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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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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ACT^® Test Prep

With competition to get into college on the rise, Sylvan's ACT preparation course can increase your child’s ACT score. Our personalized approach to test prep teaches the test-taking strategies and techniques your teenager needs to approach test day with confidence. Learn more about ACT test preparation from Sylvan and enroll today.

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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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