Story and Scribe
Brisbane QLD
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- Online tutoring
About Story and Scribe
Story and Scribe is a Queensland-based literacy service founded by Miss Hugo, a primary school teacher with two years of specialist training in supporting children who struggle with reading and writing, who has worked as a specialist intervention teacher. It runs live online reading and writing classes for Prep to Year 6 in small groups of 3 to 6 children, taught by tutors from lessons the founder designs. It also offers one-on-one literacy assessments for struggling readers, in person on the Gold Coast or in Brisbane (at home or a local library) or online anywhere in Australia. The assessments are a teacher's literacy assessment, not a medical, psychological, dyslexia or speech pathology diagnosis.
What's offered
Online tutoring
Home or school visits
Services provided
Story and Scribe lists
- Weekly online writing and reading groups
- Live online classes in small groups of 3–6, weekly 1-hour sessions at 4:30 pm Brisbane time. Term 1 2027: Levelled Reading (Prep–Year 1), Lower Writing (Years 1–2), NAPLAN Writing (Year 3 or Year 5) and Upper Writing (Years 4–6). Children can join mid-term if a spot is free.
- January 2027 holiday intensives
- Five 1-hour live online sessions, Monday 4 to Friday 8 January 2027, taught by the founder: Phonics for new Preps and Year 1s, Persuasive Writing for Years 2–3 and Years 4–5 (2027 year levels).
- Struggling-reader assessment
- A 60–90 minute one-on-one literacy assessment with the founder covering phonics, phonological awareness, sight words, fluency, comprehension and a writing sample, followed by a written report, a weekly roadmap and two 30-minute follow-up calls.
- Parent webinars
- Live and recorded webinars on persuasive writing strategies for parents of Years 2–7 and teachers.
Fees
Live webinar
Recording $35.
$45
Weekly online group class (1 hour)
Paid upfront for the term: $440 for 8 sessions or $495 for 9 sessions in Term 1 2027. Mid-term joins pay $55 per remaining session.
$55
January 2027 holiday intensive (5 sessions)
$220 early-bird when booked by 13 December 2026, then $245. A $24.50 deposit holds a place.
$220–$245
From Story and Scribe's website, October 2026. Fees change, so check with the provider before you book.
Get to know Story and Scribe
From Story and Scribe's website.
Our approach
Story and Scribe teaches reading and writing through themed units, with a different story world for each year band, modelled texts and a clear skill focus each week. Classes are live online in small groups of 3 to 6 children. In NAPLAN and persuasive writing groups, children practise the skills the test looks for, with no promise of scores or results.
Working with families
After a struggling-reader assessment, parents get a written report and a weekly roadmap to follow at home or give to a tutor, plus two 30-minute follow-up calls. The site also gives parents free play-based reading activities to use at home.
Meet the team
The founder, Miss Hugo, is a primary school teacher with two years of specialist training in supporting children who struggle with reading and writing, and has worked as a specialist intervention teacher. She designs every lesson. Tutors teach the weekly classes, and she teaches the January holiday intensives.
Your first visit
For group classes, you send an enquiry with your child's year level and Story and Scribe places them in the right group. For a struggling reader, the founder first rings you for a free call, then runs a 60 to 90 minute one-on-one literacy assessment.
Locations & areas served
Brisbane
Brisbane QLD
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