Our Private Reading & Math Tutors Are Specialized in Helping Topsfield Students With Learning Challenges Including Dyslexia, ADHD, Language-Based Learning Disabilities, and More

Commonwealth Learning Center Delivers Personalized Tutoring Services in Topsfield, Massachusetts

Commonwealth Learning Center (CLC) provides various benefits that make it stand out from other tutoring centers. Other tutoring facilities often use group settings to coach their clients, but we give them individualized attention by working with them one-on-one. At the CLC our team believes that each client is unique with their own need and learning goals. We support students of all ages (K-1 through adult) in a compassionate, relaxing setting.

We’re the perfect solution for students who need a little extra help overcoming obstacles to those with learning disabilities. Students with a variety of learning challenges such as ADHD, dyslexia, executive function difficulties, language-based learning disabilities, and non-verbal learning disabilities come to us for help. Our instructors have advanced degrees in special education, reading, and math and are certified to teach students with learning challenges.

Here are the four main services we specialize in:

We Provide Educational Evaluations

Our specialists believe in early intervention to help catch any learning difficulties and direct a student on the pathway to academic and life success. These evaluations can help transform a student’s life by allowing them to grasp concepts that had previously alluded to them.

We offer a free-of-charge consultation with the CLC director for all new students that include a review of past exams and results. Once we learn a student’s strengths and weaknesses, we can provide a personalized teaching plan made specifically for them.

Post-evaluation, we review a testing report with each student and their parent that identifies areas that need assistance and which of our programs we feel will be most beneficial.

Our Tutors Help Topsfield Students With Reading

Learning how to read is often one of the toughest things for a young student to grasp. We help create stronger readers in the Topsfield, MA area using a variety of accredited programs demonstrated to boost reading skills. All of these can treat dyslexia and other conditions that make reading challenging. Some of our reading programs include:

• The Orton-Gillingham Program

  This program aids students who may pause when they are making an effort to read a sentence and find it difficult to match sounds with associated letters. It is a phonetically based program that instructs students the basic foundations of the English language and then builds from there.

• The Wilson Reading System Program

  This reading and writing program takes students who struggle with spelling through a 12-step process so they can eventually read standalone words. The steps of this program are a bit more involved than Orton-Gillingham and emphasize repetitiveness to help students remember what they’ve just earned. Students read and review what they have been previously taught before advancing to the next step which is part of what makes this a very successful program.

• The LiPS Program

  Known as LiPS, this phonetically based program helps students learn how to speak words properly before they actually write them. It shows students how proper use of the lips, tongue, and mouth creates the basics of letters and words.

• Nancibell® Visualizing & Verbalizing®

  This program helps students cultivate mental imagery as they read and hear words. This approach to learning enables them to succeed academically across many courses of study before reading and writing.

• We Offer Math Tutoring Near Topsfield

  We help students be their best at math by using various teaching strategies in all mathematics levels from basic adding and subtracting to advanced pre-college math. Our unique math programs help students of all skill levels “see” solutions to solve problems. We also help students create a solutions book of math formulas that reinforces concepts they have learned.

  Our TouchMath program is a fantastic multisensory tool that reinforces mathematical principles by having children “touch” numbers to learn how to add, subtract, and multiply.

We Help Topsfield Students With All Types of Test Preparation

When Topsfield MA students face an exam for college or high school admittance, we help take the anxiety out of getting ready for it. We help students on an individual basis get ready for the MCAS, SAT, PSAT, SSAT exams, and more. Our instructors are well-versed in the styles of questions given in these tests and can coach learners to ensure that they’ll be prepared and ready to succeed.

We help adult students obtain more job opportunities by helping them prepare for the GED exam.

Reasons to Choose CLC Tutors in Topsfield MA

We stand apart by offering many convenient amenities including ample parking at each of our locations. Our facilities are modern and well-equipped with computers. We provide all students with private, undisturbed work areas so they can avoid being distracted.

A safe teaching environment is one of our priorities which is why all CLC instructors must undergo a strict background check. Our specialists are trained in specialized multisensory programs.

Some students may be eligible for financial aid with CLC. Siblings of clients automatically receive a 10% discount on tuition. We do not lock our students into contracts; they keep visiting CLC as long as they need to.

Contact Us For a Complimentary Evaluation

Are you ready to move forward in furthering your or your child’s education? Contact us to organize a time for a free assessment.

ADD vs ADHD: Is There a Difference?

ADD and ADHD are two terms that many people easily confuse. Don’t they mean the same thing?

Yes and no. At one time, ADD (attention deficit disorder) and ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) were two slightly different diagnoses. ADD in children was defined by symptoms that didn’t include hyperactivity, but being more withdrawn, “spacey”, and having a hard time focusing and listening to instructions. ADHD in kids, on the other hand, was defined by having an abundance of energy, talking incessantly, and demonstrating “bouncing off the walls” behavior.

Today, however, ADD is considered an outdated term while ADHD is the medically recognized name for any behavior that indicates an inability to focus, whether the child is “hyper” or not. So, attention deficit disorder in children really falls under the umbrella of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. But your children’s doctor may still use ADD or ADHD to describe your child’s specific condition. They may still prefer to give an ADD diagnosis or an ADHD diagnosis to avoid confusion.

Diagnosing ADD and ADHD in Topsfield Kids

So, will your doctor conduct an ADD symptoms test or ADHD assessment for your child to determine if they have either? Believe it or not, there’s no single test to diagnose ADD or ADHD. Your child’s doctor will instead interview you, your child’s teachers, relatives, and other adults they come into regular contact with to determine if their symptoms are in line with ADD or ADHD. They’ll use standard guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics or the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) when making the diagnosis. Your child will also have their vision and hearing checked and receive a full physical exam to rule out any other medical conditions that may be causing symptoms similar to that of ADD and ADHD.

If your child is diagnosed with either, it’s important to let their educators know so they can work with them and make recommendations to you to help improve their focus in the classroom.

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About Topsfield, MA

Topsfield is located in the North Shore region of Massachusetts. The Town of Topsfield, Massachusetts was incorporated as a Town in 1650 and is located in Essex County in northeastern Massachusetts. Apart from having a peaceful, rural atmosphere, Topsfield also provides numerous recreational opportunities. Nearby parks include Bradley Palmer State Park, Klock Park, Pye Brook Park, and Georgetown Rowley State Forest. Topsfield is primarily residential with a population of 5,700 with an estimated median household income in 2016 of $134,209. The town retains a rural character with a typical New England Town Common. The unemployment rate in Topsfield is 4.4% (U.S. avg. is 5.2%).

Are you new to Topsfield? Check out these local favorites:

• Bradley Palmer State Park
• Topsfield Fairgrounds
• Willowdale Estate
• Topsfield House of Pizza

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Commonwealth Learning Center supports clients throughout all of Topsfield, Massachusetts, including the following zip codes: 01982, 01983. Click here to return to our MA service area page.