About Us

Reading Success Academy specializes in getting beginning readers and struggling readers on grade level in 60 days or less!


Paula Smith, Founder of Reading Success Academy, is a certified Elementary Teacher for grades 1-6 in the state of Missouri. She is also a certified Reading Therapist by Read America. Paula has six years of classroom teaching experience as well as over 20 years of clinical experience as a reading therapist. 


Since March of 2020, Paula has been teaching virtually through Zoom for not only her private students, but on the Outschool.com global learning platform. She now serves students all over the globe who need reading and spelling help by using the Phono-Graphix method.  


Learn more about the Phono-Graphix method from the program authors themselves. Reading Reflex was designed to teach homeschool parents how to teach their children to read. Click the button below to order your copy!

Reading Reflex

Need an early reader series for your beginning reader? We recommend Bob Books! Click the link below to check them out.

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Online courses

In my online classroom there are no distractions.  Need me to repeat something but don't want to raise your hand?  Not a problem.  Just back up the video to hear it again.  Need to take a break?  Just pause the video and restart again when you're ready. 

No substitute teachers, bullies, fire drills, or dress codes. Just clear and precise lessons that you can repeat over and over as needed. 

Over 20 hours of video lessons, downloadable word lists, and parent resources.  I even have a  free parent portal so parents can ask questions about the program as their children move through the course.
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Private Tutoring

There is very limited availability for private Zoom sessions. Please contact us to join our waitlist. Sessions are $97/hour. 
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