Middle and Junior High School Math

The transition from pre-algebra to algebra in middle or junior high school can be difficult for your child. At Sylvan, we often find that students need help with fractions and other core skills to build the foundation they need to be successful with algebra. Let our highly qualified tutors pinpoint the math help your child needs. We provide personalized tutoring and help with math homework in the following subject areas:

• Basic computation skills
• Fractions
• Decimals and percents
• Integers
• Probability and statistics
• Pre-algebra
• Geometry and measurement
• Algebra
• Problem solving
• And more!

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Middle and Junior High School Reading

Longer, more difficult reading assignments will be required in almost every subject area in middle or junior high school. Keep your child on track! At Sylvan, our expert reading tutors can tailor a learning program that will help your child become a more proficient and confident reader in the following areas:

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

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Middle and Junior High School Writing

Let our writing tutors pinpoint the help your child needs to succeed in middle or junior high school and prepare for high school. You’ll see real progress because the skills we’ll teach at Sylvan are the same ones your child is learning at school. Our personalized approach can improve your child’s writing skills and confidence in the following areas:

• Organize the writing process from pre-writing through publishing
• Apply proper composition techniques, including the development of topic sentences and supporting paragraphs, and organization of supporting details
• Understand how to approach the different writing forms, including descriptive, narrative, expository, and persuasive
• Identify and outline the main idea of a work of literature or nonfiction, identify supporting ideas, and more

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From Chaos to Control

Turn your disorganized student into a focused student. By teaching organization and time-manatement strategies students learn assignment management, grade tracking, binder and paper organization, study planning and goal setting. Backpack clean up can be done too!

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Tackle Tests with Confidence

Students will learn a variety of test-taking stratgies. They learn how to best tackle multiple choice and essay tests while getting tips on conquering test anxiety. The strategies taught will increase a student's confidence to take any type of test.

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The Hidden Secrets of Note-taking

Students learn the best methods for listening, following directions, managing and presenting information and taking notes. Students will have more comprehensive and meaningful information to study from to ensure better test results.

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Study for School Success

Have your student study smarter not harder through better reading and study strategies. Students learn how to effectively use notes as part of the study process. Program includes textbook and research skills, memory techniques, skimming and scanning for efficiency, and much, much more!

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