Colorado Reading Center

What Colorado Reading Center does

Colorado Reading Center is a private educational services provider founded in 1995 and headquartered in Englewood, Colorado. The company delivers one-on-one structured literacy instruction to children and adults with dyslexia and other reading-based learning differences, using evidence-based methodologies including Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, and Barton alongside its proprietary curricula: PASP (Phonological Analysis with Synthetic Phonics) for reading/decoding, ReadingFish® for reading comprehension via visual memory, Framing Your Thoughts® for writing, and an Orthography Program for spelling. Instruction is grounded in the Science of Reading and employs multi-sensory techniques that engage visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile channels.

The firm distributes through three channels: in-person tutoring at its Englewood offices, on-campus tutoring at 20+ partner private and independent schools across the Denver metro area (including Aspen Academy, Colorado Academy, Graland County Day School, St. Mary's Academy, and Denver Christian School), and live one-on-one video conferencing available nationwide. Revenue is generated primarily from recurring individualized tutoring engagements, a portfolio of seasonal summer programs (Strong Start, Summer Skills Lab, Level Up, Bridge to School), and professional reading assessments and testing services. Customer acquisition relies on educational content marketing via blog, organic social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram), email newsletter, school referrals, and community partnerships including membership in the Colorado Neurodiversity Chamber of Commerce.

Colorado Reading Center is independently owned and operated with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, acquisitions, or restructuring events. Director Robert Windle has led the organization for more than two decades. Headcount is stated at 1-10 employees, and the company has maintained continuous operations for over 30 years in a niche, locally-rooted service category.

Name

Colorado Reading Center

Legal name

Colorado Reading Center

Website

https://coloradoreading.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Colorado Reading Center is a privately held Englewood, Colorado educational services firm delivering one-on-one structured literacy tutoring to children and adults with dyslexia and reading difficulties via proprietary and evidence-based programs, offered in-person, on partner school campuses, and online nationwide.

Ownership category

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Product category

Educational Tutoring and Reading Intervention Services

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Dyslexia & Structured Literacy (Orton-Gillingham) Tutoring (EDANAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Structured Literacy / Orton-Gillingham Intervention Services (EDAKAJAC), Literacy & Reading Intervention (Phonics, Fluency, Comprehension) (EDAKADAA), Reading Intervention & Remediation (Decoding, Fluency, Comprehension) (EDAKAJAD), Dyslexia & Reading Intervention Programs (EDAMAJAI)

Keywords

• Dyslexia tutoring services
• Structured literacy instruction
• Reading intervention programs
• One-on-one reading tutoring
• Educational assessment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Englewood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. One-on-One Tutoring Services: Individualized reading, spelling, writing, and comprehension instruction delivered in-person at offices, on-school campuses, or via online video conferencing.
2. Summer Programs: Seasonal intensive programs including Strong Start (reading readiness), Summer Skills Lab (academic boost), Level Up (intensive intervention), and Bridge to School (August reading boost).
3. Assessment and Testing: Professional reading assessments and evaluations for identifying dyslexia and reading challenges.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Colorado Reading Center provides one-on-one structured literacy tutoring for children and adults with dyslexia, reading difficulties, and language-based learning differences. Services are delivered in-person at their Englewood, CO office, on-campus at 20+ partner schools in the Denver metro area, and via live online video conferencing nationwide, using proprietary programs (PASP, ReadingFish®, Framing Your Thoughts®, Orthography) alongside evidence-based methods (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, Barton).

Product overview

Colorado Reading Center is an educational services provider offering a suite of structured literacy programs for struggling readers. Their core product portfolio includes: PASP (Phonological Analysis with Synthetic Phonics) for reading and dyslexia intervention; ReadingFish® for reading comprehension; Framing Your Thoughts® for writing instruction; and an Orthography Program for spelling. They deliver instruction through multiple channels: in-person one-on-one tutoring at their Englewood, Colorado offices, on-campus programs at partner schools throughout the Denver area, and live video conference sessions for students across the country. The company also offers seasonal Summer Programs including Strong Start (reading readiness for K-1), Summer Skills Lab (academic boost), Level Up (intensive intervention), and Bridge to School (August boost). All programs are grounded in evidence-based structured literacy methods aligned with the Science of Reading.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ReadingFish: Exclusive visual memory program for reading comprehension that helps students create mental imagery while reading.

