Sylvan Learning Center, Bannockburn

The staff members at Sylvan Learning's numerous study facilities understand that each child learns differently. Therefore, they don’t try to implement a uniform tutoring system; instead, they use a four-step Sylvan Insight process to design custom lesson programs based on the results of standardized testing, diagnostic tools, one-on-one interviews.

Tutors work with students from kindergarten through grade 12, illuminating topics ranging from basic reading and writing to remembering complex algebraic formulas without having them tattooed on your chest. Many of Sylvan’s instructors work in local schools, so they are intimately familiar with common curricula and understand how to gear lessons toward optimal results. SylanSync technology complements in-person tutoring sessions, allowing kids to use iPads to further their learning. After-school and summer classes can ready high-schoolers for the rigors of the ACT or the SAT, or they can help students to wow college-admissions officers with their superior essay-writing skills.

During in-person tutoring sessions, the instructors at Sylvan Learning Center tailor curricula to each kindergarten to 12th-grade student in order to accelerate academic success. The skills assessment includes standardized testing, diagnostic tools such as Rorschach hammers, and personal interviews to help staff members determine the best course of book-cracking action. Learners can then harvest help in programs that tackle reading, writing, and math. By devising detailed, custom classes and collaborating with pupils’ parents, teachers, and knowledgeable pencils, instructors bolster brains while confidently guaranteeing a full-grade improvement after 36 hours of instruction in both academic reading and math.