The Tutoring Center of Upland, CA

07/10/2023

As the math and reading performance of 13-year-olds in the US has hit the lowest in decades according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, tutoring is now playing a more vital role in bridging the educational gap. Dr. Thalheimer's latest blog highlights some key advantages of effective tutoring.

Education is a fundamental pillar of personal growth and societal progress. While schools play a vital role in imparting knowledge, some students require additional support to reach their full academic potential. That's where tutoring steps in, providing personalized guidance and instruction tailore...

05/17/2023

TTC Writing Workshop re-introduced since the pandemic. Sign up early due to limited space.

08/04/2022

Who will teach my children?

The teacher shortage has hit crisis levels — and school officials everywhere are scrambling to ensure that as students return to classrooms someone is there to educate them.

06/25/2022

So many issues, so few solutions on the horizon.🙁

https://www.k12dive.com/news/house-subcommittee-hearing-explores-teacher-shortage-solutions/624470/

03/15/2022

The "reading war" intensifies ...

Nystrom Elementary ditched a popular, yet criticized curriculum and put a greater focus on phonics to improve students' reading skills.

12/31/2021

The Tutoring Center has earned NewsWeek's "Best Customer Service" award two years in a row under the category of Tutoring Services. What a splendid way to close a year full of challenges! Stay safe, remain strong, and keep learning...

All of us want to feel listened to and accommodated, particularly when we are shopping for something. Being treated respectfully and helpfully is just as important as finding the right item at the right price.

12/23/2021

Even though schools are closed for the Christmas break, there are still plenty of learning opportunities. Let's see what Dr. Thalheimer recommends...

With winter break upon us, you may be scrambling to try and find something for your kids to do. You don’t want them to plop down in front of the television or the computer for the whole time! It’s so easy for boredom to set in for them, so there are a couple of things […]

12/07/2021

Math gets political :(

According to California's draft

11/30/2021

Did you grow up with math anxiety? It does not have to be that way with your children. Flex that math muscle early on with memorable characters, and you can make it sticky...

In kindergarten, some children already have a sense of what math means and how it functions while others lack a basic understanding of numbers.

10/28/2021

During the school year, there are set times for parents to sit face to face with the teachers and discuss the progress of their children. The next time a parent-teacher conference comes up, be proactive and follow some of Dr. Thalheimer's advice.

Communication between teachers and parents is essential to a child’s education. For many parents, almost all of that communication takes place during parent-teacher conferences. If you never know what to make of these conferences, here are some tips that might help. Ask Questions First of all, don...

09/25/2021

What in the world is Three-Cueing System? It seems like every day I am learning a new term...

Well, the system centers around three cues that young readers are taught to use when seeing words that they do not recognize:

- graphic cues (what do the letters tell you about what the words might be?)

- syntactic cues (what kind of word could it be, for example, a noun or a verb?)

- semantic cues (what word would make sense here, based on the context?)

As I read the article, I notice that many young children coming to The Tutoring Center to seek help with phonics and reading instruction exhibit the same habits that Three-Cueing System teach them to develop!

And then I realize that this article was published back in 2019, before the pandemic hit. Now after 18 months of school closures and remote learning, where are these kids in their reading levels? The simple thought makes my head spin and my heart ache! 😓

For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't know there's anything wrong with it.

08/20/2021

Schools around the country have started or about to. But are they focusing on the most critical and urgent issues that our students face?

“The academic aspect will be a challenge—but learning isn’t going to happen unless kids feel safe, valued, and taken care of.”, said the author of the article below.

Spot on! I could not agree more. And that is what the staff at The Tutoring Center is trying to accomplish year-round — caring for the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of our students while providing them with personalized academic support.

Professor for school counseling Erin Mason has advice for how schools can support mental and emotional well-being this fall.