the classroom at the primary grade level
M.A.Master's degree in Reading and Literacy
✦Reading and literacy leadership specialist credential
✦Texas teaching certification and California multiple subject credential
About the author

Hi, I'm Miss Shay.

I was a shy kid who escaped into books. My Nana read me Beatrix Potter and Winnie the Pooh, and somewhere along the way the words stopped feeling like words. I was just inside the story. I want every child to feel that.

I spent ten years in the classroom, most of them teaching first grade, where I fell in love with the very beginning of reading: the sounds, the blending, the moment a word finally clicks. Phonemic awareness and phonics are my favorite things to teach.

Today I'm a mom of two. I homeschool my own little reader and tutor families from home. Every lesson is built around your child, because learning to read doesn't have to be boring to work.

Miss Shay
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Questions? Email me at littleliteracyharbor@gmail.com

Read. Learn. Belong.

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