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| Phone: | (214) 342-3305 |
| Fax: | (214) 750-1339 |
| Monday: | 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday: | 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM |
| Wednesday: | 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM |
| Thursday: | 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM |
| Friday: | 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
| Saturday: | 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
| Sunday: | 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Sylvan's tutors teach skills that last a lifetime. We help students learn how to become self-motivated and achieve independence; above all else, we enable them to approach school — and life — with confidence.
We also maintain Sylvan tutoring special offers and seasonal promotions that make getting your child on the road to success easier.
SylvanMathPrep.com
Sylvan has a new online program: Sylvan Math Prep, that serves as a tool to continue instruction while at home!
This is an online system that helps students in different areas of mathematics, and it is completely FREE to select students!
Visit the website below to check it out! http://www.sylvanmathprep.com/
Ask for more information next time you stop by the center, or call us at 214-342-3305
FREE TAKS, SAT, and ACT practice tests and consultation!
Did you know...Sylvan North Dallas offers FREE SAT, ACT and TAKS practice tests!! Included in this offer is a FREE consultation and tips to improve your child's score. Call us to make an appointment.
Sylvan College Prep
More students will graduate high school and apply for college through 2010 than any other time in history. The competition for college acceptance and scholarship continues to put pressure on high school students to stand out. To meet your student's changing needs and prepare him/her to be ahead of the rest, Sylvan Learning has created an entire line of college prep courses that can be custom designed to fit your student's needs. You will find the College Prep Courses outlined below:
ACT/SAT Practice Test:
Practice Makes Perfect! Taking a practice test will help prepare your student for the actual day of the test. Following the practice test, you will receive a detailed score report that highlights your students strengths and areas of opportunity.
ACT/SAT Prep:
A critical piece to your student's acceptance to college is the entrance exam, otherwise known as the SAT or ACT. Our prep provides strategies in math, verbal reasoning, and crititcal thinking skills for taking the SAT/ACT exam. Our program focuses on effective test taking strategies and content review.
Getting Into College:
This course is designed to specifically address the writing needs of your student as they move through the application process and strive to get into the school of their dreams. During the course of this program your student will be given the tools he/she needs to prepare an effective and complete application.
English 101:
"I learned more about writing than I have in all my schooling!" This comment is from a Sylvan student who had completed just one day of English 101! This course is designed to give your student a jump on the writing demands he/she will face in college and on standarized tests. The 24 hour program is modeled to sharpen the writing, research, and analysis skills that your student will find makes them a stronger and more effective writer.
Speed Reading Classes for Middle and High School Students, College Students, and Adults
Speed reading is VITAL to doing well in everyday life! Qualified students 6th grade and above (even adults) may take this amazing class. It is a short program designed to teach eye exercises and comprehension techniques that will speed up the reading process and allow for a higher comprehension rate! This program is a must have for college success and efficiency in the professional environment! Call us today for more details!
Catch Up & Read! Success!
On April 27th, Sudie L Williams, eliminatory school in the Bluffview neighborhood, celebrated its first annual Catch Up and Read celebration. Catch Up and Read is a collaborative community effort between the school, Sylvan Learning Center, and The Salesmanship Club Youth and Family Centers, offering family education classes called, “Fortaleza en la Familia”. Special guest for the evening was Dr. Robin Ryan, DISD Chief Academic Officer. Parents, faculty, students and community neighbors who support Catch Up and Read attended the event.
The idea behind Catch Up and Read is for the community to raise funds to provide after school tutoring in reading to under performing students in close partnership with the participating school and parents of the students. In this initial go round, funds were raised to allow 36 Sudie students to participate in the program. Sylvan Learning of North Dallas provided the academic program for the students. The results were impressive. The program began in January 2010 and in 10 weeks of tutoring, students improved one full grade level in reading. A DISD curriculum advisor observed, “The enthusiasm from the students and teachers is refreshing.”
At the celebration event, each student received a framed certificate presented by principal, Lorena Hernandez. Half Price Books donated an on grade level book for each student along with several other goodies including the book, “Say Good Night To Illiteracy” designed to inspire students of all ages to read.
Involved community leaders led by Catherine LeBlanc are in the process of raising funds to continue and expand the program that Ms. Hernandez described as “making a big difference”. Anyone interested in learning more about Catch Up and Read or wishing to help can contact Catherine LeBlanc at cates.leblanc@gmail.com.
Pictures: Several students received special recognition from Principal Lorena Hernandez for achieving perfect attendance.
DISD Cheif Academic Officer, Dr. Robin Ryan, signed books for all participating students.
TAKS Tips for Parents
1. Have your student go to bed early the night before the test. Everyone's brain works better when it is rested.
2. Have your student eat a healthy breakfast the morning of the test.
3. Coach your student to take his/her time. Most students have the tendency to rush through the test and make careless errors.
4. Encourage your student to take mental breaks during the test. They can close their eyes and think about something else for a minute or two. This will help relieve some of the stress they may be feeling!
As the TAKS test approaches, keep checking this section because we will add a few tips every month!!
10 Reading Tips for Parents
1. Let your child see you reading for pleasure
2. Listen to your child read to you or to relatives.
3. Reward your child for reading using praise, new books, a success chart, etc.
4. Develop your child's experiential background. This will allow them to relate reading activities to everyday life!
5. Build vocabulary activities through games and practice! Try word bingo or a word game together.
6. Use Bookadventure.com to help build comprehension skills.
7. Take your child to the library regularly.
8. Let your child get excited about books of his/her choice.
9. Turn off the TV and READ! Read the books that correspond to the upcoming Movie Blockbuster hit!
10. Make it fun! Act out a book together, take turns reading a paragraph, have it relate to everyday life. The more often they read, the more they will enjoy it later in life!
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