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Manus Academy offers these after-school tutoring services for students,
grades K-college:
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Language skill building
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Reading skill building
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Writing skill building
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Math skill building
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Homework and study skills coaching
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Subject tutoring
With our unique and proprietary approach, students can master essential skills
more efficiently than with other methods. As in our school at Manus Academy,
students are taught using a systematic, results-oriented approach that has been
in development and testing for over two decades. Because of our success and
experience, we show results with each and every child.
The benefits and proven results of Manus Academy's highly refined and
researched methods provide stability in a tutoring landscape of uncertain and
random approaches. Simply put, our program elicits more progress in less time.
And we offer this top-of-the-line, specialized tutoring at competitive prices
and with flexible scheduling. Here is a brief description of each service.
Language tutoring includes:
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sound awareness
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rapid naming and labeling
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vocabulary
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phrasing and sentence construction
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understanding and using figurative language
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using language to communicate effectively with others
Reading tutoring includes:
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phonics
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sight-word recognition
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fluency
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comprehension
Writing tutoring includes:
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fine motor skills
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handwriting
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spelling
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capitalization and punctuation
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phrasing
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writing paragraphs, essays, book reports and research reports
Math tutoring includes:
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math concepts
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basic math facts
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computational skills
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measurement, geometry, probability and statistics
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word problems and math reasoning
Homework and Study Skills Coaching
For homework and study skills coaching to work, students must transfer what
they learn in tutoring to their school and home environments. To ensure this
transfer, we:
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use students' school assignments and materials to train them to organize their
materials, plan their time well and use study strategies most effective for
each assignment
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monitor students as they follow a regularly scheduled homework and study time
each day
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train parents to use strategies that promote independent study habits in their
children
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regularly contact each student's teachers to determine how the student is
currently performing in class and the degree to which he or she uses the
teacher's prescribed homework and study strategies
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participate, when necessary, in developing and monitoring a student's
Individual Educational Plan or 504 Accommodation Plan so he or she performs
well in spite of learning or attention difficulties
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provide course counseling and recommendations on school placement
Subject Tutoring
Sometimes, otherwise successful students need help in just one subject, such as
algebra, chemistry or Spanish. Manus Academy offers single-subject tutoring
during which the instructor teaches the course content and coaches the student
to use study strategies most effective for that course.
Ongoing Parent Consultation
Our teaching staff reviews each student's progress with parents before or after
lessons and during regularly scheduled, fifteen-minute, bi-weekly phone
conferences. With the parents' permission, they also contact the student's
teachers at school.
These frequent communications allow us to evaluate the effectiveness of the
tutorial program, the school accommodations and the child's use of his or her
homework and study time. The instructional program is regularly assessed and
updated as needed.
Every spring, Manus Academy re-evaluates each student's educational skills,
either formally or informally, depending on which is most appropriate.
Following this assessment, the instructor meets with the parents and, together,
they discuss future educational plans for the student. |
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6203 Carmel Road
Charlotte, NC 28226
Phone: 704-542-6471
Fax: 704-541-2858 |
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monday-friday
morning, afternoon & evening sessions
instructional opportunities for preschool children available at:
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