Your child may excel in certain academic skills but struggle with others. Some students, for example, do well in math, but have difficulty with reading and writing. Others might have strong academic skills but need help with their executive functioning skills, like planning, organization, and time management. You may know that your child needs a tutor, but how can you find a good tutor for your child in Manhattan?

Start with a tutoring evaluation 

When seeking a tutor in NYC for your child, it’s important to start with a tutoring evaluation. You may know your child is struggling with a skill, such as reading, but you might not know the specific aspects of reading they need tutoring in. For example, they might have difficulty decoding consonant-vowel-consonant words, words with blends, consonant digraphs, or vowel digraphs, or multi-syllabic word patterns. They may struggle with reading comprehension, including identifying important details, synthesizing the main idea, or making inferences. Before beginning a tutoring program in NYC, your child should start with an initial evaluation. This tutoring evaluation will help determine their specific areas of need in order to come up with an effective tutoring plan.

Choose a tutor who specializes in your child’s needs

It’s important that your child works with a tutor in NYC who specializes in the skills they need help with. For example, if your child has writing challenges, you wouldn’t want them to work with a math specialist. If your child has dyslexia, they would likely benefit from Orton Gillingham tutoring in NYC to effectively remediate their reading skills. When using a tutoring service, after receiving an evaluation, your child should be matched with a tutor in Manhattan who specializes in what they need the most help with, including specific techniques and methodologies.

Learn more about reading tutoring in NYC at
https://eblcoaching.com/what-to-look-for-in-a-reading-specialist-in-nyc/

Find a tutor that uses a structured plan in tutoring sessions

Before your child starts a tutoring program in NYC, a structured plan should be in place to specifically address their areas of need. The tutoring should follow a systematic approach, beginning with your child’s levels and areas of weakness and moving upwards as they progress with their skills. For example, if your child has a learning disability or reading challenges and struggles to read consonant-vowel-consonant words, like mug, pat, or sit, they might benefit from a structured Orton Gillingham tutoring plan. This tutoring plan may begin with teaching your child individual letters and their corresponding sounds, and how to blend those sounds together to form words using a multi-sensory approach. The Orton Gillingham lessons might include tools such as colored sand, magnetic tiles, and a mini whiteboard, all as part of the structured lesson plan. Once your child is effectively able to read consonant-vowel-consonant words, the tutor can move onto words containing blends, consonant digraphs, vowel digraphs, silent e patterns, multi-syllabic word patterns, and so on, all following a structured, systematic approach.

Look for a tutor that has a personality connection with your child

While it’s important that your child works with a tutor in NYC or tutoring service in Manhattan that specializes in the skills they need help with, it’s also important that your child feels a strong connection with the tutor. The right personality match is key and is important in helping your child feel open and receptive to new ideas and strategies that the tutor will teach them. Many children don’t respond as well to tutoring from someone they don’t feel a strong connection to. When using a tutoring service in NYC, after the evaluation, your child should be matched with a tutor who both specializes in the areas they need help with and who is a good personality fit for your child.

Learn more about tutoring and executive functioning coaching in NYC for your child at https://eblcoaching.com/can-executive-functioning-coaching-help-my-child/
Finding the right tutor in NYC can be a game changer for your child. Follow these ideas to identify a great tutor and help your child thrive in school.

Is your child struggling in school? Learn how EBL Coaching can help them with reading remediation, writing tutoring, math tutoring, executive functioning coaching, and Orton Gillingham tutoring at www.eblcoaching.com. At EBL Coaching, we have helped hundreds students in Manhattan strengthen their reading, writing, math, and executive functioning skills through individualized one-on-one instruction.

Frequently asked questions

What are some signs your child may need a tutor?
If you notice that your child is struggling with an academic skill or set of skills at school; avoids homework; struggles to stay organized or manage their time; or has grades that are falling, you may want to consider a one-on-one tutor for them.

When should my child start tutoring?
If you see your child struggling in school or has declining self-esteem, don’t wait! It’s better to be proactive in seeking academic remediation for them than waiting until the struggles become greater.

What are some skills my child may learn from one-on-one tutoring?
Your child’s one-on-one tutoring sessions should be tailored to their specific challenges. If they struggle with reading and writing, for example, the tutoring sessions should remediate those skills using a structured approach that meets their needs.

