MATHEMATICS TUTORING – Grades K - 7
Many students struggle with math because they rely on arbitrary memorization techniques to answer specific questions. With this approach, students do not gain a substantive understanding of fundamentals and simply cannot adjust to more sophisticated problem solving. Learning Insights Tutoring Center combines the computer program Symphony Math® with direct instruction to help the child develop a plan to understand math.
Symphony Math is a web-enabled program with a visual and highly intuitive interface, Symphony Math® helps students understand at a conceptual level. Instead of being overwhelmed by numbers, students move at their own speed and learn how math works. Through every stage of Symphony Math®, students gain a strong foundation in underlying principles and become better equipped to take on basic and advanced subjects. Going far beyond rote math drills and practice tests, this special teaching solution illuminates the core of learning and produces confident, more capable students.
Direct instruction portion of the tutoring sessions use real life examples to help make math meaningful and useful to the child. Specific guided practice and encouragement will be keys to this portion of the tutoring session.
Algebra camp for students entering 6th through 9th grades.
Camps will be hands on with lots of fun projects to help students understand how algebra concepts can be useful to them. Some might include:
- probabilities in basketball, baseball, lottery,
- area and perimeter of a pasture and how much fencing is needed,
- patterns for landscaping bricks including how many will fit and what patterns are possible,
- graphs in our world will be discussed including prices for items, polls of popularity,
- different types of graphs and how they are use,
- ratios in our life such as miles per hour, miles per gallon, cost per item, and cost per unit of measurement.
June 27– 30, 2011 - 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm each day
OR
July 5 – July 28, 2011 – 6:00 to 8:00 every Tuesdays and Thursday
Cost of either
Algebra Camp is $125 for first student or find a friend and pay $225 for two
students.
Camp size is limited to 12 students so call now to reserve your spot!
