Parents Are Excited About Their Children's Progess At Sylvan

Sylvan, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

"I am a parent of a high achieving sophomore college student. I attribute my son’s admission to both Sacred Heart Preparatory and then the University of San Diego to tutoring services he received at Sylvan Learning Center throughout many years. My son began working with Sylvan in the 1st grade while we lived in Maryland. He never took a break from his tutoring sessions and continued through the 4th grade getting academic support in math, writing and reading comprehension. Upon our son’s graduation from the 4th grade, my husband was relocated to northern California so we picked up and moved. What did I seek out first upon my arrival in California? Sylvan Learning Center!

We immediately signed my son up at your Belmont location where he continued his studies. In middle school, my son signed up for Speed Reading at your Burlingame location and then took a course to prepare him for his high school admission test. Twice!

After seeing the excellent academic results our son achieved through his work at Sylvan, my husband and I enrolled my niece as well. She enjoyed her years of work at Sylvan and progressed nicely through elementary school.

Now, as a volunteer community advocate for students in East Palo Alto, I am happy to offer a solution that works to the many parents who seek to encourage their unmotivated children in school.

If I could offer one piece of advice to you, it would be to make Sylvan affordable to the many low-income and underserved families of East Palo Alto by offering a sliding scale tuition rate. Your system works. It changed my son’s life and made him a more confident and able student. Parents with limited resources share the same dream as that of any other parent – to provide a quality education that will set a strong educational foundation for their children.

On behalf of the many students throughout the country whose academic lives you have impacted as well as that of our son, Alex, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Gratefully,"

- Marcy Black

We started our daughter, Hannah off with Sylvan, Now our son, Austin

"We started our daughter, Hannah off with Sylvan to help her begin reading when she was in Kindergarten. Now Hannah is in the fourth grade and her reading level is at the seventh grade level. She not only excels at reading, but loves it as well. In her spare time you will find her reading and drawing pictures of her favorite literary characters.

Now our son, Austin has started the reading program and already within the short amount of time he has been at your center, we have noticed an improvement. We read stories together at night and he is able to identify letters and their sounds. Also, he is able to retell the story afterwards. Although he is not reading yet, we can already see that this will be a smooth learning process thanks to your dedicated Staff.

Thank you Nick, for everything that you guys do, we will miss you when we are in Louisiana."

- Kim Silva

I was a little bit doubtful that she was going to improve in 2 months what she couldn't do in a year

"Our daughter is 8 years old and she is now in 3rd grade attending a Chinese Mandarin merge program school in Palo Alto. She is also a very good tennis player and has to spend a minimum of two hours in daily training after school. At the end of the second grade, her Chinese skills were very good, but she was behind in English. My wife and I are not native English speakers, so we can't help her enough. This summer 2009, we decided to find a learning center which will help her to improve her reading and writing skills in English. We found Sylvan and she attended 12 hours a week in the afternoons. At the beginning, I was a little bit doubtful that she was going to improve in 2 months what she couldn't do in a year, but I had a great surprise seeing her reading way faster than before with a much better comprehension. She also started to develop a good taste for writing about her experiences in tennis. We have decided to keep her at Sylvan the rest of the year because it is a great learning program and study support for very busy children like her.

Thank you,"

- Raul Vielma

Very positive experience we've had -- both with my son and now my daughter

"October 29, 2009

A Sylvan Family

Our son went to Sylvan years ago when he was behind in his reading skills. Not only is he reading beyond his grade level today, he is an A student with honors at an academically advanced school. Our younger child has seen her big brother's academic success and wants to emulate it. Earlier this year, she came to us and asked if she could go to Sylvan to move ahead of her class in math. She loves her Sylvan math classes and is enjoying the challenge of learning how to do math problems her class isn't focused on yet. Sylvan isn't just about raising grades, it is also about raising your child's self-esteem and fostering a love of learning.

