Sylvan Learning Reviews

The motivation station was one big thing that he enjoys, and getting the tokens. He hasn't been using any of his because his goal is to have more tokens than onen kid has. When we don't have a session, he would be upset about it. For example, last weekend, he does lacrosse, he had a tournament in Yakima, eastern Washington. They had to take off Friday morning. He cried and was upset that he would miss his tutoring sessions. So, he's enjoying it.

We had not told his teachers that he has been doing Sylvan, but they wanted to express how much he had been improving. His third grade teacher sent us an email and a follow-up letter, saying that there has been big advances in his reading. He doesn't have to sound out a lot of stuff. He comprehends a lot more. They didn't know how he has been progressing. We finally told them, “He's been going to Sylvan.” They said, “So, he's going twice a week?” “He's only doing once a week.” “Even then, it's big growth.” As a parent, I am happy and satisfied with that, to the point where now my 7th grade son is struggling with homework organization and turning in the assignments, so I've already reached out to Liz. We're gonna start doing the homework support for my 12-year-old.

My five-year-old daughter has expressed to us already that once she starts having homework, she would like to go because she heard all these kudos for my eight-year-old. She said, “I want that too.” We're gonna send my daughter when the time comes because we're happy with Sylvan. We have recommended it to various friends. Our neighbors have dinner with us four times a week at our house. Hunter's confident. He would bring out a book. My neighbors would notice how much he has been improving in Reading. They've been through this whole process with us. We ran all these ideas by them, but they have been noticing stuff.

Sylvan is easily accessible. All I had to do was text them and they would respond the same day or the next day if I texted them after hours. If I saw my son's grades and I felt there needed to be a little bit more emphasis on writing, then they would adjust to that. They would also call you with an assessment to let you know how they felt your child was doing and if there were any areas they wanted to know if you wanted them to focus on. Because my son also had SOLs coming up, I emphasized that I wanted them to help him with testing strategies and they incorporated that into the program as well.

My son is a hands-on learner and he loves education. He enjoyed the rewards program that they have. I'm an advocate of the Sylvan learning program. Communication is very important and they shape the program to what you feel your child's needs are. They mix that in with their professional expertise as well. They do a good job of breaking down the areas and not just say your child needs to work on his math. They'll say what areas they are going to focus on, like decimals, fractions, or three digit multiplication. It's not just an overall focus. It is very specific to your child's needs.

I like the way that Sylvan caters to the child's strengths as well as the areas where they need to improve. They also want you to be a part of the process and welcome your feedback because they wanna make sure that they're focusing on what you're paying for, and that they're targeting the areas that you are concerned about. It's almost like an a la carte program where you tell them what you want and they build the program towards what you feel the needs are for your child.

Sylvan is helping him a lot. My son has been doing this for the past three months and it’s going great. He’s teaching me division because I’ve forgotten and he learned all his multiplications. It's worth it seeing my son do his homework without asking for help and just doing it. I hope he uses Sylvan in the long run. We paid for 200 and something sessions, so he's gonna be going there for a few months. We started with Math because he was struggling with multiplication and wasn't getting it. But he mastered that and he is now in division. Sylvan is trying to get him up to grade level when he starts fifth grade, and they're gonna work on that. Later on, they’re gonna help him out with Literature. He's good with Reading, but more on Spelling and putting his punctuations in the proper place where they're supposed to be. He will be doing both.

Sylvan is expensive but it’s worth it. My daughter is going on seventh grade and she’s always been an A student. She's never asked us for help. She's gotten on by herself, which is great, because if I had to put both children in Sylvan, I would need four jobs. Everything has been very smooth. The boat’s been rolling and the website is great too. I recommend Sylvan. This has been lifesaving. My home is calmer now when we come home from work. My children both do their homework and do not ask us. My son’s grades have gone up and most likely his confidence level too.

However, they have a new staff in the Henderson location where I go. She's still learning, but it's slow. I like the communication with Holly at that place because when I made my payment, she would send me an invoice and let me know it was paid for. But with this new lady, I would have to wait a week or two, and she still doesn't know. She's confused. There’s a lot of going on when it comes to getting my invoices and my payments.

The past four weeks have been bad. She's in this field, so I don't know why it's so hard for her. It’s like she prolongs it. And, “Oh, I don't know.” Or she'll try to keep talking. "Just print it out. Give it to me." You wanna talk and talk, and don't even know what you're talking about or you're confused. We're having a conversation, you can understand me and I can understand you. It's not like—“Just let me figure it out, and I'll get back to you.” I don't want that. It's too much for me. "Get to the point. I made a payment. Can I get my invoice?" And that would be it. Other than that, I'm amazed with Sylvan. I respect the company.

When we first went, my son's reading reading was at a 2.2 average. Throughout this year, he was recommended to staying back in the third grade if he didn't pass his last two tests. And this past week, he passed all four of his tests. His reading went up to a 3.7 with Sylvan. He goes to Sylvan right after school at 5 o'clock. He's a little tired, but he loves it due to the fact that at the end, they give them reward points. If you get so many reward points, you can cash out on them. He even said that he can tell his reading has improved a lot, which definitely shows.

Sylvan is family-owned and they're fair to talk to. To keep up with my son's progress, we do a little login on a website and and view exactly what they went over in a day. And if he had to take a little pretest, I'm able to go in there and view exactly what the score was. Even though I asked my son what they did that day and he'd tell me, I'd still check the following day to make sure that that was exactly what they were learning.

The website gives me all the information that I'm looking for and I don't have to go in and check in with the tutor exactly to make sure he's on the right track. They leave messages if need be and if they want him to work on anything extra, I'm able to just go in and read what's what. It's a one-on-one type of learning with Sylvan which is what my son needs and if he still needs to stay with them, I'm willing to keep him in.

The tutors at Sylvan have been exceptional, engaging in monthly discussions about his progress and making him feel seen and valued personally. This personalized interaction is refreshing and important, making the learning experience feel special rather than robotic.

When asked if he likes going, my son shows joy, counting down the days to his sessions. This enthusiasm reinforces our choice. To any family member considering Sylvan, I would wholeheartedly recommend it, especially if they can afford it. It's a wise investment in their child's education.

Though I sympathize with families who might find the cost challenging, we feel it's invaluable for the progress we’re witnessing. I keep track of my son’s progress through the program-specific online portal, which is intuitive and easy to use.

Overall, our experience with Sylvan Learning has been outstanding, and I wholeheartedly give it top marks.

At Sylvan, the tutor focuses primarily on reading, starting from the basics. They're working on foundational skills like phonics, sounds, and sight words, which has been beneficial for my son. He wasn't always keen on extra schooling after regular class hours. However, once at Sylvan, he knows he's not missing out like he would a sick day, and he doesn't seem to carry any complaints during the sessions. He enjoys being there and likes the people working at Sylvan. Although attending feels like more school to him, he gets in the car without much fuss and deals with it well once there.

Reflecting on our 9-month experience, I would recommend Sylvan Learning to friends and family. It's relieved a lot of my parental stress by teaching my son to read. The progress is remarkable. He's caught up enough to pick up a paragraph and read most of it. There are still some challenging words, but the improvement from when he started is significant.