Tutoring Services
Kingsbury provides tutoring services to children, adolescents, and adults throughout the Washington metropolitan area. Our tutors use a technique called Diagnostic Prescriptive Teaching to design lessons that cater to the specific and unique learning needs of each student, and they frequently assess progress and adapt future lessons to continue success
Types of Tutoring
Kingsbury tutors are trained to work both with students who need extra help in a particular subject area as well as students who have specific learning disabilities, which include: dyslexia, auditory or visual processing difficulties, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, memory difficulties, and attention disorders.
The Tutoring Plan
Using test results and interviews with parents, teachers, and the student, Kingsbury tutors formulate a tutoring plan specific to each student. The tutoring plan fits the student's learning style, defines the skills that the student and tutor will work to develop, sets forth preliminary strategies for tutoring, and identifies the instructional methods and materials to be used. In general, students require a minimum of two tutoring sessions per week for adequate mastery of skills. Lessons are designed to build on the student's strengths and interests, so that his or her learning experience is as exciting, meaningful, and satisfying as possible. As the student progresses, the tutoring plan is adapted to accommodate this growth.
A Coordinated Effort
Tutoring is most effective when there is open communication between the tutor and the student's family and teachers. Our tutors not only welcome discussion with teachers and parents but they also value their input. Coordination with the student's teacher allows the tutor to review concepts presented in the classroom and to reinforce skills needed for future achievement.
Location
Kingsbury tutors are available throughout the Washington metropolitan area. You and your tutor will choose the location that is best. Tutoring may take place in the tutor's home or at Kingsbury’s main facility on 14th Street in Washington, D.C. For an additional fee, the tutor might travel to the student's school, a public library, the student's home, or a mutually agreeable location. If tutoring is to take place at the student's school, parents are responsible for making the necessary arrangements with the school.
