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Sylvan's personalized approach will have your first grader reading with confidence.

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As your child moves from kindergarten to first grade, you’ll see him become more independent socially and academically. Sylvan's personalized approach will grow your child’s confidence and build a strong reading foundation for the first grade—and beyond. Find out how our caring reading experts can help your first grader master the following reading skills:

  • Learn the sounds associated with letters, including short and long vowel sounds.
  • Build sight vocabulary and word recognition.
  • Continue to develop phonemic awareness.
  • Develop basic reading fluency.
  • And much more based upon your first grader's unique reading needs…

  

Don't wait! Help your first grader become a better reader today.

  

Find out why Sylvan is the best choice for your first grade reader.

  • Individualized programs: We'll create an individualized plan that develops the exact skills, habits and attitudes your child needs to become a better, more confident reader.
  • Motivational rewards: Sylvan's "token" system will keep your child engaged and motivated to learn with rewards for achieving personal milestones.
  • Proven process: As recommended by the National Reading Panel, our reading tutors won’t let your child progress to a new lesson until he has completely mastered each skill.
  • Guided reading practice: With guided reading practice our instructors keep your ready to read, while making sure he has a solid understanding of every required first grade reading concept.
  • In-center and online tutoring options: To meet the needs of busy families like yours, our individualized reading instruction is available at your local Sylvan Learning center or through our live, online tutoring program—Sylvan Online™.*
*Sylvan Online™ tutoring not available in all locations. Contact your local Sylvan for more information and program availability.

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"Our son was so behind in his reading skills that his school recommended holding him back in kindergarten. Enrolling him in Sylvan was the best thing that we could have done, as he is in the first grade and doing very well."

Kathy S., Sylvan parent