Choosing the Right Tutor Can Be as Easy as ABC
Sylvan Learning Center Offers Parents Top Tips
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.
Make sure the tutor is licensed or certified. Tutors will
need the proper qualifications to assess, diagnose, and
tutor to a child's weakness.
- Look for a tutor with experience teaching children
the same age as your child. Request an assessment. 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.
- Define your goals. 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.
- Find a tutor with specific expertise in the subject
of your choosing. Just because someone is a math genius,
it doesn't mean he is qualified to teach other subjects.
- Make a personality match. Determine what kind of
teacher the student has excelled with previously.
- Ask tutors how they will help your child master a
specific skill. 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.
- Ask prospective tutors for references from previous
employers and students, or hire a respected tutoring
company.
Get recommendations for tutors from family and friends.
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 25 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://www.educate.com/info.