Holiday Schedule

December 2011 -Sylvan will be open during our regular hours over the Christmas holidays.
We will be closed Dec. 23-26 for Christmas and Dec. 31-Jan. 3 for New Year's Day.
We hope your family has a happy and safe Holiday Season.

Does Your Child Need a Tutor?

November 2008 - Does your child need personalized assistance catching up to his classmates or getting ahead of the learning curve? A good instructor will inspire and help students, at all levels of academic accomplishment, and develop study habits and organizational skills which will result in significantly improved schoolwork and test scores. Taking the time to consider whether or not to hire a personal instructor means parents are giving their children an opportunity to excel in the classroom.

The purpose of tutoring is to teach children efficient learning skills and techniques. It’s important that parents take action early and seek a supplemental service that develops these skills for success.

Sylvan Learning Center, the leading provider of in-center and live, online tutoring at home to students of all ages and skill levels, offers the following signs that your child may need a tutor:

• Slowly worsening grades in school
• The child develops low self-esteem and thinks negatively of himself or herself because of his or her school performance
• Making excuses as to why he or she is not doing his or her work
• Misbehavior in school
• The child is becoming rebellious toward schoolwork and loses interest in learning
• The child is preparing for college testing

Although parents may not have the necessary skills to tutor their child, they can take the right step by obtaining the proper help. Call Sylvan Learning of Bandera to get started today.

Reduce Anxiety and Increase Confidence for Better SAT* and ACT® Scores

October 2008 - More than three million college admissions tests are administered each year, making the SAT and the ACT two of the most important exams that a high school student will ever take. In order to perform at their best, students should become familiar with the style and types of questions on the tests, in order to avoid “trap-door answers.” In addition, students should boost their reading and vocabulary skills and learn specific process of elimination strategies. Above all, students need to work through as many practice questions and tests as possible in the weeks and months leading up to the actual exam.

Sylvan Learning Center, the leading provider of in-center and live, online tutoring at home to students of all ages and skill levels, offers tips to help students prepare for these important tests:

• Unlike the SAT, the ACT has no scoring penalty for incorrect answers, so never leave an ACT question blank.
• On the SAT, by eliminating at least two incorrect answers for every question you’re unsure about, you will mathematically beat the odds of the test and raise your score.
• Since the test’s instructions will not change, don’t waste time reading the instructions on the day of the test. You should already know them.
• Never spend too much time on any single question—it’s just not worth it. It’s better to lose one point on a difficult question than to lose 10 points because you ran out of time on the last part of a section.
• If you are unsure of a question, circle it and come back to it if time permits.
• Don’t get bogged down on the difficult questions before you have racked up as many points as possible on the easy and medium questions.

Students who are interested in a test prep course should visit http://tutoring.sylvanlearning.com/SAT_ACT_test_prep_programs.cfm or call Sylvan Learning of Bandera at (210) 408-6615 to learn more about Sylvan SAT Prep and Sylvan ACT Prep. These courses are offered exclusively through Sylvan Learning Center and provide proven test-taking strategies, state-of-the-art course materials and content review in small team environments that give students the confidence and personalized attention that help raise test scores.

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ASVAB Prep

Need help passing the Armed Forces Qualifying Test? Our new ASVAB Prep Porgram is designed to help prospective recruits do well on the verbal and mathematics subtests. The 30 hour program has been designed to complement March2Success.
The 5 week program is delivered in a small group setting.

Call about our New ASVAB Prep Program Today!

Check out Book Adventure

June 2008 - Reading doesn’t have to be a chore with Book Adventure.

Have you struggled to help your child choose appropriate books to read? Try Book Adventure. Book Adventure is a free website that encourages your child to read for enjoyment. Book Adventure will create a list of books that will fit your child’s reading level and areas of interest. Once your child completes the book, they can go back to the website and participate in comprehension activities to earn points and prizes.

Book Adventure is a fun way for your child to continue practicing their reading skills over the summer as well as all year long. Ask a Director or tutor at Sylvan of Bandera for more information.

Go to www.bookadventure.com today!

SylvanMathPrep.com

Does your middle school or high school student need extra help with Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 or SAT/ACT Math? Check out www.sylvanmathprep.com, an online tutorial that features more than 750 math lessons....perfect for math homework help!

2012 Schedule

The learning Center will be closed the following days in 2012:
March 15-17 Spring Break
April 6-7 Easter
May 28 Memorial Day
July 4 Independence Day
Sept. 3 Labor Day
Nov. 21-24 Thanksgiving
Dec. 24-26 Christmas
Dec. 31-Jan. 2 New Year's