During your first session, a tutor will assess your student's specific learning profile, strengths, and challenges to understand how they learn best. They'll discuss academic goals, review current coursework, and identify areas where personalized support will have the biggest impact. This foundation allows the tutor to create a customized plan that addresses your student's unique needs from day one.

In a classroom setting, teachers must instruct 20+ students with varying needs simultaneously, making it difficult to adapt for learning differences. Personalized 1-on-1 instruction allows tutors to use specialized strategies—like multisensory learning, extended processing time, or alternative assessment methods—tailored to your student's specific learning profile. This targeted approach helps students build confidence, close skill gaps faster, and develop strategies they can apply across all subjects.

Students with learning differences often struggle with reading fluency, math computation, organization, test anxiety, and self-advocacy. Personalized tutors work on foundational skills while teaching compensatory strategies—like using graphic organizers, breaking tasks into steps, or practicing retrieval techniques—that help students succeed independently. Over time, these targeted interventions build both academic skills and confidence in the student's ability to learn.

Yes. Tutors connect with you to understand your student's current coursework, classroom expectations, and specific areas where they need support—whether that's keeping up with grade-level standards or building prerequisite skills. By aligning personalized instruction with what's happening in the classroom, tutors reinforce learning and help students apply new strategies immediately to their schoolwork.

Progress looks different for each student—it might be improved reading fluency, better test scores, increased independence with assignments, or stronger organizational skills. Tutors track progress through regular assessments, skill checks, and feedback on how strategies are working in the classroom. You'll see concrete improvements in both academic performance and your student's confidence and engagement with learning.

Varsity Tutors connects you with tutors who have expertise in learning differences, special education, or related fields. Many have backgrounds in education, psychology, or specialized training in dyslexia intervention, ADHD support, or other learning profiles. When you connect with a tutor, you can discuss their specific experience with your student's learning difference to ensure a strong match.

Pricing varies based on the tutor's expertise, your location in the Bronx, and the frequency of sessions you choose. After you connect with Varsity Tutors, you'll be matched with an available tutor, discuss your student's needs and goals, and agree on a schedule that works for your family. Most students benefit from consistent weekly sessions, though you can adjust frequency based on your student's progress and needs.