A. Contact us to book an appointment for a diagnostic test.
Q. When will we get the results?
A . Usually within a week. You will have an appointment with the examiner who
will interpret all the testing, discuss individual goals for your child, and
will
recommend an attendance schedule.
Q. How often do most students attend?
A. That depends on the student’s goals and the speed at which they need
to be met. An average attendance schedule is twice weekly.
Q. How long do most students stay with you?
A. Again everything is individualized. Some students require two to three months
of support. Others may stay for four to six months.
Q. Does my child have to miss school to come for classes?
A. No. Students attend our program in the after-school hours.
Q. Can my child do homework with you?
A. We will review homework topics with your child. If help or re-teaching is
needed, we’ll offer support here, making sure to present new information
through the teaching style that is best for your child. If the student is confident
with the homework, then we’ll recommend that it is completed at home.
Q. What is the ratio of teachers to students?
A.We average a ratio of 2 students to each credentialed teacher. We have found that this is the best ratio to facilitate all aspects of the learning process. Students benefit from individual attention, and also develop their ability to perform independently. Skill practice is followed by instant feed-back, so that positive performance can be reinforced, and any errors immediately corrected.
Q. Can my child receive 1:1 teaching?
A. Yes. We will recommend 1:1 sessions for some students. Young students who
have few independent skills will benefit from a short period of 1:1 teaching.
Soon they’ll be proud to demonstrate that they can achieve so much on
their own. ADD children may need a period of 1:1 services. Once children learn
to increase their own attention span, it is beneficial gradually to introduce
another student nearby, in preparation for the classroom setting. An essential
goal for all students is to prepare them for school performance – that means
the ability to work successfully alongside other students in the classroom.
Q. Will you contact my child’s teachers at school?
A. We will ask for your permission to have contact with your child’s classroom
teachers. Then we will share the information that we have about your child,
and discuss how we can work together to benefit your child’s performance.
We will report back to you on all our school contacts.
Q. How often will we meet with you to learn about our child’s progress?
A. We suggest a meeting or a call after every 12 hours of instruction.
Q Do you really offer an open-ended commitment? What does that mean?
A. We are committed to the goals that we develop for your student. After
a course of instruction, all must agree that he/she has met those goals –
teachers at school, parents, tutors and directors at the California Learning
Center. Progress is also confirmed by standardized testing. If there are
any goals that have not been met, the student will continue to receive
instruction from us, at no charge, until the goal / goals are met (however
long it may take!)
