Questions About How to Use Your Class Wallet Funds?
Live Online Tutoring & Small Group Classes…
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- Frustrated with tutors who spend more time correcting grammar, than they do on helping your child write clearly?
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- Have you tried big name programs only to feel like your child’s writing hasn’t improved?
- Are you struggling to find literature for you kid that will grow their vocabulary?
- Is your Dyslexic kiddo in denial about needing reading help?
This Live Class Meets:
– Ongoing
– 1 x a week
$65 per session
Private Lessons are Ideal for:
- Students looking to improve their writing.
- Students who write how they type.
- ESL Students.
- Students preparing a writing portfolio
Tutoring Private Lesson
This interactive tutoring session is offered to support essay writing and reading comprehension skills.
The tutor will plan on providing age/ grade level appropriate writing instruction, unless the student chooses to bring a homework assignment to work on.
Families for students ages 10 and up can request to focus solely on reading comprehension
What to Expect:
– Welcome
– Free Write Activity/ Homework Instruction review
– Writing
– Feedback on Student work (feedback may be verbal or written)
The teacher may use Worksheets, short videos, and gamified online online tests to aid students in improving their gramma skills.
Parents will receive a written summary of student progress after the first two sessions.
Private lessons may cover but are not limited to:
- Creating a Thesis
- Composing Paragraphs
- Understanding sentence structure and mechanics
- Understanding and Writing Narrative Essays
- Understanding and Writing Expository Essays
- Understanding and Writing Argumentative Essays
- Understanding and Writing Descriptive Essays
- Understanding and Writing Compare and Contrast Essays
- Understanding and Writing in MLA format
- Understanding the difference between Revisions & Editing
Some of the books we explore…
Fairytales and Picture Books
- Goldi Luck and the Three Pandas
- Little Red Riding Hood
- Trombone Shorty
- Carmella Full of Wishes
- The Korean Cinderella
- Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters
- Jack and the Bean Stalk
Classic Literature for Ages 9-12
- The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
- The Mixed Up Files of Ms. Basil E. Frankweiller
- Charlottes Web
- Call it Courage
- The Secret Garden
- Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
- Heidi
- Little Women
Adventure Books Ages 10-14
Percy Jackson & The Lightening Thief
The Maze Runner
Divergent
Classic Literature Ages 12-16
Understanding works by Edgar Allan Poe
Motivational Non Fiction Ages 16-17
Understanding Financial Planning
Classic Literature Ages 12-16
Understanding works by Shakespeare
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Book Online or Contact Us at (718) 603-4663
Frequently Asked Questions
What age do you offer tutoring for?
Online tutoring is available for ages 7 to 16. Ages 7-9 split lesson time between reading, writing, and grammar.
My kiddo is in 2nd grade. What would lessons look like?
Learners ages 7-9 start spend their private lessons time working on grammar, writing, and reading comprehension. While a 1st grader may have rules on word sounds and sentence structure to start off their lesson before reading out loud a story, a 3rd grader’s lesson would incorporate grammar rules, reading, and writing. Over the course of an academic semester, lessons begin to focus more on writing clarity
My 3rd grader is new to typing? Are private lessons a good fit?
Students who are still able to benefit from private lessons. If we do not have a live typing class that suits your schedule, the tutor will send your family a list of activities that your child can do, to improve their typing confidence. We have had students as young as 7 participate successfully. Keep in mind a 7 year old using a table to type may need a grown up to assist from time to time. While kiddos learn to work independently, it is not uncommon for a parent to assist tech wise for the first 2 lessons.
My 10 year old hates reading books. What should we do?
We understand that many parents feel frustrated with trying to get their kids to enjoy reading. Unfortunately, students who only read graphic novels or listen to audiobooks, tend to have lower vocabulary skills, including poor spelling. This leads to poor writing skills. Many students who claim to “hate” reading, have fallen in love with our adventure stories. As sign of a good book is when kids are asking, “Can we read the next book?!” before they’ve even finished the first book in a series. If reading interest is a concern for your family, please let us know, so that we can ensure we incorporate an action adventure tale into the lesson.
Do we have to buy any books?
Many stories are provided in class via screen share or as PDF files; however, some stories (Percy Jackson & The Lightening Thief) are not provided by our organization. Stories that are not provided are easily available via a local library or in a digital format for a kindle or other e-reader.
My child needs help with a English homework assignment. Can you help?
If your child specifically needs help with a homework assignment or is preparing for High School admissions exam we are happy to help. Students are expected to provide instructions on the homework requirements (having this information before our session will allow for a better use of our time).
If the homework assignment is a Blog post, students should be able to provide clear instructions to the tutor, regarding what the homework requirements are since blogs are less formal in general.
If the homework assignment involves commenting on a book/ story, the student should have knowledge of the story prior to joining the session.
