Tutoring and Arrowsmith

Written by Shelley Woon | Apr 14, 2022 6:45:00 PM

Tutoring focuses on what your child is learning. Arrowsmith changes how they learn.

At Arrowsmith, we are often asked: What is the difference between what tutoring can provide my child and how my child can benefit from the Arrowsmith Program’s neuroplastic approach? Here is our answer and it is important to note both are of benefit and can work collaboratively to support students.

Tutoring can help younger students acquire basic academic skills, providing strategies to learn to read, spell and memorize math facts. Older students often turn to tutoring to prepare for exams, relying on a tutor to provide strategies and techniques to structure their studying. For many students, tutoring is required year after year as academic subjects and content change and academic demands increase.

Arrowsmith works on the principle of strengthening the brain so that learning becomes easier and more efficient. It changes a student’s fundamental capacity to learn across academic subjects.

At Arrowsmith, students strengthen and enhance critical cognitive functions that are the building blocks of learning. Stronger cognitive ability means a transformed learning experience and a greater capacity to benefit from all learning, including tutoring. Change the cognitive capacity of the learner and learning goes forward more efficiently and with more joy.

Given tutoring accommodations and modifications are not available in the workplace or in adult life, the benefit of a changed brain is it transforms one’s future reality.

Focus

Tutoring	Arrowsmith - Cognitive Enhancement
Acquisition of academic skills and learning strategies.	Strengthens a range of cognitive capacities that are the building blocks in the learning process.
Subject or Skill Specific, for example, focuses on learning academic skills and subject matter such as English, mathematics, science, reading, spelling, and writing.	Builds an enhanced capacity to learn which transfers across academic subjects and skill acquisition. Strengthens reasoning working memory processing speed attention comprehension critical thinking mathematical reasoning
Focus is on the current curriculum.	Focus is on lifelong change.

How

Tutoring

Arrowsmith - Cognitive Enhancement

Compensatory

use of technology to support the learning. For example, voice recognition software to aid the writing process or text to speech to support reading

Content/Skill Based

modify and scaffold the content into simpler and more accessible units
reinforce the learning
match the method of teaching to the learning profile of the student

Strategy Based

teach strategies to be applied to the learning process (meta-cognition)

Capacity Based

uses individual targeted cognitive programs to positively change the brain of the learner
changes the cognitive abilities that underly learning
changes the capacity to learn
changes academic performance
changes the ability to be independent in learning and life
changes social-emotional well-being

Frequency

required when the curriculum or grade changes

Frequency

life-long change after completion of the program

Premise

Tutoring	Arrowsmith - Cognitive Enhancement
Each student has their own unique learning profile of strengths and weaknesses. The content, method of teaching, and tools used are modified to best suit the learning profile and needs of the student.	Each student has their own unique learning profile of strengths and weaknesses. The learning capacities of each student can be strengthened and enhanced. The curriculum does not need to be modified as the strengthened and enhanced learning capacities allow the student to learn the curriculum as taught.
Uses the student’s strengths to work around and compensate for any areas of challenge.	Areas of challenge are transformed so the student does not need to use their strengths to support areas of challenge. The strengths are freed to operate more fully.
The learner’s basic cognitive abilities remain fixed.	The learner’s basic cognitive abilities can be enhanced.

Student Testimonial - Amy

“I used to answer questions with questions…I learned that I am not really making those connections, not understanding where they are coming from and what they are trying to convey with them. Now I can make those connections and understand what is being asked to me. “ - Amy

Our brain is our most important asset. It underlies all learning. Strengthen Your Brain. Be Your Best.

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