We Offer Personalized Programs and Flexible Scheduling Your Child.
Your Needs.

Thank You, Thank You, THANK YOU!

We are proud to announce that Ballantyne Reading Academy has won:

  • 2025 Charlotte Magazine’s BOB award (Best Of the Best) for Best Tutoring Service. You can see the “win” in their May 2025 issue. 4 years in a row!

Thanks to all who nominated and voted for us!​

About Us↑

At Ballantyne Reading Academy for the Very Young, you and your child will find nurturing, degreed and experienced educators who are dedicated to inspiring a love of reading and creating life-long learners. If you are looking for a head-start for your little one entering preschool or kindergarten, or have school-aged children needing academic support or enrichment in reading, writing and oral fluency, Ballantyne Reading Academy for the Very Young will help you achieve your goals.

Every child is unique. We design highly personalized programs as unique as your child and offer flexible scheduling including individual tutoring or small-group instruction.

Education Student Accounts (ESA+) scholarship funds help North Carolina families pay for education and services for children with disabilities.  We are an enrolled provider for the ESA+ scholarship and are approved to accept ESA+ scholarship funds.  For more information on ESA+ scholarship, visit:  https://k12.ncseaa.edu

August 10-registration begins for school year tutoring sessions

August 20-last day of summer tutoring sessions

August 31-school year tutoring schedule begins

Beginner Bookworms!

Toddlers, preschoolers (1 year – 4 years) and their caregivers are invited to join us every Tuesday, 10:15am – 11:00am. These sessions are a chance to explore critical skills for reading readiness through stories, rhymes, music, and movement. Best of all, registration is not required and there is no set fee! You can simply show up and make a donation for the educational time you enjoy with your little one.

Foundation Services

Little Learners (ages 3 – 5 years)
• pre-reading skills
• preschool and kindergarten readiness

Ready Readers (K through 5th grade)
• reading instruction
• writing
• penmanship
• EOG/standardized test preparedness
• math skills and concepts

There are many ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all.

– Jacqueline Kennedy

Our Philosophy

We care about your child. Our one-on-one and small group tutoring sessions are designed with your child in mind. We can provide a teacher-student relationship unlike any you will find in a classroom setting because our program is personalized to suit your child’s needs.

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Check out the latest Specials and Events at Ballantyne Reading Academy for the Very Young!

Words cannot express our gratitude for taking our daughters under your wings in guiding and teaching them to their fullest potential towards building a stronger foundation in early literacy. We are extremely pleased to see our daughters growth thus far and look forward to continue working with you, and Jenna as well. If we can successfully register our daughters to the morning class at their pre-school, we would love to take you up on your offer to have both yourself and Miss Jenna teach each of our daughters one-on-one in the near future as they adore you both!
Winnie M.

“EOG reading results came out this morning and I just wanted to let you know that “T” got only ONE question wrong!  She scored a 5 – in the 99% percentile! Thank you so much for your class to teach her the strategies and give her the confidence to do well on this test! I don’t believe this would have been possible without the help from the Academy! ”

Thank You! Traci