Fit Reading
Fit Reading · Fit Learning Nashville · Brentwood, TN & Online
Fit Reading is a one-on-one reading program at Fit Learning Nashville that pinpoints exactly where reading breaks down, from letter sounds and phonics to comprehension, and builds each skill to fluency: accurate first, then fast. It's grounded in the Science of Reading, and Fit Learning students typically make 1 year of reading growth in as little as 40 hours, with many reaching 2 years.
Fit Reading at a glance
- What it is: Individualized, one-on-one, evidence-based reading instruction that builds skills to fluency (accuracy + speed).
- Who it's for: Grades 1–12: struggling and reluctant readers, students with dyslexia, ADHD or learning disabilities, and strong readers who want a challenge.
- Skills covered: Letter sounds, phonemic awareness, phonics and decoding, sight words, oral and silent reading fluency, vocabulary, spelling and comprehension.
- Science: Structured, explicit, sequential phonics instruction, combined with precision teaching, fluency training and curriculum-based measurement.
- Typical results: 1–2 years of growth in about 40 hours. Across Fit Learning, students gain an average of 25 words read correctly per minute in 40 hours.
- Where: 104 E Park Dr, Suite 208, Brentwood, TN 37027, serving Nashville, Franklin and Middle Tennessee, plus online sessions.
- Led by: Corinne Gist, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Owner & Director of Fit Learning Nashville.
Why do some children struggle to read?
Reading is built from many small skills: hearing the sounds in words, connecting letters to sounds, blending them into words, recognizing words instantly, and understanding what the words mean together. If any of those building blocks is weak, everything above it suffers.
A child who has to sound out every word has little attention left for meaning, so comprehension falls apart even when the child is bright. Most struggling readers aren't lacking effort or intelligence. They're missing specific skills that were never practiced until they became automatic.
How Fit Reading works
Every student starts with a comprehensive reading assessment that finds the exact skills that aren't mastered yet. Your child then works one-on-one with a certified learning coach on a program built from those results, starting with the foundations and working up.
Instruction is structured, explicit and sequential, beginning with phonemic awareness and phonics. Each skill is practiced accurately first, then for speed, until it's fluent. Every session is measured and charted using precision teaching, so the program adjusts to your child's progress in real time.
Signs your child may need reading help
Families often reach out when they notice one or more of these:
Early Reading
- Struggles to learn letter names or sounds
- Has trouble rhyming or hearing sounds in words
- Guesses at words instead of sounding them out
- Reading feels slow and labored
Fluency & Spelling
- Reads word by word, without expression
- Skips or misreads small words
- Spelling is inconsistent or phonetically off
- Runs out of time on reading tests
Comprehension
- Reads aloud well but can't explain what it meant
- Struggles with main idea and inferences
- Weak vocabulary for their grade
- Has to reread passages again and again
Confidence & School
- Avoids reading or says it's “boring”
- Behind peers, or teacher has raised concerns
- Grades don't reflect how hard they try
- Frustration or low confidence about reading
What does Fit Reading teach?
Fit Reading covers the full path from first sounds to confident comprehension. Your child starts wherever the assessment shows the gaps are.
Phonemic Awareness
Hearing, blending and segmenting the individual sounds in spoken words.
Phonics & Decoding
Letter names and sounds, sounding out words, nonsense words and word analysis.
Sight Words
Recognizing high-frequency words instantly, without sounding them out.
Reading Fluency
Oral and silent passage reading that is accurate, smooth and fast.
Vocabulary & Spelling
Word meanings, morphographs (prefixes, roots, suffixes) and accurate spelling.
Comprehension
Understanding, recalling and explaining what was read, from sentences to full passages.
In pre-K or kindergarten? Early reading and reading readiness are taught in Lil' Fits. If your child decodes well but struggles with inference and reasoning, Fit Logic targets the thinking skills behind comprehension.
How is Fit Reading different from reading tutoring?
Most reading tutoring works on this week's book or assignment. Fit Reading finds and fixes the underlying skills that make reading hard, then measures both accuracy and speed until reading is automatic.
| Typical reading tutoring | Fit Reading | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | Current class books and assignments | A comprehensive assessment of every foundational reading skill |
| Method | Varies by tutor | Structured, explicit, sequential phonics plus fluency training |
| Goal | Reading accurately | Fluency: accurate, fast and automatic |
| Format | Often once a week | One-on-one, 50-minute sessions, 3–5 times a week |
| Progress tracking | Report cards and reading levels | Measured and charted every session, with national norm comparisons |
Fit Reading helps students who:
- Have dyslexia or a reading disability
- Have ADHD or processing differences
- Have dysgraphia or executive function challenges
- Are reluctant or frustrated readers
- Fell behind (for example, after interrupted schooling)
- Need to close gaps before the next school year
- Read accurately but slowly
- Decode well but struggle with comprehension
- Are strong readers who want more challenge
What results does Fit Reading produce?
