[ GROVES LEARNING CENTER ] of where they live. Often it is a challenge for a family living outside the metro area to find a tutor that specializes in learning disabilities. As stay-at-home guidelines lessen, families will have the option to resume inperson tutoring, or stay with the virtual sessions. Regardless of the choice made, all students will receive the support needed to be successful in the classroom and beyond.
Learning Center Tutoring Expands Its Reach As the world rapidly shifted in March, the tutoring program at the Learning Center (LC) committed to continue to provide the high-quality individualized instruction that students and their families have come to expect. COVID-19 inspired the tutoring program to expand its reach through virtual instruction so that regardless of their location, each student’s needs continued to be met by a LC tutor’s compassion and expertise. Virtual One-to-One Tutoring Kristina Schatz, Tutor and Summer Program Manager, moved quickly to gather materials, tools, and provide the training that was essential to set up not only the tutors but their students for success. Groves curriculum and literacy experts Ellen Engstrom, Jean Hayward, and Katharine Campbell shared best practices and tips and tricks from the field. Listening sessions were held with the 32 LC tutors to learn from them what was
Tutors and Students See Results The families who were tentative about moving from in-person to virtual tutoring are now reporting that they continue to see progress with their child, and are interested in continuing with the virtual sessions as long as the current stay-at-home guidelines are in place. More than ever Kristina is hearing parents express worry about their child’s ability to keep up or make progress post-virtual learning. She shares, “If we can take one worry off our families' plates, that is what we want to do. We are here and we want to make sure each student is taken care of.”
working and what additional support was needed. The tutors’ creative thinking, and ability to adapt their routines, has led parents and students to share stories of progress and success as they navigate the new world of virtual learning.
Do you have a struggling learner? Groves prides itself on doing its best to match each student with the right tutor for their needs, and we will create an individualized plan to serve your student.
COVID-19 Positions Tutoring to Reach Farther The COVID-19 crisis has positioned Groves to now offer individualized tutoring via Zoom for students regardless
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