Welcome to The Learning Room!
We are a team of Certified Teachers who provide 1:1 Private Instruction to students K-12. Private Instruction is like tutoring on steroids - with our research based approach, we are able to achieve rapid academic growth in a short period of time.
Research shows that tutoring doesn't work when it comes to academic growth. Here's why (and what to do instead):
Whether your child is behind in school, or has rigorous growth goals, traditional tutoring is not enough. Tutoring does help your child maintain their current academic performance, but when you are wanting to make rapid academic growth, tutoring is not enough.
The same is true for all of the workbooks, phone apps, AI tools, and big name tutoring franchises - while these tools are great supplements for your child's current academic abilities, these tools will not work if your child is behind or needs to make rapid academic growth in a short period of time.
Here's why: If your child is consistently struggling with their learning, they usually are missing key concepts in their learning foundation. Here's what we mean by this:
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A 4th grader will struggle with reading if they are missing certain phonics concepts.
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A high schooler who is struggling in algebra might be missing key multiplication and division concepts.
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Students will struggle with writing if their reading foundation is not at grade level.
All learning builds on the previous grade level's concepts and skills. This is why more hours in tutoring, doing workbooks, and playing phone apps don't help your child make rapid growth - they aren't targeting the root of their learning challenges.
Our Results Speak For Themselves:
100%
100% of the students we have worked with have achieved academic growth while working with our teachers.
1.75 years
This is the average grade level growth our students make in just 6 months. Many students make even faster progress.
2 hours
Most students work with us for only two hours per week. We focus on what actually works to get your child to their goals.
300+
We have worked with over 300 students in our Online 1:1 Programs.
Who We Work With
Students with Unique Situations (Sports teams, actors, etc)
This is for students who travel frequently (sports, acting, family travels frequently) and need additional private instruction to keep up with schooling. This is also a perfect fit for digital nomad families, or families who travel frequently.
"My son advanced 4 grade levels in just 12 weeks.
We have tried private tutors, in home tutors and other big names and nothing has worked as well as The Learning Room!" - Hannah, Happy Parent
"My daughter was able to grow two grade levels in reading in under 3 months!
During her 1st grade (homeschool) year, I discovered my daughter was struggling with phonics/reading so I enrolled her in school to give her extra support. They told me shortly after that they wanted to retain her in first grade for the upcoming school year.
I rejected that suggestion and told them that wasn’t an option and I would get her 1on1 tutoring to make sure she was ready for 2nd grade. They skeptically agreed and said they would retest her right before school started (2 1/2 months away).
I searched for a tutor and after a phone interview with Jessica, I finally settled on The Learning Room. She was personable, knowledgeable, and confident that she could help my daughter reach her goals.
Working with The Learning Room two days a week, while reinforcing lessons at home, my daughter was able to grow two grade levels in reading in under 3 months!
She returned to school and was retested, to the amazement of school administration she was at 2nd grade reading level. - Michelle W., Happy Parent
"Just in the short 3 months since he has been with them, has made HUGE progress in school.
Our son (kindergartner) has been working with one of TLR's tutors since December or 2022 and just in the short 3 months since he has been with them, has made HUGE progress in school. We solicited their service due to our child falling behind in both math and reading in a very high-paced school curriculum. His teacher had expressed many times how behind he was falling and that there was a chance he may need to repeat kindergarten despite the extra work that we were putting in at home. As of recently, his teacher no longer has those concerns and said that he is caught up. Her words, "whatever his tutor is doing is working. Whatever she is doing, keep it up".
We did have concerns with it being virtual, in the beginning, and wondered how he would do with attention span. His tutor has so many good methods and games that hold his attention and make his learning enjoyable and fun. She is experienced and knows just what to do in every situation. She is incredibly patient and kind and we are so very grateful for her and all that she has done. I would highly recommend TLR to anyone looking for a tutor. It is well worth the money! -Victoria L., happy parent
Grade Levels and Subjects
We work with students around the world from 4 - 18 years old at K-12 Grade Levels. We can help with reading, math, and writing -including Advanced Math, Test Prep, and Prep for College.
All Learning Environments
We work with students in ALL school settings - including public school, charter schools, private schools, homeschooling, and other non traditional schooling environments.
All Ability Levels
We work with students of all ability levels, including neurodiverse children (ADHD, Autism), and students with learning disabilities or other physical conditions that can impact learning.
What Makes Us Different
Studies show that traditional tutoring and online programs are generally ineffective for students who are below grade level or struggling academically.
Here's how we are able to consistently help so many students make rapid academic growth:
We are results focused.
Surprisingly, not all tutors or academic coaches focus on measureable progress, which is why we have families come to us after trying other options. We identify why your child is struggling, and we create targeted instruction to help your child catch up and solve the problem for good. We also want to get your child there quickly, so that they can graduate from needing long term tutoring or coaching.
We Tailor Lesson Plans and Academic Instruction for your child's specific needs and learning style.
Most tutors and franchises use a cookie cutter approach to academic growth, meaning that all children at a certain grade level are doing the same lessons in the program. This wastes time - your child may be in tutoring several hours per week, but the lessons aren't actually addressing their needs. We create custom to your child instruction based on their needs and their learning style. Also, since we are certified teachers, we know how to observe a student to learn the small shifts needed to help them succeed.
We are Certified Teachers and academic growth experts.
Most franchises hire hourly staff to help your child, meaning that they actually aren't trained in teaching your child. And, even if you're working with a teacher after school or during the summer, most teachers do not have the specific expertise in helping struggling students to fill in learning gaps. And, we have yet to find another tutor, teacher, or program that has an assessment that identify exactly why a child is struggling. (many programs use assessments to place your child into a grade level, but these assessments are not showing why a child is behind, and they aren't used to curate a specific lesson plan.)
We care - a lot.
Our mission is to help students make actual progress, because we know how life changing it is for a child to go from struggling to successful.
Sure, we could make more money and see more students by creating a generic program (like the popular franchises), but we know what actually works in helping a struggling child succeed.
We could also hire less qualified tutors and coaches and charge less per hour- but we choose only to hire the best and deliver the highest quality instruction to our students.
We go the extra mile to ensure that our students are making true progress and growth.
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