Marmalade Skies Tutoring
Marmalade Skies Tutoring is a tutoring service serving Tucson, AZ.
About Marmalade Skies Tutoring
Marmalade Skies Tutoring is a Tucson tutoring center serving Southern Arizona families with children ages 4 to 12 who need academic support. The center works with children who are below grade level in reading, writing, or math, helping them build skills, confidence, and a stronger academic foundation. Its tutors also specialize in supporting neurodivergent learners and children with learning differences such as dyslexia, autism, and ADHD. The organization's philosophy is that every child can become a successful learner with the right instruction, support, and encouragement.
Reading, writing, and math tutoring form the core of Marmalade Skies' academic services. Reading instruction is designed for children who are below expected level, with the goal of helping them reach grade level while building confidence. Writing tutoring is available for students from kindergarten through eighth grade, supporting the development of confident and expressive writers. Math tutoring focuses on strong foundational skills, clearer understanding, improved confidence, and stronger test performance. The center also offers autism tutoring in Tucson, along with summer tutoring programs for students who benefit from structured instruction and individualized support.
Marmalade Skies uses systematic, direct, and multisensory instruction provided by trained educators. The team's experience and training include speech-language pathology techniques, behavior management techniques, occupational therapy techniques, dyslexia programming, and the Orton-Gillingham methodology. The center describes its approach as a combination of warmth, enthusiasm, dedication, and expertise. Its name reflects that idea: like a jar of marmalade made from different ingredients, Marmalade Skies combines techniques such as speech, multisensory instruction, and Orton-Gillingham methods to create a lasting tutoring result.
Individualized support is central to the tutoring process. Marmalade Skies provides regular progress reports for each learner, as well as parent support and consultations related to IEPs and school accommodations when requested. Families can choose one-to-one instruction or small-group tutoring, and both in-person and online sessions are available. The center supports homeschooled children with reading, writing, and math instruction, and it is an Empowerment Scholarship Account certified vendor, allowing homeschooled children and students attending private schools to access ESA funding for tutoring support. Additional offerings include social groups, executive functioning workshops, special programs, and professional development workshops for schools and school districts. Those workshops focus on helping educators develop effective skills for teaching neurodivergent learners.
The Marmalade Skies team includes President Tina Bauschatz, Director Alina Rivera, and tutors Emily Malin, Julian Moreno, Frank Acosta, and Meredeth Crabtree. The organization shares testimonials from parents, children, and teachers, including accounts of students becoming more confident and more willing to read. It operates year-round and offers one-to-one and small-group tutoring during the summer. Families begin by scheduling a one-hour "Learn More" session with the director, where the team learns about the child, explains its programs and approach, discusses scheduling, and makes recommendations based on the child's academic needs. Marmalade Skies Tutoring is located in Tucson and provides both local in-person support and online tutoring for families whose schedules or circumstances make virtual instruction more convenient.