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According to the Education Industry Association, the demand for tutoring has increased 15-18% in the past year, compared to single-digit growth previously. As a result, the number of tutors has also increased dramatically. Before entrusting your child's academic future to someone, it's important to make sure that person is the best qualified to meet your child's needs.
Sylvan Learning Center, the leading provider of in-center and live, online tutoring at home to students of all ages and skill levels, offers easy tips for parents to use when choosing effective tutors.
Tutors will need the proper qualifications to assess, diagnose, and tutor to a child's weakness.
An individualized analysis of a student's strengths and weaknesses can determine a child's needs and help set goals. Also, insist on progress updates as a child passes through each step of the tutoring program.
Are you trying to keep your child from failing? Are you looking to challenge a child who is already doing well in school? "Be sure your tutor understands your objective and is skilled enough to meet it," observes Richard E. Bavaria, Ph.D., vice president of education for Sylvan Learning Center.
Just because someone is a math genius, it doesn't mean he is qualified to teach other subjects.
Determine what kind of teacher the student has excelled with previously.
A good tutor will require that a child learn a specific skill before advancing to the next academic level. Find a tutor who will work with parents and teachers to create an individual program.
Learning feels good™ at Sylvan Learning Center, the leading provider of in-center and live, online tutoring at home to students of all ages and skill levels. With more than 27 years of experience and nearly 1,200 centers located throughout North America, Sylvan Learning Center has positively changed the lives of over two million students and families. Sylvan's trained and certified teachers provide personalized instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, study skills and test-prep for college entrance and state exams. At Sylvan, students develop the skills to do better in school and the confidence to do better in everything else. For more information regarding the Sylvan Advantage™, call 1-800-31-SUCCESS or visit Sylvan's tutoring Web site at http://tutoring.sylvanlearning.com.
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Jennifer Gaegler, Sylvan Learning Center
(410) 843-8928
jennifer.gaegler@educate.com