Thank you,"

- Kim Gibbons

Sylvan has made a big difference in Sophia's school experience

"Dear Sylvan Learning Center:

Just a quick note to thank you for helping Sophia grow, through your Beginning Reading Program. When she started only about 14 hours ago, she was in level 8 on school. This week her teacher told me she was in level 24. She was the second highest reader in her classroom.

Last week she received an award for getting only 3’s and 4’s on her report card. This is like an honor roll for First Graders.

She loves reading and writing and drawing. She does her homework eagerly and without me having to remind her. Sylvan has made a big difference in Sophia’s school experience.
Thanks again.

Sincerely,

Faith xxx"

- Faith Smith

The skills are at grade level and he is genuinely enjoying the lessons

"The skills are at grade level and he is genuinely enjoying the lessons

To: Sylvan Learning Center

My son has always had trouble with his writing skills. He is entering the seventh grade in Sept. and I wanted to make writing easier for him next year. He entered the Academic Writing Program in June, 2000 and Danny has completed two published compositions,

The compositions are fantastic. The skills are at grade level and he is genuinely enjoying the lessons. Last week he wrote a thank you letter to a relative on his own starting with a rough draft and completing the letter independently. It was wonderful to see his improvement and confidence in the writing process.

Sincerely,

Gail Johnson"

- Gail Johnson

I am so proud of him and very grateful to Sylvan

"To: Sylvan Learning Center

I enrolled my son into the academic mathematics program 2 months ago. Today I received my son’s report card; He now has an A in mathematics and does his homework independently and completely. In addition, he received the Student of the Month award for April.

I am so proud of him and very grateful to Sylvan. The program has turned my son around.

Sincerely,

Diana Wilson"

- Diana Wilson

My son's math improved 2 grade levels in less than 2 months

"My son has been struggling with math since 1st grade. We heard of Sylvan many times from other friends & people at school. So we decided to give Sylvan a try. My son has been happy going to Sylvan and he can tell me clearly what he learned while we are driving home everyday. My son took a 36 hour exam yesterday. He improved nearly 2 grade levels. I am impressed with the progress that Sylvan did for my son."

- Josh Davis

Division & fraction is no longer a pain

"My daughter has been struggling with division & fraction for a long time. This is her 3rd week at Sylvan. She came out of Sylvan class and full of joy. She told me that she finally learned division in that class and she cannot wait to practice at home.

Thank you, Sylvan teachers!"

- Gina Rose

Impressed With Sylvan SAT

"I was looking for a SAT prep service for my son. We decided to try Sylvan because Sylvan has 5+ student small class size, low cost, strong teaching staff and Speed Reading program which is very helpful for my son. Anyway, I was very impressed with my son's progress. Two thumbs up !"

- Shane James

Sylvan excels in providing a good conceptual foundation

"When my daughter was falling behind in Math during her 1st Grade, I looked for a tutoring center that stressed learning a good conceptual foundation, rather than a place that does a lot of repetitive math exercises. Sylvan has done an excellent job. Their approach of using many angles to teach a concept, and motivating the child in a lot of fun ways to achieve, has resulted in my daughter having the confidence and knowledge in class. My daughter tells me that she likes the small group tutoring at Sylvan, because as soon as she needs help the teacher is there."

- Andrea Chan

Sylvan has been great for my daughter

"My daughter struggled with her English and communication skills in her classes when she was in 2nd grade.
We decided to try Sylvan after hearing about it from a friend.
We stopped by and talked to the directors, who were very helpful in evaluation her needs.
We enrolled her in the summer of 2009, and she showed a vast improvement over the summer.
Right now, she is a happy 3rd grader, and she is more confident about her school work and she enjoys reading.
Sylvan has been great for my daughter and has helped her to do well in school.
We appreciate it what Sylvan has done for my daughter.

Sincerely,

Michael & Jessica"

- Michael & Jessica

Our daughter has always had a difficult time with math. Now...

"Our daughter has always had a difficult time with math. Before she began the Sylvan program, she was completely lost at school, and as a result, hated going. Homework was a nightmare we all dreaded.

