Summer tutoring: A leg up for the struggling student 14 Articles

by Carolyn Tytler

Two months is a long time for children to remember the intricacies of the various academic skills. This is especially true when summer days are filled with fun, excitement, travel, friends and new experiences which keep t...read more

by Ashley Shea

As a teacher, I have see the results of a summer off for a struggling student. Without the continued connection to school subjects, the summer causes a gap that takes the entire first quarter of the next school year to bri...read more

by Elise Warren

School's out! It's time for swimming, surfing, vacations...and Math and Reading? As an elementary school teacher (20 years in June!), I believe that a Summer spent well, can literally make or break an upper elementary/m...read more

by Sara Harper

Many parents worry that summer tutoring will cause their struggling students to burn out on academics. But psychology has proven that learning must be continuous to be effective, and that those who are successful in school...read more

by N. A. Hernandez

Summer time tutoring is an excellent choice for a struggling student. It will help them to gain the knowledge that they need help with and keep them focused. They help work with your child on the daily assignments that the...read more

by Raven Lebeau

Once a student gets behind, a vicious cycle has begun. He needs to study the old material, so he doesn't learn the new material, but then the new material is the old material that he still needs to learn and now there's n...read more

by Kimi Wong

As a tutor, I find that a lot of my students do better in school if they have had a few review sessions before school starts. It helps them get going after a break. A few of my students even have tutoring sessions weekly t...read more

by Toni Doswell

Summer tutoring is a variable that can make a wide spectrum of difference for the struggling student if and only if there is focus. All parents want their children to achieve, and struggling students sometimes need a l...read more

by C Davison

If you have a student, or you are a student that is struggling in a certain subject, there is nothing better that you can do for yourself than summer tutoring. It gives a base in the subject to act as a helping hand when ...read more

by Gary Davis

I believe the decision regarding summer tutoring should be made starting at the high school level by the student. For students under the age of thirteen, summers should be "time off". If I was completely convinced that s...read more

by Liomas Thomas

summer is supposed to be fun, and many parents worry they are ruining those few precious moments of childhood. But childhood is not just summer, it is also throughout the school year, and a child who is struggling in ...read more

by lj egbers

Summer tutoring is a great benefit to any child. When I think of peer pressure I always thought of drugs or alcohol, but peer pressure also applies to academics. Academic pressures start at a young age in our children to...read more

by Karen Meeker

It is that time of year that students and teachers alike have been working toward since last September. Summer is almost here and that means freedom, fun, and no school. Well, for some it means no school, but for others it...read more

by Debbie N

I am a complete advocate of summer tutoring! I am a 39 year old college student who quit college twice before because I could not get through my math classes. When I decided to go back to school and realized that I would...read more