Frequent Ask Question

Q. Why is it important to learn how to write?

A. The ability to communicate effectively is not only essential to academic success; it translates directly into professional and career success. Today's employers place an ever increasing value on strong reading and writing skills and anyone who lacks these skills will find himself/herself frustrated by closed doors and limited opportunity.

Not surprisingly colleges across the country are now putting an increased emphasis on reading and writing as part of the admissions process and as part of their core curriculums. The SAT will soon change dramatically to reflect this trend and will include an expanded reading comprehension section as well as a new mandatory writing and grammar section. More than ever it is imperative for college-bound students to develop strong reading and writing skills from an early age.

Q. How long will it take for my child to improve his/her writing?

A. Learning how to write is a lifelong process and each student will have his/her own personal writing goals. In general students can expect to see some noticeable improvements in their writing after six to eight weeks of dedicated study. After one semester of working with ReadPhonics OnLine Writing students should see significant progress in their writing abilities.

As with any program of study a student's specific results with ReadPhonics will be directly proportional to his/her level of effort. No one can expect to become Shakespeare overnight but with steady diligent practice anyone can improve his/her writing over time with the help of ReadPhonics OnLine Writing Lessons.

Q. Can I pick my own tutor?

A. Due to the varying schedules of our tutors we cannot accommodate specific tutor requests. ReadPhonics will assign the first available tutor to handle your submitted essay.

Q. Can my tutor help me with my homework?

A. ReadPhonics OnLine Writing Lessons only works only with the ReadPhonics program.

However ReadPhonics does offer a separate Homework Phone-Tutoring service specifically for school essays. If you have ReadPhonics Version 10.0 or above you can submit homework essays for review by any one of our Phone-Tutors. After evaluating your essay one of our Phone-Tutor will return your essay and then call you to discuss it in more detail. This is not a monthly service like ReadPhonics OnLine Writing Lessons.