Middle and Junior High School Math
The transition from pre-algebra to algebra in middle or junior high school can be difficult for your student. At Sylvan, we often find that students need extra help with fractions and other core skills to build the foundation they need to be successful with algebra. Let our highly qualified teachers pinpoint the math help your student needs. We provide personalized programs and help with math homework in the following subject areas:
- Basic computation skills
- Fractions
- Decimals and percents
- Integers
- Probability and statistics
- Pre-algebra
- Geometry and measurement
- Algebra
- Problem solving
- And more!
Middle and Junior High School Reading
Longer, more difficult reading assignments will be required in almost every subject area in middle or junior high school. Keep your student on track! At Sylvan, our expert reading teachers can tailor a learning program that will help your student become a more proficient and confident reader in the following areas:
- Word analysis
- Vocabulary
- Fluency
- Reading comprehension
- And more!
Advanced Reading Skills
Sylvan's Advanced Reading Skills program can raise your students's effective reading rate by 50% with as little as twelve hours of instruction.* Increased reading speed and improved comprehension can help your student with test-taking, studying and more!
Middle and Junior High School Writing
Let our writing teachers pinpoint the help your student needs to succeed in middle or junior high school and prepare for high school. You'll see real progress because the skills we'll teach at Sylvan are the same ones your student is learning at school. Our personalized approach can improve your student's writing skills and confidence in the following areas:
- Organize the writing process from pre-writing through publishing
- Apply proper composition techniques, including the development of topic sentences and supporting paragraphs, and organization of supporting details
- Understand how to approach the different writing forms, including descriptive, narrative, expository, and persuasive
- Identify and outline the main idea of a work of literature or nonfiction, identify supporting ideas, and more
Middle and Junior High School Study Skills
Help your student approach studying with less stress and more confidence! With Sylvan's study skills program, your student will learn how to manage day-to-day schoolwork with ease. From organizing a binder, to listening and note-taking, our study skills program will help your student become a better student in middle or junior high school - and beyond. We're here to help with the following skills:
- Organization and time management
- Note-taking
- Reading and studying
- Test-taking strategies
Middle and Junior High School Homework Support
We help students with their own homework in Science, Mathematics, English, Social Studies and Foreign Languages