The tutors at Sylvan recognized that she needed to build a better foundation before she could go on. Several months later, she has gone from struggling with remedial math, to confidently and quickly completing grade level assignments. Not only does she complete her work at Sylvan, but she breezes through the homework the tutor assigns. We couldn't be happier with her success."

- Candy Temmermand

Money put into Sylvan a great investment!

"We were concerned about our 3rd graders STAR scores. He goes to a Spanish immersion program at Castro Elementary school and did not have the grounding in English to do well on this test.

But more worrisome to me, he didn't enjoy reading. However, he loved audiobooks and being read to, so I wanted to support and set free his "inner reader".

Sylvan's assessment and guarantee (they guarantee they can bring a kid up one grade level in 36 sessions...exactly the distance our child was lagging) gave us the peace of mind to enroll him.

We have a few weeks to go til the 36 session and subsequent assessment, but have noticed a dramatic change in his reading ability and enthusiasm.

Nick and Annette, who run the center, have been extremely responsive and great partners in this endeavor. All the teachers that have led our son's sessions have been high quality.

I have put a lot of effort into homework help, finding tutors on our own, etc. but have found the money put into Sylvan a great investment! (for the record, we did not price shop around, having gone on word of mouth recommendation that Sylvan was the best solution.)"

- Suzy D

Improve from "D" & "F" to all "A" & "B" Grades

" My son-Drew has been receiving a lot of "D" & "F" grades. My husband and I have been very frustrated. Drew needs to improve study skills, manage homeworks & projects, and sharpen math skills (mostly in algebra II and trig). We enrolled Drew at Sylvan in October. He is now an all "A" & "B" students 5 months later (March). Sylvan set up 3 different programs for Drew and has worked out very well. Sylvan log into Drew's school system, print out all his assignments & grades and ensure that Drew is managing his school work correctly. Sylvan also improved Drew's study skills and math skills.

We just received Drew's grade reports and are celebrating for his success brought by Sylvan!
"

- Amy Dinsmore

Thank Sylvan for SSAT Test Prep!

" My daughter has been attending Sylvan for a while for homework help, mostly in math. She was applying for private high school and failed SSAT math test and received only 43 percentile. We decided to retake the SSAT math portion and enrolled her at Sylvan's SSAT test prep program. My daughter has 5 one on one session and retook the test. She improved to 87 percentile. We are thrilled with her progress and want to share this success with other parents. "

- Kirsten Crescenti

Yes, I would recommend Sylvan Service!

" Yes, I would and I regularly do recommend Sylvan Mountain View service.

Aside from helping both my kids tremendously in an academic sense, they both actually enjoy going to Mountain View Sylvan. The environment is incredibly supportive. It feels like a family. So you're not just helping my kids academically, today, but instilling a love of learning that they will hopefully keep forever. And for me it is so wonderful and helpful that you're accommodating with their schedules. I am happy we found you.
"

- Nicole Pisco

My son Samuel's writing silks has improved a lot!

"Yes, I would like to recommend the Mountain View, CA Sylvan Learning
Center to my family and friends.

My son Samuel's writing silks has improved a lot after finishing writing program. He got strict A in his English class.

Thanks,
-Renee"

- Renee Zhang

Great Speed Reading Class

"I like it because it helped me read faster while still maintaining a high comprehension rate. After taking this class, I have learned many speed reading skill that I will be able to use in my everyday life."

- Alice Shen

I love your study skills program

"I like it because it quadrupled my wpm from 366 to 1366. It will help in future test to be able to chunk when my classmates are regressing and “walk pace” reading. The OTM skills are very good for the future. This will be a valuable asset in life"

- Raymond xu

I like speed reading class

"I like it, Because my reading rate increased about 3x. the teacher were awesome. I will practice in order to maintain my speed limit. It was a good opportunity to increase and learn speed reading."

- Tiffany

It was a nice class

"It was a nice class. The atmosphere got lighter as the class progressed, and we got to know each other. The class taught me skills to help me doing homework faster and help me learn more in class."

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