Contact Information

Phone: (203) 373-1144
Fax: (203) 373-0033
Monday: 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday: Closed

Elementary School Tutoring Programs

Math

    Math Essentials

    Sylvan's Basic Math Program provides all students with specific instruction on basic computation
    skills, problem solving, measurement, graphing, equations, and numeration. The program addresses
    mastery as well as application of mathematical concepts.

    Elementary Math

    Does your child need help improving fluency with math facts and solving problems with confidence? Our caring, dedicated math tutors deliver lessons that are personalized, fresh and fun for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. This customized approach will allow your child to completely master each math skill before moving on to a new one. We’re here to help with:

    • Addition
    • Subtraction
    • Multiplication
    • Division
    • Fractions
    • Decimals
    • Problem solving
    • Geometry
    • Measurement
    • Time and money
    • Pre-algebra
    • And more!

Reading

    Beginning Reading

    Designed for the reader who needs instruction in basic reading skills, Sylvan's Beginning Reading Program helps students to develop skills in phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension.

    Academic Reading

    Designed for all students, Sylvan's Academic Reading Program helps students to develop both the basic skills and the higher level critical thinking skills needed for success in reading.

    Elementary Reading

    It’s important for your child to develop a love of reading at an early age. After all, reading is a skill required for success in every subject area. Working together with you, our experienced reading tutors can pinpoint the support your child needs to build a strong foundation. We’ll tailor a personalized learning plan and instructional approach that will allow your child to make real progress in the following areas

    • Phonemic awareness
    • Phonics
    • Syllabication
    • Fluency
    • Word analysis
    • Vocabulary
    • Reading comprehension
    • And more!
    Elementary school reading help is available to students in second through fifth grade.

Writing

    Academic Writing

    Sylvan's Writing Program is designed to improve writing skills, the program teaches the process approach to writing paragraphs,
    letters, and essays, while stressing the fundamentals of capitalization, punctuation, and sentence
    building. Editing skills are also sharpened.

    Elementary Writing

    Sylvan's writing programs work because your child will practice and master the same kind of writing that’s being taught in the classroom. With the help of our elementary school writing tutors, your fourth or fifth grader can build skills and confidence in the following areas:

    • Master the five step writing process from pre-writing through publishing
    • Use proper techniques for paragraph and essay development
    • Increase vocabulary and improve spelling
    • Improve grammar and usage skills, including parts of speech, subject-verb agreement, proper punctuation capitalization rules and more