Serving Northern Virginia and Washington, DC
While some students have good ideas and the ability to share them verbally, they struggle to put those ideas onto paper. Some of the challenges are
- critical thinking skills
- rules of organization and structure
- writing in a timed environment
- neat, expressive writing
These challenges can result in a tremendous amount of frustration, a lack of confidence, and even a downright unwillingness to write.
We work with parents and students to provide the motivation, support, and strategies to help students become successful writers. Our highly-credentialed writing tutors are hand-picked and trained to create the most customized tutoring experiences available by focusing on each student’s specific learning style, needs, and personality.
Our one-on-one, in-home writing tutoring program is based upon progressive, evidence-based strategies that lead to “breakthrough” moments for students. These strategies center on several key elements, including:
- the development and organization of ideas through graphic organizers, webs, and color-coded outlines and systems
- the components of good sentence, paragraph, and essay writing
- the rules of grammar and punctuation
- an awareness of spelling, capitalization, and mechanics
- proofreading techniques
- research skills, including location of sources, draft writing, and source documentations.
Unlike a one-size-fits-all solution, Educational Connections considers the individual writing strengths and weaknesses of each child, helping students of all ages — from kindergarten straight through college. As subject matter experts, our tutors are proficient in helping students develop skills across all levels of instruction. Examples include:
- generating single-idea and patterned sentences
- incorporating descriptive language, imagery, and complex sentence structure to enhance ideas
- crafting more detailed, complex, sophisticated writing projects.
Additionally, our innovative, parent-focused software was devised to provide beneficial feedback to help you keep up to speed on your child’s progress and provide you with ways you can support continuing gains.