High School Math

From formulas to equations, high school math can be overwhelming – even if your teenager is a good student in other subject areas. Our math tutors can pinpoint the help your teenager needs to complete math homework more independently, excel in the classroom and prepare for a bright future. We’ll develop a personalized learning plan and keep your teen’s goals and interests in mind every step of the way with lessons that are engaging, motivating and rewarding. Start making high school math manageable today! Find out how we can help with the following subject areas:

• Algebra 1
• Algebra 2
• Geometry
• Trigonometry
• Pre-calculus
• And more!

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Integrated & Senior Math

We understand every student learns math differently. At Sylvan, our patient math experts will tailor a personalized learning plan based on the exact needs of your teenager. Because our integrated and senior math programs follow the same curriculum used in your teenager’s school, you can be assured that success seen at Sylvan will also be seen in the classroom. Find out how we can help your teenager work comfortably and confidently with the following math processes and concepts:

• Algebraic concepts
• Geometric concepts
• Trigonometric concepts
• Patterns and relationships
• Data analysis
• Linear, exponential and quadratic functions
• Probability
• And more!

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Basic Skills Review - English and Math

The Basic Skills Review program helps students & adult learners develop competency in core reading & math skills.

It is especially beneficial for adults who are preparing to take:

• General Educational Development (GED) test
• College entrance exams for placement
• Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
• Assessment for a new vocation (policemen, firemen, postal workers, union/service organization)

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High School Reading

It is critical to not underestimate the importance of reading in high school–particularly as complex assignments and long-term projects require more attention to and strength in this area! Let Sylvan’s reading experts develop a personalized plan to help your teenager become a more proficient and confident reader in the following areas:

• Fluency
• Word analysis
• Vocabulary
• Reading comprehension
• And more!

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Advanced Reading Skills

Sylvan's Advanced Reading Skills program can raise your child’s effective reading rate by 50% with as little as twelve hours of instruction.* Increased reading speed and improved comprehension can help your child with test-taking, studying and more!

*Individual results may vary. Please contact us for more information.

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Basic Skills Review - English and Math

The Basic Skills Review program helps students & adult learners develop competency in core reading & math skills.

It is especially beneficial for adults who are preparing to take:

• General Educational Development (GED) test
• College entrance exams for placement
• Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
• Assessment for a new vocation (policemen, firemen, postal workers, union/service organization)

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High School Writing

Strong writing skills in high school are crucial to your teenager’s success in life. Our writing program will help your teen tackle the toughest classroom writing assignments, perform better on tests, and prepare for state assessments and the SAT/ACT^® with confidence. Find out how Sylvan can tailor a plan to improve your teen’s writing skills in the following areas:

• Applying the writing process from pre-writing through publishing
• Applying composition techniques to new and existing writing assignments, including the development of effective thesis statements, development of topic sentences and supporting paragraphs, and organization of details and transitions
• Understanding and composing different writing forms, including descriptive, narrative, expository, and persuasive
• Analyzing works of literature and nonfiction, summarizing texts in writing, composing a research paper, and more

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College Prep Boosters

Strategic Writing 101: 7th grade - adult/college
Learn how to write a timed essay, and perfect an essay in 10 hours of instruction.

Advanced Reading Skills: 7th grade - adult/college
Learn how to read large quantities of text in a short amount of time, with high comprehension.
We train your eyes to absorb quickly.

College Prep Writing: 7th grade - adult/college

- Getting Into College - Learn how to write your college entrance essay, as well as your SAT and ACT essay.

- English 101 - Learn how to write a college freshman research paper.

