1. What are the top five reasons that students require tutoring?
i) Defeatist attitude/lack of confidence. ii) Sloppy work habits (doesn’t read question carefully or double check work) iii) Does not pay attention in class or take notes. iv) Lack of discipline – Does’t practice homework every day. v) Lack of motivation – Doesn’t care.
2. What are the five most important things that a tutor can do for a student?
i) Listen to your student. ii) Teach your student how to teach him/herself. iii) Be positive and enthusiastic. iv) Instill confidence in your student. v) Make learning fun.
3. Is your teaching system custom-tailored to each student?
Yes. We understand the many different ways that children learn and how best to adjust our teaching style to them.
4. What is the teacher-to-student ratio?
Depending on parent need and budget, our teacher-to-student ratio ranges from one-to-one to one-five in group tutoring setting. However, we have found one-to-one teaching to be much more effective than shared teachers.
5. What percentage of the time is the teacher actually with the student?
Our teachers are with their students virtually 100% of the time during their sessions, including tutor-directed practice sessions. Students has independent time (25% of session time) for practice but under the tutor supervision.
6. Do you provide a free assessment?
Yes all tutoring sessions begins with pre-assessment which is used to plan the student's tutoring services. The assessment fee will be credit as part of your initial tutoring cost when you sign up for block hours.
7. Where is the teaching done?
Tutoring can be done on-site at the Center, on-line anywhere, or the school or library..
8. Do you personally interview and train every tutor?
Yes. We have a strict recruitment process, and only on in ten tutors are good enough to work on our team. Every tutor is fully trained and tested on all aspects of KITS Learning System.
9. What certification, training and experience do your tutors have?
Most of our tutors are university or college graduates or students, some with Masters or PhD degrees in their respective fields. They are all experienced and have fulfilled all requirements to become certified tutors.
10. Do you provide ongoing progress reports?
Yes. We provide detailed progress reports on a monthly basis.
