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!

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Beginning Reading

At Sylvan, we can help your young reader build important reading readiness skills. Our caring and patient teachers take a fresh, fun approach to learning with lessons that are tailored to your child’s unique learning needs. Contact us today to find out how we can help your child with letter recognition and writing, phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension and more!

Beginning reading is available to students in pre-K through second grade.

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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!

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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

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Study Skills + Writing Skills = Student Success for the Elem/Mid/High School and Collegiate Student

This comprehensive student success seminar is designed to assist in the development of academic strategies and promote an understanding of lifelong learning skills as they relate to overall success. The seminar creates opportunities for students to become knowledgeable about themselves and acquire essential academic survival skills that will enhance their study and writing skills for life.

Objectives:
To help students become responsible for their own education.
To enhance academic skills and adopt new study strategies that facilitate success.
To help students cope with personal issues such as time management and test anxiety.
To give a working knowledge of life skills that will lead to wise choices in preparing for college entrance and/or career path.
To connect students with resources that will help them effectively write in various modes
To provide the opportunity to discuss and ask questions concerning college and career.

Class size limited to 3-5 students

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Elementary Study Skills

Our study skills program can help your child approach homework and studying with less stress and more confidence. We’re here to help your fourth or fifth grader develop the following skills:

• Organization and time management, including how to organize binders, utilize study time and set goals
• Note-taking, including listening skills, managing information and basic note-taking
• Reading and studying, including how to use notes and textbooks to study properly
• Test-taking strategies, including how to approach different types of test questions and prevent test-related stress and anxiety

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Elementary Homework Help

If your fourth or fifth grader needs help with homework, turn to Sylvan. With help from our tutors, your child will gain a thorough understanding of the assigned material - and you can relax knowing the work is complete, correct and ready to turn in on time. With the flexible scheduling options available at our center, help with homework is available when your child needs it, including evenings and weekends. Find out how we can help with homework in most subject areas today!

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Elementary State Test Prep

Designed for third, fourth and fifth grade students, this program introduces the material and types of questions that will appear on the state test. We also teach proven test-taking tips, techniques and strategies to help your child approach test day with confidence. Contact us to learn more today!

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