Contact Information

Phone: (604) 582-3332
Fax: (604) 582-1844
Monday: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Sunday: Closed

Elementary School Tutoring Programs

Math

    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

    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.

    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

    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

Study Skills

    From Chaos to Control

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

    Tackle Tests with Confidence

    Increase your child's confidence to tackle any type of test. Students will learn a variety of test-taking strategies for multiple choice, essay and closed tests while getting tips on conquering test anxiety.

    The Hidden Secrets of Note-Taking

    Great study notes = better test scores!
    This course covers 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.

    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!

    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