Online tutoring, when done correctly, will drive your child towards academic success.

The key is to put your student in a one-on-one learning environment with an expert educator. That educator must then utilize data driven teaching methods to focus in on the areas of your child’s education that need the most work. Combine all of this with the convenience of online tutoring and the bond your child will form with their tutor, and you will have a recipe for success.

Many people hear the phrase “online learning” and recoil in disgust. Honestly, after the experience we all had with online school during the Covid lockdowns, I don’t blame people for feeling this way. Those Covid online schools were put together hastily and taught by educators who were overwhelmed and had little experience teaching a class of 30+ students online. As a result, students were often left alone to do their assignments with little guidance from their teachers. Many students regressed. This has been characterized as the Covid slide.

Keep reading, and I will lay out the strategy that makes the online tutoring experience that I create for my students so effective and what separates it from other online learning platforms.

One-on-One Instruction

Even the most skilled classroom teacher, under the best of circumstances, can struggle with the individualized learning of their students. However, many classrooms in the United States are overcrowded, making individualized learning nearly impossible to execute.

Research shows the positive effect small classroom sizes have on the education of our children. In fact, one-on-one instruction is, by far, the most effective way for your child to learn. The more one-on-one time a student can have with a skilled educator, the more that student will thrive.

The Expertise of the Educator Matters

The education and experience of your child’s tutor matters.

Think of it this way, would you rather have your kitchen remodeled by an amateur, or an expert contractor with years of experience under his belt? You should approach the tutoring of your child with the same mindset. The education of your child matters a tremendous amount. It should be done by a skilled professional. This is why I only hire fully certified and highly experienced teachers as tutors for jackiesclassroom.com.

Data Driven Instruction

With most things in life, accurate information matters. Effective tutoring is no different.

It is vital to the success of your child that accurate data about their education is gathered and understood. This is why, before tutoring begins, I administer a diagnostic test to the students that join Jackie’s Classroom. Using the data from that test, I then construct a report that is easy to understand for both the parents and the tutor of the student. Once understood, your child’s data is then used to focus their tutoring sessions like a laser beam.

I can not praise this method of teaching enough. Data Driven Instruction works!

Online Tutoring is Convenient

The convenience factor of online tutoring cannot be overstated.

Between school, practices, doctor appointments and playdates, your family’s days are packed. With online tutoring, there is no travel time to a tutoring clinic required. Also, no worries about your tutor getting stuck in traffic on her way to your home and delaying the session. Furthermore, having someone come to your home can be disruptive to your entire family. I know I don’t like having to rush to pick up my kid’s mess in the living room every time someone is on their way to my house.

With modern computers, it is so easy for your child to sit down to a quality online tutoring session. The rest of the family can go about their day, while your child is in the other room advancing their eduction.

Bonds are Created Between Student and Educator

It seems hard to imagine that a student can bond with their tutor over the internet. Honestly, in the beginning, I had my doubts as well. However it will happen. I’ve seen my students bond with their online tutors time and time again. Your child will form a connection with their online tutor that will only serve to magnify their learning experience.

Conclusion

Properly executed, online tutoring works. Data driven instruction, conducted one-on-one by an experienced educator, creates a convenient and nurturing learning environment.