Tutoring News & Events

You’ve noticed that your child’s grades aren’t where they used to be or where they should be. Instead of bringing home As, your child is getting Cs or Ds and there are comments from the teacher saying that his or her performance has dropped or they are a disruption in class. If you notice that your child is getting lower grades or the teacher is mentioning that they are not paying attention …Read More

Remember back to the days of elementary school where you had to write simple stories or prepare for exams by reading a story and then writing what you thought had occurred? Do you remember how frustrating it could be when you couldn’t come up with certain words or you were told to sound out the words when you couldn’t spell them? Your child is going through this too; he or she is learning how …Read More

Look, learn, and listen is something that you learn early on in life. As a parent, you probably tell your child frequently to look and listen when they cross the street or if they are reading a particularly difficult book and need to sound something out. If you don’t learn to listen when you are young, then you could end up missing out on a lot of information. From picking up on social cues to t…Read More

The holiday season is filled with lots of baking and time with family and your kids. If you’re lucky enough to get to take time off during the holiday season, then you’re probably excited to spend a few days with your children. Your children are excited to get away from school and to spend time with you and your spouse. At our learning center, even though it’s the holiday season, we encourag…Read More

With the holidays approaching, it can be difficult to figure out a present to buy for your child that has a nice balance of learning and fun. With so many technological advances in our society, it can be difficult to figure out what to get your child. While you want to make sure that it’s something they’ll enjoy, you always want to ensure that they’ll learn from it. By exploring some educati…Read More

In Books For Your Young Reader - Part One, we went over some great books our learning center recommends to help your young reader strengthen his or her reading skills. It’s essential that a youngster starts reading early on not only to enhance their reading skills, but to also focus on reading comprehension, picking up on cues, and even listening skills if you read out loud to your child. Readin…Read More

Reading is something that comes to some as easy and others as hard. At our learning center, we’ve dealt with students of all reading levels. Some kids take to it easily and struggle in other areas, and other kids find reading difficult. Reading isn’t just the act of putting words together. It also is understanding what you’re reading and using context clues to figure out what lies behind the…Read More

A child’s brain is like a sponge, which is why it is important to encourage them to continue learning during the summer. Most kids forget what they’ve learned in the previous school year because they don’t exercise their brain during the summer. We know it’s unrealistic to expect your child who has learned all year long to do some math problems or to write a book report, but to encourage t…Read More