How Do Students Benefit from Educational Services?

Many students need a little bit of help to be as successful as they can be in their classes. Private tutoring, specialized classes, and skills workshops can provide:

• Additional instruction to master a difficult concept or subject
• Review and support for foundational skills that are crucial to success
• Clarification on assignments or answers to specific questions
• Activities and drills to build and maintain fluency and accuracy with basic skills such as math facts or spelling
• Development of independent learning and study skills
• Increase in confidence and self-sufficiency at learning

Who Can Benefit from Educational Services?

Nearly anyone can improve their academic performance! Enrichment students, maintenance students, and remedial students are all welcome. Here are just a few situations when Educational Services, such as tutoring or skills workshops, will help:

• Young children learning to read, write and do math
• Older students struggling in basic skills or specific classes
• Adults who need to brush up on skills to pursue goals
• Special needs students who need additional instruction and practice to succeed
• Middle and high school students preparing for high-stakes tests
• Students of any age who struggle with a specific skill or class

What Services Are Available?

Academic Services can be individualized or can focus on specific skill areas commonly needed for success. I can provide students with the appropriate combination of personalized and skill-based instruction:

• In-Person Tutoring ($30 per hour) by appointment at our mutual convenience for all ages. Assistance available in all elementary and basic skills, all middle school classes, and high school language arts and social sciences. Limited help with Algebra and Geometry may be available.
• Online Tutoring ($30 per hour) by appointment at our mutual convenience for students with reading levels of grade 3 and above.  Assistance available in all elementary and basic skills, all middle school classes, and high school language arts and social sciences. Limited help with Algebra and Geometry may be available. Sessions are conducted in real-time via GotoMeeting, Skype, or similar service. Learn more about Online Tutoring here.
• Study Skills/Test Prep ($30 per hour) by appointment at our mutual convenience, available in person or on-line. Learn strategies to prepare for tests, to study and truly internalize information when needed, and to succeed on high-stakes tests in elementary, middle, and high school. Sorry, I cannot help with specific higher-education tests such as GRE and so forth, but we can learn strategies that work on any test of that sort.
• Practice Activities/”Homework” (Starting at $25 per month) Set of personalized and individualized assignments provided in digital format to be completed at the agreed upon rate. Flexible due dates and schedule.
• Independent Study Classes (Prices vary, see Catalog): Choose a subject area and a level, and build your skills in a flexible and inexpensive fashion in areas such as writing, reading, math, and study skills. These classes are designed to help students gain needed skills or complete reviews at their own pace.
• Skills Workshops (Prices vary, see Catalog): These inexpensive and thorough digital workshops use a multi-media independent approach that is laser-focused on a crucial skill such as long division, sentence diagramming, or literal level reading comprehension. Work at your own pace and choose if you want teacher feedback on assignments for an additional fee.