Our Approach

An evidence-based literacy curriculum, rooted in Orton-Gillingham.

Cupertino Academy provides daily, small-class literacy instruction grounded in the Science of Reading. Children receive focused support in reading, spelling, writing, language development, and comprehension — taught explicitly, sequentially, and in a way that sticks.

A focused partnership

We teach the part that's hardest to teach at home.

At Cupertino Academy, we focus on the part of education that many families find most difficult to provide at home: teaching a child with dyslexia to read, spell, and write with confidence. Parents are responsible for homeschooling math, science, history, and other elective subjects, while our teachers deliver daily Structured Literacy rooted in the Orton-Gillingham approach. This partnership allows families to preserve the flexibility of homeschooling while ensuring their child receives the specialized literacy instruction they need to thrive.

A teacher meets with a parent and child at a table in a bright classroom

What makes it work

Explicit, multisensory, and built on evidence.

The Orton-Gillingham approach teaches reading the way research says the brain actually learns it: directly and systematically, engaging sight, sound, and movement together so that new skills become automatic.

Direct & explicit — nothing is left for a child to simply "pick up."
Sequential & cumulative — each skill builds deliberately on the last.
Multisensory — seeing, hearing, and moving reinforce every concept.
Diagnostic — instruction adapts continuously to each child.

A child traces letters in a sand tray, a multisensory Orton-Gillingham technique

A Day at Cupertino Academy

Inside the daily literacy immersion block.

Students participate in a daily structured literacy immersion block designed to meet the needs of learners with dyslexia and related language-based learning differences.

Instruction includes

Orton-Gillingham-based structured literacy instruction
Reading, spelling, and encoding practice
English language arts, grammar, and writing instruction
Read-aloud time to build vocabulary, language comprehension, and a love of learning
Guided reading and literacy activities
A movement-based brain break to help students stay focused and engaged

A teacher points to letter and sound cards on a whiteboard as two children sit and follow along

Our small class environment allows instruction to be individualized to each student's literacy needs while building confidence and fostering meaningful relationships.

"We do more than teach reading."

We help children discover that they are capable, intelligent, and fully equipped to succeed. Through evidence-based instruction and meaningful relationships, children with dyslexia become confident learners.

Explore the Programs