Summer is just around the corner and kids are thinking about pools, sleeping in, and fun. Oh yea, and don’t forget tutoring! It can be a great addition to all of their fun activities. Checkout these 6 reasons your child will benefit from summer tutoring.
1. Increased Confidence
Has your child ever demonstrated doubt when it comes to their ability to do well in school? Has your child received poor grades on a recent report card? If the answer is yes to either of these questions, summer tutoring can provide him/her with strategies to increase understanding and improve grades. These strategies will help to improve your child’s confidence and help them start the upcoming school year on a good foot.
2. Defeat Boredom
A structured schedule can help children avoid boredom. Don’t forget to incorporate learning into their summer structure to set them up for an easier transition back into school life this fall.
3. Test Prep
Many juniors and seniors will be taking the SAT and ACT during the upcoming school year. Summer is the perfect time to refresh all of the content necessary for success on these exams. Trying to squeeze test prep. in during the school year can be extremely stressful for students.
4. Prevent Summer Learning Loss
Research shows that all students experience knowledge loss over the summer months when they don’t participate in learning activities. Practicing skills learned in previous grades can help cement your child’s understanding and keep it fresh for the upcoming school year. In addition to refreshing previously learned skills, your child can get a jump start on the upcoming school year’s content.
5. Learn Valuable Problem Solving Strategies
The school year is crowded with so much information that many important skills are sometimes given less than adequate time for learning and understanding. The newly adopted Common Core State Standards include the Standards for Mathematical Practice which are sometimes overlooked. Summer tutoring is an excellent time to learn and practice these standards.
6. Ease Transition Between Schools
Transitions from elementary to middle school and middle to high school can be extremely difficult for students. In addition to learning a new school and making new friends, students most likely will be learning a new set of expectations while also learning content. All of this can have a dramatic effect on grades and understanding. Summer tutoring can be used to pre-teach your child upcoming content and strategies to implement during the transition.
Please contact us to discuss summer tutoring options and if they will benefit your child. We currently offer in person and online tutoring. I would be happy to answer any questions you have.
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Wow, I haven’t even thought about hiring a tutor for my son to keep him active during the summer. He is about to get out of school for the summer, and I worry that he will be bored. He does okay in school, but he could do better. Perhaps having a tutor can help him expand his mind as well as keep him busy. Thanks for the insight!
Sharon,
Thanks for reading/commenting!
Hey Angela,
Nice write up!!
I completely agree with you. Getting private mentoring lessons are significantly useful for the understudies. It resembles an advantage for children of all ages. Much the same as the guardians screen and control TV seeing, sustenance admission and different exercises of their children, they ought to likewise take consideration to guarantee that they get a legitimate comprehension of the tough science and math concepts.
This is some really great information for any parent considering summer tutoring. I’ve been looking into it for my son, and I hadn’t ever thought about how much is lost over the summer. But it makes perfect sense that without practice those skills can wane a little bit. Thanks so much for writing, this was very helpful!
Thanks for sharing this! My son Jacob has been suffering from low math grades, and I want to raise them as soon as possible. It sounds like sending him to a summer school for math would be a great idea. I don’t want him to stop trying in school because of one hard year in math!
Having summer tutoring for my kids sounds about right. They need it.
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Mandy,
Completely agree about the extra help. Please let me know if I can help you with any questions about tutoring. I’d be happy to help 🙂
Thanks Julia for stopping by. Working one-on-one with students and watching them grow in confidence and knowledge is the best! 🙂
I completely agree with you. The benefits of continuing a child’s education over the summer are huge! Before I had little ones, I tutored during the summers too (when I wasn’t teaching) and the best part was watching their confidence grow :).
I think one of our girls could benefit from some tutoring, something we are currently looking into, sometimes they just need a little extra help! Thank you for linking up to Stumble Into The Weekend