The Sylvan Advantage® Programs You Can Trust
More Than Just Tutoring
Only Sylvan offers a highly personalized process that sets us apart from other tutoring services. We call it the Sylvan Advantage® and it goes well beyond what other tutors are capable of or willing to offer. Here's what it includes:
Sylvan Skills Assessment®
Sylvan first creates a detailed profile of your son's or daughter's academic strengths and needs based on the results of the Sylvan Skills Assessment®. This comprehensive evaluation includes a unique combination of standardized tests, diagnostic tools and personal interviews that makes it possible for Sylvan to accurately determine where your student needs the most help and the best way to provide it.
Personalized Learning Plan
Sylvan understands that every student has a unique learning style. Sylvan will develop a personalized program that incorporates the exact content your student needs to strengthen skills and develop a love of learning that will last a lifetime.
Individual Attention
At every grade and level, your student will receive the individual attention he or she needs to improve classroom performance. Sylvan teachers work individually with your student on specific areas of skill development. This personal interaction ensures students get their needs and concerns addressed without delay.
Trained and Qualified Teachers
Sylvan's highly skilled, experienced and dedicated educators love to teach, and really care about meeting the learning needs of your student. Sylvan teachers create an environment for learning that helps students reach their full potential.
Mastery Learning Techniques
To enhance long-term retention, Sylvan teachers employ proven mastery learning techniques. This means a new skill is not introduced until your student has mastered the previous one.
Unique Motivational Programs
Sylvan keeps your student engaged and eager to learn like no other tutor can through our motivational program that reinforces success and recognizes milestones in your student's progress. At Sylvan, personal praise and reinforcement from caring teachers is a natural part of the process. For example, students are rewarded with tokens to recognize hard work, good effort and correct answers that can be redeemed at the center for a variety of prizes. Who says learning can't be fun? It's just one of many ways that Sylvan motivates students to excel and keep them fully engaged in their programs.
Progress Reports
At Sylvan, we're committed to keeping you informed of your student's progress every step of the way. For example, we schedule regular conferences with you. Working together, we'll continually evaluate your student's unique situation to ensure all goals and expectations are being met.
Partners with Your Student's School
With your permission, Sylvan will stay in touch with your student's classroom teacher to make sure that progress made at Sylvan is also being realized in school. Education becomes a collaborative effort among you, Sylvan and your student's classroom teacher to ensure all learning goals are being achieved.
