Why Dr. Angie’s Tutoring & Learning Resources Center

• Affordable

• No long-term contracts

• Pay as you go

• Private or small group sessions

• In-person or online (or a combination of the two)

• Personalized tutoring

• Regular communication with parents/guardians

• Personal connection with students and parents/guardians

What is tutoring?

Tutoring provides extra help to meet the specific needs of the student, improve skills, and clarify difficult concepts.

Ages of Tutoring

• Ages 5–7 (Grades K–2): The optimal window for early intervention. Catching reading or math gaps now prevents them from compounding later.

• Ages 8–10 (Grades 3–5): Common for targeted skill reinforcement. The curriculum becomes more demanding with multi-step math and extended writing. 

• Ages 11–16 (Middle/High School): Ideal for closing widening academic gaps and mastering complex subjects like algebra. 

Frequency and Timeline to See Results

• 2 to 3 sessions per week yield the fastest and most reliable academic gains.

• 3 to 6 Weeks: Students show better confidence, improved homework habits, and clearer understanding of daily lessons.

• 6 to 12 Weeks: Grades on quizzes, tests, and assignments begin to improve.

• 3 to 6 Months: Students with larger learning gaps build solid foundations and catch up to grade level.

Methods Used

Positive Reinforcement

• Verbal encouragement and praise

• Treats/Snacks

• Small toys

• Gift Cards

• Games

• Goal setting

• Various learning materials

VARK Learning Styles: The modes students use to absorb and process information.

• Visual: Learners who prefer information shown in graphs, charts, diagrams, and pictures.

• Auditory (Aural): Learners who absorb information best through listening to lectures, podcasts, and discussions.

• Reading/Writing: Learners who excel when content is presented as text, lists, or written reports.

• Kinesthetic: Learners who learn through physical movement, touch, and hands-on tasks.

Learning Preferences: How students approach learning through specific core questions.

• WHY: Focused on personal relevance and real-life goals. Imaginative Learning–Feeling and watching, seeking personal associations, meaning, involvement. Making connections.

• WHAT: Focused on facts, order, and clear structure. Analytic Learning–Listening to and thinking about information; seeking facts, thinking through ideas; learning what the experts think. Formulating ideas.

• HOW: Focused on practice, action, and hands-on demonstrations. Common Sense Learning–Thinking and doing. Experimenting, building, creating usability. Tinkering. Applying ideas.

• WHAT IF: Focused on creativity, big-picture thinking, and alternative methods. Dynamic Learning–Doing and feeling. Seeking hidden possibilities, exploring, learning by trial and error, self-discovery. Creating original adaptations.