Thursday, June 30, 2011

Get help for your child

Not everyone is born with the same ability or intelligence. Some children may need extra help to grasp what is being taught. Very often parents for various reasons are not able to provide this additional help. It does not mean that the child cannot receive it. It is totally acceptable and very often helpful to arrange private tutoring or supplemental program help for your child if you find that your child could use it. Many things taught in school are quite difficult to follow if a child has not understood the basics in Math or English. These two subjects are the stepping stone and fundamentals to every other subject and a good knowledge of both will go a long way in helping children do well in most subjects that follow.

These are the two areas in which Pinecone Learning Center provides help at their tutoring center in San Jose. The Math program is designed to achieve mastery of computational skills. Mastery equals confidence, speed, and accuracy. The reading program includes an early comprehension series designed to promote reading for meaning. They have now opened a new tutoring center in Los Gatos.

You can find out more about the Math Program and English Program by visit their websites at http://www.pineconelearning.com/ and http://www.mathtutorsbayarea.com/ . You can also call Ms. Vivian Hobbs owner and receiver of Best Private Teacher for 2010 in Silver Creek in the Reader’s Choice Awards of the Evergreen Times at (408) 270-4548 to arrange an appointment. Get timely help for your child to open great potential and possibilities.

Monday, June 27, 2011

Prepare your children for exams


Most school systems are exam based, and it is therefore important to help your child learn how to prepare for the tests that they will face. At the end of the day, results do matter. When children are selected for further studies results are compared. How many units you have achieved helps decide which course you get into and at which university. Yes, extra curricular activities do help in the all around development of a child, but an ability to do well in examinations is also important.

Sending your child to a tuition center could go a long way in helping them get ready where studies are concerned. A good tuition center has qualified teachers and provides holistic training. They give attention to every child’s unique needs. The teaching at a good tutoring center should be consistent and graded. Pinecone Learning Center, a tutoring center in San Jose has all these excellent qualities and has helped many children in San José. They are now planning to extend their expertise to the children in Los Gatos where they have opened their new learning center. It is located at 987 University Ave., #20, Los Gatos, CA 95032

Call (408) 270-4548 for more details on the programs that Pinecone Learning Center has created. You can visit their websites at http://www.pineconelearning.com/ and http://www.pineconelearning.com/reading_program.html .

Friday, June 24, 2011

Benefits of private tutoring

A one-to-one lesson is always more beneficial than a 1-to-15 or 1-to-20. A one- to-one lesson caters to an individual child’s needs and is changed and increased or decreased according to a child’s ability. There are many benefits to private tuition.

1. Students are more confident as a result of private tuition.

2. Students quite often are ahead of their peers as they understand faster with the individual attention given them.

3. Students understand their foundation skills better and this helps them do better in other subjects.

4. Work and study is regular and this routine helps them stay focused.

A good reading program in a tuition center helps overcome the various challenges in the use of the English language. Children need to know oral and written English as English is the most widely used medium of communication in the world. Students need to be able to compose in the English language. Children should also be taught how to comprehend the written language. Pinecone Learning Center, a tutoring center in San Jose has a great reading program which helps children in all these areas.

You can visit the websites of this learning center at http://www.pineconelearning.com/ and http://www.mathtutorsbayarea.com/. Click here on to get your special discount offer from this tutoring center in San José and Los Gatos. Call (408) 270-4548 to make an appointment to visit them.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Make sure that your child learns the basics

A child is expected to understand the basics of Math and English before she/he leaves middle school. Many schools do not test the abilities of a child until a much later age, and so children who have not understood the basics find it very difficult to cope with studies later. Parents should keep an eye on the progress of their child and meet the teacher once in a while to find out how their child is doing in school. If you feel that your child needs help in Math or English, it is better to provide it now than try to rectify later.

