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TUTORING | HOMEWORK HELP | LEARNING CENTERStudy Skills – Training to Learn
Study skills often earn labels – good, poor, inadequate – without anyone ever defining what a set of study skills includes. Often this is because the definition of essential study skills varies greatly. The key is for each student to recognize which skills they need...
High School
High school, while often seen as a culmination of learning, actually provides more of a transition. Whether a student chooses to pursue higher education or not, high school prepares students for advanced learning skills and adult decision making. High School Forms...
How to Speak Japanese: Unlocking a New World
Learning how to speak Japanese may seem an impossible task. As with many Asian languages simply contemplating the non-Roman alphabet seems unmanageable. However, the Japanese language holds many advantages when entering our globally focused business and technology...
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities frustrate both children and parents. However, finding the source of a child’s learning frustration teaches the student and their family about overcoming obstacles while bringing a child alongside their academic peers. Learning Disabilities...
Reading Comprehension: A Learning Strategy
Reading Comprehension involves the strategy behind words on a page. Instead of the basic skills of reading words, interpreting their meaning and reciting those definitions in our head, reading comprehension moves to the next level of understanding. Those who master...
Middle School – Welcome to the Unknown
Middle School always provides an interesting time for students and parents. It delivers a physical, mental and academic transition from basic thought process to more adult coping skills. And, while hormones may rage and social boundaries may be challenged, there are...
Algebra Help Makes Sense of the Abstract
Algebra help often turns one of the most challenging subjects into the most rewarding. Without an understanding of formulas, square roots and other basics, advanced math … and many everyday tasks … remain a mystery. The key with algebra is building skills and...
ACT Test Focuses on Subject Knowledge
The ACT Test standardized college entrance exam is now as widely accepted as its more famous counterpart, the SAT. This gives students applying to colleges and universities a valuable option, especially as the tests tend to favor different performance sets of...
ESL or English as a Second Language
ESL tutoring, or help with English as a Second Language, is vital in getting ahead when living in the United States. Children that have difficulty understanding and speaking English cannot do as well in school. Adults have difficulty keeping or getting hired for jobs...