Sylvan Learning
Sylvan Learning is the leading provider of in-center and live, online tutoring at home to students of all ages, grades and skill levels. 2009 celebrates Sylvan's 30th anniversary. Sylvan has nearly 1,200 centers located throughout North America. Sylvan’s proven process and personalized methods have inspired more than 2 million students to discover the joy of learning. Sylvan's trained and certified personal instructors provide individual instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, study skills and test-prep for college entrance and state exams. Sylvan helps transform unique kids into uniquely inspired learners with the skills to do better in school and the confidence to do better in everything else.
Headquarters:
Sylvan Learning
1001 Fleet Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Founded:
In 1979 in Portland, Oregon
Locations:
Nearly 1,200 sites located throughout North America
Curriculum:
Sylvan provides supplemental education programs in the following areas:
• Beginning, Accelerated and Academic Reading
• Writing and College Prep Writing
• Basic Mathematics, Algebra, Geometry
• Integrated Math, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus
• Study Skills, Advanced Reading Skills
• SAT/ACT College Prep
• Sylvan Online
• And, select Sylvan centers, offer in-home tutoring and Homework Help
Key Features:
Sylvan provides a proven process that includes following elements:
• Sylvan Skills Assessment®, which accurately pinpoints academic strengths and weaknesses
• Individualized attention from trained and certified teachers
• Personalized lesson plans to meet every student’s individual needs while helping the student to develop the lasting skills, habits and attitudes needed for lifelong success
• Mastery learning, which moves students through a series of progressively more challenging stages to ensure mastery of a subject or skill
• Personal motivation and rewards for effort and achievement that build self-esteem
• Progress reports along the way with close interaction and cooperation among Sylvan instructors, school teachers and parents
At Sylvan, we work with parents and teachers to identify the learning problem through our Sylvan Skills Assessment. We provide a diagnostic and prescriptive approach to learning that includes standardized tests, diagnostic tools and personal interviews. This assessment helps Sylvan pinpoint exactly where the learning problem exists and allows Sylvan to customize a program that fills the skill gaps identified by the assessment.
Sylvan then develops a personalized learning plan that pinpoints the skills your child needs. Sylvan provides students with individualized attention as well as constant encouragement and praise for a job well done. Sylvan provides students with the opportunity to earn tokens as part of an effort to reinforce behaviors and attitudes during instruction. Many of Sylvan's students look forward to earning their tokens and then redeeming them for prizes in the Sylvan Learning centers.
As part of Sylvan's ongoing effort to ensure that students are successful and that parents have chosen the right learning program, Sylvan carefully monitors each student’s progress and shares the results with their parents throughout the life of the program. In addition, Sylvan rpresentatives meet with a student’s teachers to make sure that the success achieved in the center is translated into the classroom.