Dr. Emily Levy, the founder and director of EBL Coaching, has been running a specialized tutoring program in NYC for over 20 years.

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This guide details developmental and academic milestones from age 1 through 5th grade, including language development; early reading, writing, and math skills; and general academic expectations.

Developmental Milestones in the Early Years

Age 1 Developmental Milestones
By age 1, children should be saying basic words, such as “mama” and “dada” and should respond to oral requests as well as the word “no.”

Age 2 Developmental Milestones
By age 2, children should begin to speak using simple phrases and 2-4 word sentences. They should also pick up a pencil and scribble on their own.

Age 3 Developmental Milestones
By age 3, children should begin to recognize numbers, colors, and basic shapes, and should be able to count 1-3 objects.

Age 4 Developmental Milestones
By age 4, children should be able to count 5 objects, rhyme words, print some (though not all) letters, and speak in long, compound and complex sentences using a roughly 1,500 word vocabulary.

Academic Milestones During the School Years

Kindergarten Milestones
By kindergarten, children should recognize basic sight words, such as at, too, this, and what. They should also be able to count at least ten objects, identify and write the numbers 1-10, identify and write upper and lower case letters, and recognize the sounds associated with each letter of the alphabet.

First Grade Milestones
By first grade, students should be able to decode basic three and four letter words. Students often still use inventive spelling but are able to compose multi- sentence stories when writing.

Second Grade Milestones
By second grade, most students will have become fluent readers and are able to decode the majority of unknown words that they come across when reading. They should be reading chapter books and read them with expression. They should also begin to use correct (not inventive) spelling when writing multi- paragraph stories.

Third Grade Milestones
By third grade, students should be writing both creative stories as well as simple paragraphs, with a topic sentence, details, and a conclusion sentence. They should use mostly correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar. They should also be
“automatic” with their basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts.

Fourth Grade Milestones
With the shift from learning to read to reading to learn, children should be able to fluently decode words and identify the topic, main idea, and important details when reading. They should also begin to write well-composed multi-paragraph essays and be able to independently
break down math word problems.

Fifth Grade Milestones
Children should be able to brainstorm, write, and self-check five paragraph essays with proper sequence and organization. They should also have well-developed higher level comprehension skills, including drawing conclusions and making inferences and predictions
based on information read. Furthermore, they should be able to independently solve multi-step math computation problems.

Read more about signs your child may be neurodiverse at https://eblcoaching.com/signs-your-child-may-be-neurodiverse/.

When Should Parents Be Concerned About Developmental Milestones?

All children develop at a different pace, but significant delays in language or academic skills could be signs of a learning disability like dyslexia, dysgraphia, or dyscalculia. If you notice your child is struggling with any of the skills below, you may want to have them evaluated and consider academic tutoring:

• Difficulty learning letter names and sounds
• Trouble learning basic basic sight words
• Difficulty learning to count and grasp basic math skills
• Trouble understanding material that is read to them
• Frustration when trying to read or write
• Poor self-esteem related to learning

If you notice any of these struggles, EBL Coaching can help. We provide individualized, one-on-one tutoring in reading, writing, math, and other content areas. Learn more about how we can help your child, including those with dyslexia, ADHD, and learning disabilities, at www.eblcoaching.com.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are developmental milestones?
Developmental milestones are skills children should generally achieve by a specific age, such as reading, writing, math, and language skills.

Do all children reach milestones at the same time?
No! All children are different and reach milestones at varying times. However, there is a range of expectations for skills, and if your child’s milestones fall out of that range, you may want to seek an evaluation and academic remediation.

What are signs that your child may be falling behind academically?
If your child struggles to learn basic academic skills, like the names of the letters and their corresponding sounds, math concepts including counting and number recognition, or writing letters and numbers – or shows frustration with academic tasks, you may want to look into individualized tutoring for them.

Read more about dyslexia at Could My Child Have Dyslexia? – EBL Coaching.

Dr. Emily Levy holds her Doctorate Degree and is the Founder and Director of EBL Coaching. She has been helping students of all ages build their academic skills with specialized academic tutoring and executive functioning coaching for over twenty years.

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