Contributed by Dallan Hunt
If you’re under the weather, it’s never a bad idea to see a doctor for a check-up. They can help you identify why something is wrong, what it is, and how it can be made better. Well, the same goes for education. If a child’s education is “under the weather” – like falling behind, missing critical skills, and being less prepared for the challenges ahead – it may be time to see Sylvan Learning for a check-up too!
Why?
We hate to sound like a broken record, but the state of education all over the country is still severely affected by covid-19 (yes, that thing). But have we fully bounced back? An increasing number of researchers and educators are raising the alarm to this day and say that our children’s education is still being affected due to the unprecedented effects of the pandemic. It’s important now more than ever to get a check-up and learn more about the problem.
What’s Wrong?
Identifying what skills your child has missed is critical. Whereas a doctor may use a stethoscope to identify a problem, we at Sylvan Learning use our Sylvan Insight™ Assessment, allowing us to listen carefully to the heartbeat of your child’s learning. It not only allows us to identify subjects your child may need help with, but also determine where their skills start to break down. Sylvan’s Insight Assessment offers results which are leaps and bounds beyond paper-based assessments, using cutting edge computer-adaptive technology developed by Renaissance Learning. The assessment questions vary in real time based on your child’s responses, and they are based on more than 40 years of data about how children learn and grow. Consequently, the results are more accurate, but that only identifies the problem.
How can we help?
The results of the assessment will then allow us to give our prescription, starting with a clearer insight into where your child should start and what skills they will need to focus on. This insight allows the program to not be too easy and not be too hard, and allows you to make better decisions for your child’s education. In addition, this is coupled with Sylvan Learning’s programs which make it easier for students in three key ways.
First, overwhelming and complex subjects are broken down into smaller, more manageable skills to make it easier for students to learn and experience success.
Second, students receive personalized instruction with a combination of one-on-one instruction, along with more independent activities to build confidence and ensure students have mastered the skills as they go. And third, students are assessed throughout their program to make sure they are always in the best place. Sylvan Learning has been perfecting their solution for education for over 45 years!
Overall, Sylvan Learning understands just how important your child’s education is. Because of this, we take note when researchers and educators express their concerns with the long-term effects of the pandemic. They don’t want to see children fall behind, and neither do we. And when your child’s education is “under the weather” the doctors at Sylvan Learning have the perfect check-up – the Sylvan Learning Insight™ assessment – designed to identify where your child struggles and what skills they need help with.
And the prescription? Student tailored programs and personalized instruction. Sylvan Learning is exactly what the doctor ordered!
Schedule your assessment today at the nearest Sylvan Learning Centre!