Ashley is Erica's mom, and she had a meeting with Erica's teacher during conference week. Erica is falling behind in Math. Erica has been struggling with addition and subtraction. Beginning in the New Year after the holidays, the class will be moving on to multiplication and division. The school suggested that Ashley look for after-school tutoring or another way for Erica to learn addition and subtraction. Without those skills, it will be very difficult for Erica to move forward in Math.

Project: Look for Tutoring online, look for college students who tutor, and look for math programs online and different apps on the computer to Erica learn Math.

Solution: Ashely explored all options for Erica. Ashley's friend Sharon had recommended Varsity Tutoring. Sharon takes her son there and has a lot of positive things to say about this place. Ashley was impressed when she went to take a tour. Ashley signed Erica up for their program. Erica will attend an after-school tutoring session at Varsity Tutoring for 1 hour for 2 times a week. When Erica is not at Varsity Tutoring she will get on the tablet to play fun interactive math games. During school holidays and summer breaks, she will continue with the tutoring and online games. Ashley intends to have Erica keep practicing so that Erica doesn't fall behind over the school breaks. Once Erica can show that she retains the information and can learn independently she will not need the tutoring any longer.

Shelley Kellum

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