Fit Learning measures reading with Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM), a nationally norm-referenced assessment system with more than 30 years of research support, so you can see how your child compares to peers nationwide.
Averages from Fit Learning's network-wide data; individual outcomes vary. See our Results and Research pages for more.
How do I get started with Fit Reading in Nashville?
Contact us
Call 629-339-8004 or send us a message to talk with our director or clinical director about your child.
Reading assessment
We test your child's foundational and grade-level reading skills to find exactly where the gaps are.
Start sessions
Your child begins one-on-one Fit Reading sessions in Brentwood or online, with a progress report at 25 hours.
What Fit families say
Sarah M.'s twin boys were “extremely behind in reading” after COVID interrupted their schooling. In “six short months,” both went from “hardly knowing their alphabet” to “loving to read chapter books,” and their confidence grew along with their skills. — Sarah M., Fit Learning Cleveland parent of twins
Fit Learning Nashville is new. This review comes from a family at our sister center, Fit Learning Cleveland, also led by Dr. Corinne Gist.
Frequently asked questions about Fit Reading
What is Fit Reading?
Fit Reading is a one-on-one, evidence-based reading program from Fit Learning. It assesses every foundational reading skill, then teaches the missing ones, from phonemic awareness and phonics to fluency and comprehension, until they are accurate and fast. In the Nashville area it is offered by Fit Learning Nashville in Brentwood, TN, and online.
Can Fit Reading help a child with dyslexia?
Yes. Fit Reading uses structured, explicit, sequential phonics instruction, the approach widely recommended for dyslexia, and adds fluency training so skills become automatic. Across Fit Learning, students with dyslexia gain an average of 27 words read correctly per minute in 40 hours of instruction.
How does Fit Reading compare to Orton-Gillingham or Wilson?
Like Orton-Gillingham and Wilson, Fit Reading is phonics-based, structured and sequential. Fit adds precision teaching and fluency training: every session is measured for both accuracy and speed, and instruction adjusts to the data in real time.
Is Fit Reading based on the Science of Reading?
Yes. Fit Reading teaches phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension explicitly and in sequence, consistent with the Science of Reading, and combines that with the science of learning to measure and accelerate progress.
What grades is Fit Reading for?
Fit Reading serves students in grades 1–12. Pre-K and kindergarten students build early reading and reading readiness skills in our Lil' Fits school readiness program.
My child reads aloud well but doesn't understand what they read. Can you help?
Yes. The assessment shows whether the problem is reading fluency, vocabulary or comprehension skills, or the reasoning skills behind inference. Depending on the results, we recommend Fit Reading, Fit Logic or both.
How quickly will we see results?
Fit Learning students typically make 1 year of reading growth in as little as 40 hours of instruction, and many reach 2 years.
How often are sessions?
Students attend one-on-one, 50-minute sessions 3–5 times a week, with a progress report at 25 hours and a reassessment between hours 40 and 50.
Is Fit Reading available online?
Yes. Fit Learning Nashville offers Fit Reading in person at our Brentwood center and through live online sessions. See Online Services.
Where is Fit Learning Nashville located?
We're at 104 E Park Dr, Suite 208, Brentwood, TN 37027, serving families across Nashville, Brentwood, Franklin and Middle Tennessee. Office hours are Monday–Friday 8am–6pm and Saturday 8am–1pm.
About Fit Learning Nashville
Fit Learning Nashville is led by Corinne Gist, Ph.D., BCBA-D, a doctoral-level Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Fit Learning combines evidence-based instruction (precision teaching, fluency training and curriculum-based measurement) with warm, individualized teaching. Our motto: Where the Science of Learning Meets the Art of Teaching.
Fit Reading pairs well with our other programs: Fit Math, Fit Logic, Fit Expressive Writing, Fit Penmanship and Lil' Fits.
Ready to learn more?
Phone: 629-339-8004
Email: drcorinne@fitlearningnash.com
Address: 104 E Park Dr, Suite 208, Brentwood, TN 37027
Hours: Mon–Fri 8am–6pm · Sat 8am–1pm