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Sylvan College Prep Series

The Sylvan College Prep Series is a set of enrichment courses that will help students excel in high school and college. These enrichment courses include:

• SAT Prep Course
  
• ACT Prep Course
  
• Advanced Reading Skills course
  
• College Prep Writing Course
  
• Sylvan Study Skills course

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High School Study Skills

Does your teenager need help with study and organizational skills? With Sylvan’s study skills program, we’ll help your teenager learn how to manage time and daily coursework with ease. From discovering the right way to take notes and study to learning how to complete research for papers and assignments, our study skills program will help your teenager become a better student in high school – and beyond. We’re here to help with the following skills:

• Organization and time management
• Note-taking
• Reading and studying
• Test-taking strategies

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High School Homework Help

There are many reasons why your family might need extra help with homework – especially in high school. At Sylvan, we’ll work with you to create a homework plan that meets your teenager’s needs and your busy schedule. Learn more about our programs today and find out how we can:

• Help your teen learn any missed skills and lessons
• Provide extra instruction with class material and concepts
• Improve organizational skills and study habits
• Provide a dedicated place and time where a teacher can help with assignments

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ACT Prep

ACT scores play an increasingly critical role at top colleges & universities. What’s the best way to prepare for the test or significantly raise your scores? The answer is the ACT preparation course with small classes of no more than 4-6 students, highly trained & credentialed teachers, & state-of-the art course materials.

Sylvan ACT Prep will show you:
•How to develop a unique personal plan of attack to maximize your score
•How to set your own timetable
•How to turn the ACT’s "guessing penalty" into a guessing advantage
•How to spot traps & steer clear of trouble
•How to avoid “analysis paralysis” by not over-thinking easy questions
•How to develop a powerful POE (process of elimination) strategy for difficult problems

Costs:
Two full-length ACT Diagnostic tests + Materials + 24 hours of instruction
$795.00 (Seminar rate is for 3+ students only, otherwise, hourly rates apply)

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SAT Prep

SAT scores play an increasingly critical role at top colleges & universities. What’s the best way to prepare for the test or significantly raise your scores? The answer is the SAT preparation course with small classes of no more than 4-6 students, highly trained & credentialed teachers, & state-of-the art course materials.

Sylvan SAT Prep will show you:
•How to develop a unique personal plan of attack to maximize your score
•How to set your own timetable
•How to turn the SAT’s "guessing penalty" into a guessing advantage
•How to spot traps & steer clear of trouble
•How to avoid “analysis paralysis” by not over-thinking easy questions
•How to develop a powerful POE (process of elimination) strategy for difficult problems

Costs:
Three full-length SAT Diagnostic tests + Materials + 30 hours of instruction
$895.00 (Seminar rate is for 3+ students only, otherwise, hourly rates apply)

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Sylvan College Prep Series

The Sylvan College Prep Series is a set of enrichment courses that will help students excel in high school and college. These enrichment courses include:

• SAT Prep Course
  
• ACT Prep Course
  
• Advanced Reading Skills course
  
• College Prep Writing Course
  
• Sylvan Study Skills course

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Basic Skills Review - English and Math

The Basic Skills Review program helps students & adult learners develop competency in core reading & math skills.

It is especially beneficial for adults who are preparing to take:

• General Educational Development (GED) test
• College entrance exams for placement
• Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
• Assessment for a new vocation (policemen, firemen, postal workers, union/service organization)

Request more information

ACT Prep

ACT scores play an increasingly critical role at top colleges & universities. What’s the best way to prepare for the test or significantly raise your scores? The answer is the ACT preparation course with small classes of no more than 4-6 students, highly trained & credentialed teachers, & state-of-the art course materials.

Sylvan ACT Prep will show you:
•How to develop a unique personal plan of attack to maximize your score
•How to set your own timetable
•How to turn the ACT’s "guessing penalty" into a guessing advantage
•How to spot traps & steer clear of trouble
•How to avoid “analysis paralysis” by not over-thinking easy questions
•How to develop a powerful POE (process of elimination) strategy for difficult problems

Costs:
Two full-length ACT Diagnostic tests + Materials + 24 hours of instruction
$795.00 (Seminar rate is for 3+ students only, otherwise, hourly rates apply)

Request more information

SAT Prep

SAT scores play an increasingly critical role at top colleges & universities. What’s the best way to prepare for the test or significantly raise your scores? The answer is the SAT preparation course with small classes of no more than 4-6 students, highly trained & credentialed teachers, & state-of-the art course materials.

