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Every child is different, with unique needs and learning styles. So, we create a personalized academic tutoring program just for your child based on the results of the Sylvan Skills Assessment®. Each program, whether delivered in-center or via live, online tutoring from home, is customized to help your child achieve his goals and master schoolwork with confidence.
In education circles, Sylvan's unique academic tutoring model is known as "sequential individualized tutoring." This simply means that as Sylvan tutors work with an individual student, they give him their undivided attention, providing direct instruction and consistently guiding the child. This type of face-to-face interaction ensures students will have their questions and needs addressed quickly. At Sylvan, there is no danger of being "left behind," as might occur in a larger group setting.
In the majority of our academic tutoring programs, Sylvan tutors work with no more than three children at a time, always ensuring an extremely low student-teacher ratio of 3:1. While the first student is receiving direct instruction, the second and third are engaged in guided or independent practice. This model encourages students to learn and practice skills without becoming reliant on the constant affirmations or suggestions of a tutor.
Research supports Sylvan's choice to structure in-center academic tutoring sessions with up to three students per tutor. This approach is cost-efficient for you as a parent and also benefits your child through positive peer examples when the students share similar academic tutoring needs.
Individual tutoring programs along with self-assessments give students ownership of their learning. Sylvan students learn how each aspect of their work is geared toward achieving specific goals, such as improving word recognition and reading comprehension. Then, we teach students how to check their own work and learn independently. Our students serve an integral role in driving their own success.
- Maureen D., Sylvan Parent
