Your child doesn’t need more screen time. They need to master the fundamentals.
LitNum Learning is a premium virtual academic intervention agency for Grades K–8. We identify your child’s reading and math skill gaps through structured academic assessment, then build targeted instruction to address them.
*NOTE: LitNum Learning provides academic instruction and educational assessment support. We do not diagnose medical, psychological, speech-language, or learning disorders, and we do not guarantee specific academic outcomes. Instructional plans are based on available academic data, student participation, and family follow-through.
THE PROBLEM
Most virtual tutoring fails for one reason
It keeps your child passive. Click, watch, click again. The fundamentals never get encoded, the gaps never close, and three months later you’re paying for the same struggle.
Foundational skills aren’t built by watching. They’re built by doing — with a pencil, on paper, in real time, with an expert watching every stroke.
THE DIFFERENCE
The Screen-to-Paper™ Method
Our instruction is live and virtual. The work is physical. Every LitNum session pairs synchronous, face-to-face teaching with mandatory paper-and-pencil execution — what we call our Screen-to-Paper (Virtual Analog) methodology.
This isn’t a preference. It’s how foundational learning actually sticks:
- Deeper encoding— the physical act of writing strengthens letter-sound and number-symbol connections.
- Lower cognitive load— paper removes the digital distractions that fracture focus during a lesson.
- Real stamina— students build the handwriting fluency and stamina that screens quietly erode.
You connect from anywhere. Your child still learns the way the brain learns best.
WHAT WE DO
Targeted intervention — not homework help
Every LitNum student follows a path built from data, not guesswork:
- Literacy: UFLI Foundations and Core Knowledge Language Arts, aligned to the Science of Reading.
- Numeracy: a mastery-based, sequential approach that secures real number sense and standard algorithms before moving on.
- Core subject expansion: standards-aligned science and social studies that build the background knowledge strong readers depend on.
- Academic baseline: LitNum Learning uses structured academic assessment, writing samples, math skill checks, and, when available and appropriate, nationally normed tools such as Acadience to establish a clear instructional starting point.
FORMATS
Ways to Work With Us
Monthly 1-on-1 Intervention Blocks
LitNum Learning launches with premium 1-on-1 academic intervention. Each student receives a recurring instructional seat based on the level of support recommended through the Academic Blueprint.
Foundation Block
2 sessions per week
8 sessions per month
$920/month
Best for students who need consistent support in one primary area, such as reading fluency, writing foundations, math facts, number sense, or one core subject support strand.
Intensive Block
3 sessions per week
12 sessions per month
$1,380/month
Best for students with moderate gaps, multi-skill needs, or students who need reading/writing plus math support.
Immersion Block
4 sessions per week
16 sessions per month
$1,840/month
Best for students with serious academic gaps, homeschool/private instruction support, or students needing structured multi-subject intervention.
Each session is 50 minutes of direct, synchronous instruction using LitNum Learning’s Screen-to-Paper method.
TRUST
Verified excellence — measured, not claimed
Dr. Darris holds active Super Tutor status — a credential awarded by a premier third-party educational platform to instructors who meet strict performance thresholds across every recent session. It’s earned continuously, not once, and it can be lost if performance drops. Hers hasn’t.
5.0 Average rating across 300+ verified parent reviews
100% On-time class delivery
0 Tutor no-shows. Ever. (And 0% last-minute cancellations.)
All metrics are independently earned and verified through a premier third-party educational platform, where Dr. Darris has delivered continuous virtual instruction since October 2024.
STATE FUNDING
Approved for state scholarship funds
LitNum Learning is approved or listed as an Education Service Provider across multiple state ESA and scholarship programs. See our ESA & Scholarships page for the current state list.