Sylvan SAT Prep will show you:
•How to develop a unique personal plan of attack to maximize your score
•How to set your own timetable
•How to turn the SAT’s "guessing penalty" into a guessing advantage
•How to spot traps & steer clear of trouble
•How to avoid “analysis paralysis” by not over-thinking easy questions
•How to develop a powerful POE (process of elimination) strategy for difficult problems

Costs:
Three full-length SAT Diagnostic tests + Materials + 30 hours of instruction
$895.00 (Seminar rate is for 3+ students only, otherwise, hourly rates apply)

Request more information

Sylvan College Prep Series

The Sylvan College Prep Series is a set of enrichment courses that will help students excel in high school and college. These enrichment courses include:

• SAT Prep Course
  
• ACT Prep Course
  
• Advanced Reading Skills course
  
• College Prep Writing Course
  
• Sylvan Study Skills course

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College/University Prep Writing

Advance your teenager’s writing skills today! Our College/University Prep Writing program can help your teenager compose an exceptional research paper, avoid plagiarism, prepare college or university applications that shine, and more!

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College/University Prep Study Skills

With college or university right around the corner, knowing what and how to study can give your teenager an edge. Let Sylvan’s study skills experts teach the valuable organization, time management, note-taking, studying and test-taking strategies your teenager needs for success in high school and college or university.

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College/University Prep Homework Help

Don’t let problems with homework impact your teenager’s chances of being successful in the college or university of their choice! With your family’s busy schedule, we can help make homework more manageable. We offer flexible scheduling options and can help your teenager by:

• Providing extra instruction in class material and concepts
• Building exceptional organizational skills and study habits
• Offering a dedicated place and time where instructors can help with specific assignments

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College Prep Boosters

Strategic Writing 101: 7th grade - adult/college
Learn how to write a timed essay, and perfect an essay in 10 hours of instruction.

Advanced Reading Skills: 7th grade - adult/college
Learn how to read large quantities of text in a short amount of time, with high comprehension.
We train your eyes to absorb quickly.

College Prep Writing: 7th grade - adult/college

- Getting Into College - Learn how to write your college entrance essay, as well as your SAT and ACT essay.

- English 101 - Learn how to write a college freshman research paper.

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GET AHEAD Enrichment Camp Schedule 2011

Handwriting Without Tears
K-6 grades use this unique step-by-step, hands on approach to better handwriting for both printing and cursive.

Eager Readers
Pre K, K, & 1st grade students practice capital & lowercase letters, build listening comprehension strategies & increase book awareness.

Rockin’ Readers
2nd grade students & above improve literal & different strategies for increasing comprehension while being exposed to various types of texts.

Author’s Corner
3rd grade students & above learn an organized writing process, to include editing & exposure to different styles of writing.

Math Magic
1st grade students & above will develop computation fluency with basic operations, touch on fractions, decimals, number sense, & problem solving strategies

Algebra Advantage
6th grade students & above gain the essentials for algebra then move on to basic algebra skills. This will expose & establish a foundation so students can be confident as they face more challenging math.

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Sylvan College Prep Series

The Sylvan College Prep Series is a set of enrichment courses that will help students excel in high school and college. These enrichment courses include:

• SAT Prep Course
  
• ACT Prep Course
  
• Advanced Reading Skills course
  
• College Prep Writing Course
  
• Sylvan Study Skills course

Request more information

College Prep Boosters

Strategic Writing 101: 7th grade - adult/college
Learn how to write a timed essay, and perfect an essay in 10 hours of instruction.

Advanced Reading Skills: 7th grade - adult/college
Learn how to read large quantities of text in a short amount of time, with high comprehension.
We train your eyes to absorb quickly.

College Prep Writing: 7th grade - adult/college

- Getting Into College - Learn how to write your college entrance essay, as well as your SAT and ACT essay.

- English 101 - Learn how to write a college freshman research paper.

Request more information

Courses for Credit

Courses for credit can serve as a substitute for summer school or a means to make up a class because of illness or transfer during the school year. Sylvan is accredited by the same organization that accredits your local school. Credits earned at Sylvan may be accepted at schools, colleges and universities around the world. Contact us today to learn about the types of courses we offer for credit.

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