Teachers want their students to do well in class. And they know how your student is doing. In addition to class work, homework, and test performance, teachers are aware of your student's participation in class and his behavior in general. Teachers notice if students are paying attention, taking notes, staring into space, doodling, or turning aside joking with their friends. Teachers notice struggling students, fidgeting, squirming, foot-tapping, day-dreaming, and sleeping ones too.

. Do your student’s homework and test answers show simple careless mistakes or do they indicate a lack of knowledge?

Has your student’s school performance changed abruptly during the semester or significantly when compared with that of previous schools years? Could absenteeism account for his falling behind?

Does your student believe that he sitting too far away to hear the teacher clearly? Too far away to see the blackboard clearly? Does he ask questions when he doesn't understand what the teacher has explained? Does he take notes? Does he write too slowly or illegibly? Does he have difficulty writing numerals? Ask your student about his homework. Does he keep up with it conscientiously, concentrating and checking his answers? Is he being disrupted during his study time by text messages or cell phone calls, television programs or music? Does your student believe that he is doing his best?

Prepare a list of what you want to discuss with your student’s teacher and gather together any doctor reports, evaluations, and school papers that are relevant. Make an appointment to speak with your student’s teacher in person. Note down the teacher’s comments regarding issues, suggestions, recommended testing, and remediation. Ask about an action plan with target dates for implementation and review of status. Write down information regarding guidance counselors, evaluators, therapists who are to be contacted and which school officials will be coordinating your student’s program. You may need to request evaluations or provide consent in writing. Be certain to know who is to be contacted for follow up and when.

Your student may be eligible for an Individual Education Plan or he may be eligible for educational assistance through a 504 Plan. Both of these are provided through federal law and the Pennsylvania School Code as free and appropriate education.

Lear Educational Center is here to help students maximize their potential. We interface with schools, working with the curriculum appropriate for each student. We specialize in teaching students with learning differences, helping them meet IEP and remediation goals.

At Lear Educational Center we use programs that are widely acclaimed for their success in teaching students with learning differences. These programs include the Wilson Reading System, Lindamood-Bell, Saxon Math, and Orton-Gillingham

We provide supportive one-to-one individualized academic tutoring on all levels, primary through college, for most subjects. Our students learn study skills and strategies so that they can meet the classroom challenges of today and those of tomorrow.

At Lear Educational Center we also provide preparation for ACT, PSAT, SAT and other standardized tests.

Lear Educational Center - providing tutoring services to students from Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton and the Greater Lehigh Valley since 2000