How can I use a Wyzant tutor to help my student stay on top of math during the summer?

Question

What is the best use of Wyzant tutors?

Answer 1

Hello,

Speaking as a WyzAnt tutor myself who has 15 years of experience teaching and tutoring elementary school students of all different grade levels and abilities in the subject of Math, a good first step would be to look over with your child your child's homework assignments, tests, projects, class notes/classwork, and letter grades in Math from the previous school year to see where he/she grew or fell academically throughout the process. Any and all academic materials that you and your child still have on hand will help tremendously in the process of reviewing the math content learned in the 2019-2020 school year before and after the onset of COVID-19.

If there are any tips that your child's teacher gave you as to how well your child performed in any given area of strength of theirs in Math, and/or if there were/are any important bulletpoints of information regarding your child's areas of needed improvement (i.e. your child possibly struggling to attain a specific math skill), make note of those as well going forward.

From there, feel free to reach out to any WyzAnt tutor who you are either matched with algorithmically, who are perhaps located near you geographically (as in the same time zone), and/or have any other standout professional traits to their/our name. After providing the tutor with a detailed summary of what you and your child are looking for or in need of in the area of mathematical instruction for the summertime and possibly going forward into the 2020-2021 school year, then we can connect more easily and take things from there! (You can also provide a written description of the above criteria in your Jobs post for your tutoring needs, displayed publicly for all qualified WyzAnt tutors to view from our side of the network.)

Feel free to ask if you have any further questions at any time! I am more than happy to help you and your child strengthen their abilities in the essential subject area(s) of Math!

Answer 2

Hi students and parents of students: Research clearly shows that students 'lose ground' during the summer and can lose many of the academic gains they have made during the year. Most teachers will tell you that the first month of most school years is spent 'getting caught up.'

The best way to utililize a Wyzant tutor is to find someone that you like and are comfortable working with. Math sessions are effective if they are twice a week and spaced a day or two apart; this allows the student to think about what they have learned and to allow the information to 'gel' in their brains.

What subject? I once took pre-algebra in summer school before taking Algebra during the school year. It gave me a wonderful advantage when we started the class and I skated on that for at least 3 months into the term. Consider either: a difficult class that is coming up and getting a running start on that, or, a difficult class from last term where the student could still use some refresher or reinforcement before the challenge of starting another brand new math subject in fall. Thanks and see you later! Courtney W., MA