Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Tutoring/Homework Help



Learning Matters                                             739-0546                                                              http://www.learningmattersinc.org/
Learning matters in a nonprofit agency, offering premier assessment and individualized teaching to K-12 students in the Nashville area, regardless of socio-economic status. With skillful assessments and evaluation by their learning specialists, children’s unique learning needs can be diagnosed. Once the educational needs are identified and a learning plan for your child is designed, teaching session with one of their experienced teachers can be arranged. These sessions are scheduled on an ongoing basis to help children repair and build reading and learning skill, improve performance in school, and develop self-image as a lifelong learner.

Homework Hotline                                              298-6636                                                                   www.homeworkhotline.info

Free homework assistance by phone to students or parents in Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson, Rutherford, Williamson, or Wilson counties. Students can call Monday-Thursday from 4-8pm. 
Located at 4805 Park Avenue, Nashville, TN 37209

A to Z In-Home Tutoring                                                    1-800-868-5777                                                  www.atoztutoring.com
Provides tailored one-on-one tutoring in the comfort and convenience  of the home. Provides services to students with reading problems, ADD/ADHD, auditory processing problems to those who are formally diagnosed as learning disabled.  They also specialize in SAT and ACT and use actual practice tests published by these companies to help students get ready.

Sylvan Learning Center                                          292-3900                                                                 http://tutoring.sylvanlearning.com
Sylvan offers quality tutoring programs beginning with an assessment test to identify a child’s strengths and needs. They then create a personalized plan that is right for each child. Their trained and certified teachers ensure each child receives the individualized attention necessary to master skills needed to do better in school and in life.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Resource for School Attendance


SHERI KLEIN (SKlein@adcouncil.org)
Vice President, Research and Evaluation
The Ad Council
For PSAs and other communications materials, visit http://boostup.adcouncil.org/
For the Attendance Calculator, go to https://getschooled.com/attendance-counts


YOLIE FLORES (itsyolie@gmail.com)
Advisory Board Member
Abriendo Puertas / Opening Doors


OLGA NUNEZ (onunez@piqe.org)
Executive Director, Fresno Regional Office
Parent Institute for Quality Education


Executive Director
Parents Together

Monday, March 11, 2013

Free Ebook on writing skills

If the thought of writing makes your nervous or anxious and you think your writing skills could stand to be brushed up a bit, this ebook is for you. The site asks for your email address and your reasoning behind wanting the book (for funding purposes) but the information does not have to be completely accurate in order to successfully download the book. Just try to answer as close to your situation as possible!

http://bookboon.com/en/textbooks/career-job-search/write-like-a-pro