Products and services

• PASP (Phonological Analysis with Synthetic Phonics) Multi-sensory, structured phonics program customized for each student's needs and scientifically shown to improve decoding, fluency, and spelling skills for students with dyslexia or reading challenges.
• ReadingFish® Exclusive visual memory program that helps students create mental imagery ('movies in their mind') to make reading more engaging and improve reading comprehension.
• Framing Your Thoughts® Multi-sensory writing program that teaches students the parts of speech governing language and helps them produce clear and organized writing.
• Orthography Program Highly structured spelling program that introduces students to the rules governing English at their own pace to ensure success and improve spelling skills.
• Online Instruction Live, one-to-one video conference tutoring using full voice, video, and application sharing for the instructional process, providing the same quality instruction as in-person sessions from the student's home.
• Strong Start Small-group reading readiness program for children entering kindergarten or 1st grade that focuses on building foundational skills using the Science of Reading in an age-appropriate environment.
• Summer Skills Lab Summer program focused on combating summer slide through 20 hours of reading, spelling, writing, and comprehension instruction meeting twice a week for targeted skill development.
• Level Up Intensive summer reading program offering 2 hours per day, 3-5 times per week, totaling 80 hours over the summer, designed to help students catch up and advance grade levels in key reading skills.
• Bridge to School August reading boost program offering focused skill-building to minimize summer slide and build confidence before the school year begins, available in 5 or 10 prepaid sessions.
• Assessment Testing Professional assessment services to evaluate reading skills and identify areas of need, helping determine appropriate intervention strategies and serving as the entry point for tutoring enrollment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Evidence-based structured literacy instruction shown to improve all areas of the reading process
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Recent moves6 records

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Broad incumbents

• Sylvan Learning: Sylvan is a national franchise tutoring provider offering reading and dyslexia support among broader K-12 subjects. Overlaps with Colorado Reading Center in 1:1 reading tutoring for struggling students, but competes as a broad incumbent rather than a specialized dyslexia center.
• Landmark School Outreach Program: Landmark is a Massachusetts boarding/day school for students with language-based learning disabilities (dyslexia), with an outreach program training educators in structured literacy. A larger, established institution serving the same dyslexic learner population through a different delivery model.

Others

• International Dyslexia Association: IDA is the leading nonprofit advocacy and professional standards body for dyslexia, accrediting structured literacy training programs and certifying practitioners. Not a commercial competitor, but an ecosystem participant that shapes the standards Colorado Reading Center aligns to.

Direct peers

• Barton Reading & Spelling System: Barton is an Orton-Gillingham-based tutoring system explicitly designed for volunteer or tutor-led dyslexia intervention, commonly used by parents and small tutoring centers. Closely comparable to Colorado Reading Center's OG-informed, 1:1 dyslexia tutoring approach.
• Wilson Language Training: Wilson publishes the Wilson Reading System, a flagship structured literacy / Orton-Gillingham-based program widely used in schools and clinics for students with dyslexia. Comparable to Colorado Reading Center as a structured-literacy method provider serving the same dyslexic learner population.
• Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes: Lindamood-Bell is the largest national provider of 1:1 literacy and dyslexia intervention using proprietary sensory-cognitive programs (LiPS, Seeing Stars, Visualizing & Verbalizing). Direct competitor to Colorado Reading Center on multi-sensory structured literacy tutoring for struggling readers and dyslexic students.

Emerging players

• Lexercise: Lexercise delivers online, 1:1 structured literacy therapy for dyslexia and reading difficulties with a teletherapy model serving families nationwide. Directly comparable online delivery model and dyslexia-focused value proposition, though technology-led rather than in-person.
• Gemm Learning: Gemm Learning provides online, intensive reading and dyslexia intervention programs with trained tutors serving families across the U.S. Comparable to Colorado Reading Center on online 1:1 structured literacy tutoring for struggling readers and dyslexic learners.
• Reading Horizons: Reading Horizons provides structured literacy curriculum and tutoring tools for schools, tutors, and families addressing dyslexia and reading difficulties. Overlaps with Colorado Reading Center's structured phonics instruction and school-channel delivery.

Regional players

• Neuhaus Education Center: Neuhaus is a Houston-based nonprofit providing structured literacy professional development and direct reading intervention to students with dyslexia. Comparable mission and OG-adjacent pedagogy, but operates regionally in Texas rather than competing directly in Denver.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/readingcolorado
• Facebookfacebook.com/coloradoreadingcenter
• Instagraminstagram.com/coloradoreadingcenter

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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M&A

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