Dyslexia Tutors in Michigan

What families in Michigan should know

Michigan's constitution flatly prohibits public money from going toward private education — voters actually rejected a ballot measure to allow vouchers back in 2000, and that constitutional barrier hasn't moved since. So unlike a lot of states in this directory, an ESA here would require a statewide vote to amend the constitution, not just a bill passing the legislature. That's a much higher bar, and there's no serious effort underway to clear it.

What Michigan does have is a brand-new dyslexia law, signed in October 2024, that phases in over several years: by the 2027-28 school year, every public school will have to screen K-3 students for dyslexia three times a year and use a specific teaching framework (MTSS) to support kids who need it. The state also put $87 million into a Committee for Literacy Achievement to help fund the rollout. None of that money reaches families directly, though — it's aimed at public schools.

Funding & financial assistance

Funding information is being reviewed for this state.

Tutor and therapist pathways

Michigan's new literacy and dyslexia law (Public Act 146 of 2024, MCL 380.1280f) requires the Department of Education to maintain a regularly updated Michigan Dyslexia Handbook and develop in-house dyslexia expertise to assist districts, but does not create a separate "dyslexia therapist" state credential. Private tutors need no state license to operate; national CALT, Barton, and Wilson certifications remain the standard.

Michigan K-12 Literacy and Dyslexia Law (official)

Michigan provider directory

These listings are provided as a starting point for your own research.

Sources

1. 1. Michigan Homeschool Funding Options (2026) — Numa School — numaschool.com/states/michigan/homeschool-funding
2. 2. Policymakers and State Education Agencies - Michigan — The Reading League — www.thereadingleague.org/compass/policymakers-and-state-education-agencies/michigan