Check out the reading program and math program that Pinecone Learning Center, a tutoring center in San Jose and now in Los Gatos have created to help children go through graded levels in both subjects until they understand the basics. The lessons are designed to cater to every child’s individual needs, and only when a child gets through one level will he or she be progressed to the next. This helps the tutor, the child and the parent to be aware of the progress being made.

Children from Pinecone Learning Center have done very well academically and Ms. Hobbs, the owner and tutor has been recognized as one of San Jose’s finest tutors. Visit http://www.pineconelearning.com/ and http://www.pineconelearning.com/reading_program.html to find out more about this learning center. Check out their video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFd8wYSO7kQ. Click here to get $50 off the monthly tuition fee when you register. Call (408) 270-4548 to set an appointment to take your child for an assessment.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Tutoring is a good decision

Parents can quite often be the worst teachers. They may be teaching their child with the best of intentions but may not be doing it the right way and not consistently. When the child’s grades start falling, the parent gets all worked up and they end up trying even harder. It is a no-win situation,which turns out to be frustrating for both the parent and the child. The parent does not understand why the child is unable to understand something so simple and the child starts feeling less confident and makes more mistakes while trying to please the parent.

Enrolling your child in a tutoring center does not mean that you have failed in some parental duty. You are actually making a good decision in regard to your child since a tutoring service like Pinecone Learning Center ensures that the child understands the basics before moving on to higher levels. The advantages of a learning center are that they are consistent and have no pre-conceived expectations from your child. They evaluate the child and start at a level comfortable to the child. Another advantage is you have their studies covered and you can spend quality time with your child.

Pinecone has an excellent Math Program and a Reading program, which have been created after a lot of research and study in teaching methods and order of difficulty that the child will be faced with as they progress from one grade to the next. The programs are both based on K-12 standards. Visit their website at www.pineconelearning.com or call (408) 270-4548 for more details.

Friday, May 27, 2011

Let your child set the pace


Pinecone Learning Center is a learning center in San Jose, which is well known for its dedicated tutors and their systematic work schedule. They have a math program and a reading program which has been designed to cater to every child’s unique needs. It progresses upwards in terms of difficulty. Your child will be evaluated and then the decision will be made on which level he or she will start. Do not get disheartened if your child is starting at a lower lever than his/her peers. It is better to start the child at a level he/she is comfortable in to feel a boost in confidence.

Some children may not have gotten their basics right and the tutors would prefer to spend some time addressing this before tackling more complicated levels. Do not compare your child’s work with her/his peers as the experienced tutors at Pinecone believe in letting the child decide the pace. But you can be rest assured that your child actually understands what he/she is learning and will start to enjoy the subject. You will see the results very soon as the grades start rising.

Visit their websites atwww.pineconelearning.comand www.mathtutorsbayarea.com . You can call the owner and principal tutor Vivian Hobbs at (408) 270-4548 to fix an appointment.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Avoid rote learning

Some children, who had breezed through lower classes, start doing badly and end up bringing home bad report cards which each passing grade. Parents often wonder what went wrong and where. The culprit is usually rote learning. In the younger classes, children learn lessons by rote and for a while this works as the amount of study material is pretty small. But as they grow and go on to higher grades, they are unable to keep it up as the amount of study material becomes vast.

Don’t let that happen to your child. Make sure that your child gets the basics right. Once the foundation is laid, your child will be able to understand the subjects, even as they get more complicated. Pinecone Learning Center is a tutoring center in the Bay area that has a great reading program which includes an early comprehension series designed to promote reading for meaning. The vocabulary program, beginning in first grade, creates challenging activities to advance and strengthen basic language skills. They take a direct approach to grammar beginning with first grade work. The entire program blends together to help the child understand and appreciate the language.

The Math program is designed to achieve mastery of computational skills. The Math program consists of over 160 weekly booklets arranged sequentially from beginning number sense through geometry. You can get more details at their website at www.pineconelearning.com. If you would like to meet the tutor before enrolling your child, call (408) 270-4548 to fix an appointment.