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Ace Academics is a primarily writing-focused learning center that also offers subject tutoring across the curriculum.  It takes more than a great facility, a plan for instruction, and subject area knowledge to create a natural learning environment.  It takes the talent of a select group of tutors, hand-picked for their ability to teach.

Knowing what you’re talking about does not make you a teacher.  Content area knowledge is the easy part.  You expect that.  What makes our tutors unlike any others is their ability to know their students as well as their subject.

Consider the words of educator and philosopher Parker Palmer:

Good teaching isn't about technique. I've asked students around the country to describe their good teachers to me. Some of them describe people who lecture all the time, some of them describe people who do little other than facilitate group process, and others describe everything in between. But all of them describe people who have some sort of connective capacity, who connect themselves to their students, their students to each other, and everyone to the subject being studied. (1999, p. 27)

Individualized instruction at Ace Academics begins with tutors who can connect to the student, and reduce large bodies of knowledge into digestible parts that feed every student’s natural appetite for mental stimulation one bite at a time.  Learning looks like a popcorn ball – it starts with one sticky kernel.  A second kernel sticks to the first one and is joined by additional kernels until the pattern is complete.  Some of our tutors are naturals.  Others had a tough time learning, themselves.  Either way, they recognize and respect each student as a unique person whose ball of popcorn grows in its own way at its own pace.  We believe that every student with the desire to learn can learn.

Measurable results are attainable with the kind of personal and individualized attention we provide at Ace Academics.  Our tutors are subject-area masters, expertly matched with their students to maximize the effectiveness of their time together.  Strong study skills prepare students to meet teacher expectations, and our homework tutors are experienced organizers ready to share systems that really work.

If you are looking for a tutor for any subject or for test preparation in the Bay Area, please contact us to schedule an appointment at any time, year round.  Preparing with Ace Academics can make all the difference in obtaining the results you seek.   Let us help.  Organization and time-management problems can be fixed.  We have homework tutors ready to instill order and harmony. 

Get ready to Express Yourself!

At Ace Academics, we're all about self-expression.  After all, that's the way we get to know people and become known by others.  It's important to understand what you see and hear.  It's also essential to be able to communicate what you've learned and what you think in ways that are clear, well-organized, and effective.  Our mission at Ace Academics is to develop and support excellent thinking, speaking, and writing skills in elementary, middle, and high school students; to enhance academic performance by fortifying language arts basics; and to encourage the effective self-expression skills necessary to demonstrate mastery.  Our grade-level programs are designed to demystify the art of the written and spoken word in order for you to Express Yourself! with confidence. 

Process we use to help Children and Adults become good writers:

1. Identify error patterns

2. Teach writers to recognize errors in their own writing

3. Help writers understand the reasons why their writing is error-prone

4. Teach writers to avoid the errors they have learned to recognize and understand

5. Help writers move from self-expression to recognizing and communicating with their audience

6. Leave writers with individualized tools for maintaining effective writing patterns

7. Provide individualized follow-up and reinforcement programs

What We Offer

• Classes to enrich academic skills across the curriculum, with a special emphasis on writing and speaking
• Grade-level grouping – grades (3 to 5); (6 to 8); and (9 to 12)
• Small group classes – maximum of 6 students per class
• Experienced and enthusiastic instructors
• One on One tutoring in all subject areas
  

Standards-Based Learning Objectives and Outcomes

Our lessons are aligned with the California Board of Education's Content Standards.  The learning objectives of each class and activity are clearly stated, and the learning outcomes are measurable. 

Course Offerings

For All Grade Levels:

• Academic Writing – Narrative, expository, and persuasive compositions; response to literature
• The Spoken Word – Dialogue-based instruction to stimulate verbal expression and working vocabulary
• Study Skills  -  Organization; note-taking; outlining; comprehension; paraphrasing and more

Grade-Specific Classes:

Grades 3 to 8

• Writing Foundations - Mechanics; sentence and paragraph structure; word choice and vocabulary; transitional words and phrases and more
• Paragraphs Writing Class: The creation of a unified, fully-developed paragraph is essential to all forms of writing.  Paragraphs are the smallest unit of information written about a single thought or topic with a single focus.
• Word Detective: One sure way to Express Yourself! well is by choosing the right word and then spelling it right, too. Word Detective teaches students to recognize classic patterns in the formation and spelling of common English words in order to make appropriate word choices and spell those words correctly.
• The Five-Paragraph Essay is a universally recognized writing convention.  It’s among the most common ways by student writing is measured. We’ll deconstruct, and then reconstruct this paper tiger in order to master its classic format.

Grades 9 to 12

• Writing Formats – MLA style format: layout, pagination, and citations
• Test Preparation – Verbal and writing sections of the ISEE, HSPT and SAT tests
• College Admissions Essay Preparation – The personal statement

Link Resources

(800)886-8070

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