The A+ Skills Tutoring™ core service is providing high quality One-to-One tutoring services that are focused on the client’s success. In that regard, we firmly believe that success can be achieved at all levels of academic performance.
Our process starts with an assessment/evaluation of the student and situation which is performed by the Education Director and Tutor and who will work with the student. No up-front fees are charged for the assessment nor do we develop a “set in stone” long term education plan that requires a contract on the part of the parents.
Our philosophy is that student performance is a “work in progress” and therefore contracts with specific numbers of sessions are not relevant. Tutors assist the students until they, the student or the parent’s are satisfied that the education objective has been achieved. In achieving that objective, we use a disciplined approach to tutoring which starts with the development of an “A+ Skill Learning Plan™” which provides a roadmap to success. To facilitate the development of such a plan, the Education Director and Tutor get inputs from a number of sources.
First, the parents are asked to complete a confidential application that requests information from their perspective. In addition, the Tutor will evaluate the student’s strengths and weaknesses and discusses these findings with the Director. Finally, with permission, the Tutor will confidentially discuss the “Learning Plan™” with the child’s classroom teacher and/or guidance counselor. Depending on the specific circumstances, the Tutor may also require some diagnostic testing to complete the assessment however it is our policy to avoid unnecessary testing as well as the expense of testing.
The “A+ Skills Learning Plan™” provides a roadmap with which the Tutor and the parent(s) can judge the student’s progress. After each session the parents receive written and verbal feedback as well as suggestions on how progress can be enhanced.
The keys above are critical elements in each of our Plans and are incorporated into the thinking behind each “Doorway to Success”.
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