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Manus Academy is giving our child a love
of learning that she will carry with her for the
rest of her life.
R.M. – Manus Academy Parent
Thank you
for helping my child experience academic success.
He is finally and truly getting the kind of instruction
he needs.
J.D. – Manus Academy Parent
Since working with his
tutor on study and time management skills, my
son now completes homework by himself and is getting
better grades on tests.
D.M. – Manus Academy Parent
Tutoring
Manus Academy offers these after-school tutoring
services for students from grades kindergarten
through high school:
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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 several 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
- communicate with 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
- participate, when necessary, in 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 or email communications. 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,
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6203 Carmel Road
Charlotte, NC 28226
Phone: 704-542-6471
Fax: 704-541-2858 |
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School:
9:00a.m. to 2:00p.m.,
Mon.-Fri.
Tutoring:
2:00p.m. to 7:00p.m.,
Mon.-Thurs.
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