Your Child Deserves More Than the Bare Minimum in Reading Support

When it comes to your child’s education, you’re not asking for perfection—you’re asking for progress. But what if the reading support your child is receiving isn’t moving the needle?

If your child is struggling with reading, chances are they’ve already been offered “support” from school. Maybe that means 20 minutes a week in a group. Maybe it means extra worksheets or a referral for testing.

But let’s be honest—your child deserves more than the bare minimum.

At Sugar Bees Academy, we believe every child has the potential to become a confident, capable reader. That requires more than standard interventions. It requires personalized, consistent, and emotionally intelligent support.

What the "Bare Minimum" in Reading Support Looks Like

Many parents are surprised to learn how limited reading intervention can be in traditional school systems. Here’s what that often includes:

  • Group sessions with 4–6 students at different levels

  • Short sessions—sometimes only once per week

  • Generic activities not tailored to your child’s unique reading gaps

  • Focus on compliance, not confidence or comprehension

  • Delayed identification of real struggles due to underfunded or overloaded support staff

While well-intentioned, these supports are rarely enough to close reading gaps—especially for students more than six months behind grade level.

Why Your Child Needs More

Children who fall behind in reading face more than just academic challenges. They’re also at risk for:

  • Low self-esteem

  • Anxiety around school

  • Avoidance behaviors (like pretending to read or refusing homework)

  • Social withdrawal from peers who are progressing more quickly

If this sounds familiar, your child needs more than a worksheet—they need a whole-child approach that builds both skill and confidence.

What Real Support Looks Like

Reading support that actually works is rooted in a few key elements. Here’s what your child should be receiving—and what we offer at Sugar Bees Academy.

1. Personalized Instruction

No two readers are the same. Whether your child struggles with phonics, fluency, or comprehension, their support should reflect their exact needs and learning style.

2. Consistent and Frequent Sessions

Reading is like building a muscle—it takes regular, focused practice. We provide weekly or bi-weekly instruction that builds progress through repetition and momentum.

3. Structured Literacy Approach

We use proven, science-backed strategies to teach the building blocks of reading:

  • Phonemic awareness

  • Phonics

  • Vocabulary

  • Fluency

  • Comprehension

These components are woven into each session to ensure comprehensive growth.

4. Emotional Engagement and Confidence Building

Children can’t thrive academically if they feel like failures. That’s why our sessions are built around encouragement, praise, and celebrating progress, no matter how small.

Why Schools Can’t Always Offer This Level of Support

It’s important to acknowledge that many schools are under immense pressure. Teachers are juggling dozens of students, multiple learning plans, and rigid curriculum demands.

Even with the best intentions, school-based reading support is often reactive, not proactive. And unless a child qualifies for special education services—which can take months or years—families are left to fill the gap on their own.

That’s where programs like Sugar Bees Academy step in.

The Sugar Bees Difference

At Sugar Bees Academy, we don’t just teach reading—we transform how children feel about reading.

Our specialized reading support is:

  • One-on-one or small-group based for maximum impact

  • Customized to your child’s exact needs using a full reading assessment

  • Built around the Science of Reading for lasting results

  • Designed to fit busy family schedules with virtual and flexible options

We support children ages 5–11 who are behind grade level, struggling with phonics, or have lost confidence in their reading abilities. Our goal is simple: to help your child thrive—not just survive—academically.

Don’t Wait for “It Will Get Better”

If your gut says your child needs more, listen to it. The longer a child struggles without help, the harder it becomes to catch up—and the more likely they are to internalize those struggles as personal failure.

But it doesn’t have to be that way.

With the right support, children who once hated reading can become kids who pick up books with pride.

Final Thoughts

You don’t have to settle for the minimum. You can choose to give your child the maximum chance at success with reading support that’s personalized, compassionate, and backed by proven strategies.

Visit Sugar Bees Academy to learn more about how our tailored programs are helping children become readers—and learners—for life.

Because your child deserves more than just getting by. They deserve to soar.

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