Tutors

You can become a tutor with
our materials and support,
provided you pass our
5-minute Tutor Screening.

Who Can Tutor?

Become a Tutor

Get Started

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Who Can Tutor?

Anyone who can pass our 5-minute Tutor Screening.

No degree or previous experience required.

Parents

Grandparents

Anyone

Tutor Screening

Can I be a Tutor?

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Become a Tutor

Becoming a Barton Tutor requires no degree or teaching experience.

Designed for parents, volunteers, and new tutors. Trusted by professionals, Learning Specialists, Educational Therapists, Speech-Language Therapists, and private-practice tutors.

⚠️ You don’t need to be a strong reader or speller. Many tutors are dyslexic and even improve their own spelling as they teach.

⚠️ You must hear sounds extremely well, because strong auditory skills are essential to catch and correct mistakes.

⚠️ Your student must pass the 10-minute Student Screening.

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Tutor Screening

You Passed

Begin tutoring with the Barton Reading & Spelling System.

You did NOT Pass

Select from the following options

Improve your ability to hear sounds
Improve your ability to hear sounds by hiring a Barton Tutor and going through the first three levels of the Barton Reading & Spelling System as a student. Then take the 5-minute Tutor Screening again. At that point, you should be able to pass it.
Find a friend to tutor your student

Find someone willing to tutor your student, such as a neighbor, friend, or relative. Have them take the 5-minute Tutor Screening. If they pass, you can obtain the Barton Reading & Spelling System for them and have them tutor your student.

Hire a Barton Tutor

Hire a certified Barton Tutor locally or online.
Here are some questions to ask a prospective Tutor.
Contact us for a list of Certified Barton Tutors in your area.

Your Path to Certification

After taking at least two students through the first three levels of the program,
you may be eligible to register and become a Certified Barton Tutor.

Certification dates are announced in our monthly newsletter.

Beginning Certification

Levels 1-3

Start your tutoring journey by mastering the foundational levels.

Requirements:

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Own Single Tutor Levels 1, 2 and 3

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Tutor a minimum of two students through Levels 1, 2 and 3 within the last year

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Participated in many Zoom meetings and are proficient in hosting on Zoom
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Advanced Certification

Levels 4-6

Expand your expertise to help students with more complex patterns.

Requirements:

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Complete Beginning Certification

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Own Single Tutor Levels 4, 5 and 6

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Tutor a minimum of two students through Levels 4, 5 and 6

Master Certification

Levels 7-10

Achieve the highest level of expertise in the Barton Reading & Spelling System.

Requirements:

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Complete Advanced Certification

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Own Single Tutor Levels 7, 8, 9 and 10

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Tutor a minimum of two students through Levels 7, 8, 9 and 10

Get Started

The Barton Reading & Spelling System provides a proven path to literacy success.

Lessons Available

Students Helped

Years Experience

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Publisher of the Barton Reading & Spelling System.

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