Academic Reading

Sylvan Academic Reading teaches students the strategic reading skills that play an essential role in all areas of school and life. Each personalized Academic Reading program emphasizes four key components of reading fluency:

• Phonics and Word-recognition. Skills necessary for decoding new or unfamiliar words.

• Vocabulary. Synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, root words, and words in context. Sylvan teaches students new words and enables expansion of existing vocabulary.

• Comprehension. Students build lower-level, literal comprehension skills and steadily progress to more complex, inferential, comprehension skills.

• Applied Skills. Develop and reinforce comprehension through increased reading rate and improved reference and oral skills.

Sylvan Learning Programs
contain the following fundamental elements that teach students to overcome academic frustrations and meet their full potential:

• The Sylvan Skills-Assessment.^SM A comprehensive battery of subject-specific, standardized tests that provide the blueprint for building student's personalized program.

• Personalization. Using the results of the initial Assessment, we create a personalized program that targets skill gaps.

• High Educational Standards. Sylvan employs education experts to develop our programs, ensuring that every student receives a curriculum backed by sound educational research and extensive experience. These high-quality programs are delivered by a thoroughly trained and dedicated teaching staff.

• Motivation and Positive Reinforcement. We deliver our programs in a positive environment where students are rewarded for effort and success. Praise and recognition motivates all ages and turn them into confident, independent students.