Both my son and daughter also do tutoring with Karen Wang since they were in elementary and middle…read moreschool. Both of my children struggled with math so we enrolled them in tutoring. Within a year alone both children made major improvements. My daughter ended up excelling in her math course during the sixth grade. from then on she has been ahead of her math class with the help of Mrs. Karen. My daughter just graduated high school and is now attending UC Berkeley and throughout high school she took classes such as AP calculus and AP statistics and did very well. My son is still in high school and is still going to Mrs. Karen for tutoring and has passed all of his math courses also. She has been a tremendous help with both my kids and I would definitely reccomend her!!

My kids have been attending Ms. Wang's classes (Both Math and English, both group and private) in…read morethe past 4 years. There is no push needed from me at all as kids just want to join and learn from the engaging sessions. Ms. Wang also would give feedbacks and updates on progress and findings which I highly appreciate. Ms. Wang is a caring educator as I know during Covid she offered free group lectures online to support kids in community that have less access. I am glad our kids are thriving with support from Ms. Wang

We've had the most amazing experience with the Kumon in El Cerrito. I became really concerned about…read moremy son's math instruction at school when the transition was made to Common Core. Not only was math being taught in a very confusing way, but the materials were awful, and the teachers were unable to explain the material to either me or my son. That's when we enrolled in Kumon, and it allowed me to relax and breathe again. Greta and the Kumon staff are incredibly capable, dedicated, and kind, and I felt confident that they would keep my son's math learning on track regardless of what was going on at school. That was 5 years ago, and my son has gone from a poor math student in elementary school to a straight A math student in high school. You won't regret giving Kumon a try!

My son has been attending Kumon for both Math and Reading programs for over 7 months now, the…read moreresults are surprisingly good! Academically, he is very comfortable with math problems now, and loves to read on his own. With Kumon work, he's math and reading levels are above other classmates'. In terms of self discipline, he is used to doing the homework everyday on his own and tries his best to avoid any unintentional mistake. I am a proud mom! The Kumon el cerrito and Pinole instructor Greta has been so patient and kind to all the children and the parents. She knows everyone's name and level, and is very involved in the progress of every student. Hats off! and what a kindhearted person to be around. To those who are still thinking about joining, I would say, Kumon (like any other program) is not a promise to the success. However it is a great opportunity for the kids to create the healthy habit of studying and to boost their self esteem, and a reliable way for the parents to help our kids to make the most of their potentials. Your effort will be paid off!

Leba is amazing! She has helped my daughter build confidence in math. Just a year ago, my daughter…read moredid not enjoy math. Now, she looks forward to her math sessions with Leba. Leba explains math concepts in multiple ways and approaches solutions to questions in ways my daughter can understand. My daughter feels comfortable asking any type of question and seeks clarification with ease. Leba is a very sweet, encouraging and patient teacher. I strongly feel if it weren't for Leba, our daughter's experience with middle school math would have been very different. Leba takes away the fear in math and makes it so much fun!

We LOVE Leba! We have been working with Leba for the past year, and my daughter has a new found…read moreconfidence and understanding of math that she did not have before. I am also getting a 'refresher' in math because she encourages parents to sit in on the sessions, and I am now remembering a lot of the concepts that I had forgotten about through the years, which helps me to help my daughter in a consistent way. It is wonderful to see my daughter 'get it' when it comes to math, because before we met Leba, she was really frustrated and shut down when it came to learning math and doing homework. Now she breezes through her homework with very little help from me, and is understanding the math at a deeper level. Leba is patient and has a way of teaching the math concepts in a way that is easy to understand. She breaks everything down to the basics and rebuilds a strong foundation of learning tools that my child will keep with her for the rest of her life.

They helped my son a lot. His english grade improved from C to B and Math from C to A in 7 months…read more I can see his confidence improve a lot. Their pricing is reasonable, about $24/hr. It seems all the students have individual attentions and my son has separate tutors who specialized in each subject. They also help with my son's homework. Thank you to Coachland.

My daughter is a 5th grader and she started with CoachLand 2 months ago. We were all excited about…read moreCoachLand, and my husband called them up and made an appointment to meet with a tutor. They responded to us right away, and the meeting went very well, and so we decided to give CoachLand a try. What we like about CoachLand: 1. Reasonable price and that included a discount! Also, there is no contract. :-) 2. Friendly, and smart tutors. CoachLand has a great learning system, and they surely know what they are doing. We are confident that we made the right decision for our daughter! 3. Flexible schedules. 4. Parking is available in the back of the building. 5. The place is nice and clean. My daughter has had a great experience learning Math through CoachLand. She gained so much confidence about Math, all within 2 months of learning. We will continue with CoachLand for sure. Our daughter said that she really likes her tutors, and she looks up to them. She enjoys learning Math now because of this tutoring experience, and her learning skills have been improved. Thanks to CoachLand for the Great work!!!!

I started using Elizabeth's services in 2013 to prep for the opening of my business. Since then, I…read moreask Elizabeth to review almost every piece of copy material that I present to the public or my clients. It's vitally important to me to look and sound professional. Elizabeth is extremely easy to work with. I send her material and she gets back to me in a very timely manner every time. She is very accommodating to my sometimes immediate deadlines, my sometimes late payments, and of course to my sometimes awful grammar (which she corrects). I keep going back to Elizabeth because I love reading my ideas/my writing reconstructed in a way that flows effortlessly. It feels like my eyes just flow down the page. She has a gift with words and with doing business in a way that flows effortless, too!

I have had Elizabeth do copywriting work for me for business -- sharpened up a professional…read morebiography that I continue to use because of it's succinctness and clear yet rich language. Elizabeth recently helped me to improve the copy for the back cover of two books, "Super Brain: Maximize Your Brain Health for a Better Life" and "Outsmarting the Dementia Epidemic: 7 Key Memory Care Actions to Avoid Alzheimer's and Successfully Keep Your Brain Safe, Sharp, and Sexy into the Future." Thank you Elizabeth for your rich and perceptive editorial skills.

How can I condense my 6 years of tutoring at the Center on Yelp? Perhaps through an anecdote from…read morelast year: I was a junior in high school, commuting to a rigorous college prep school in SF. My grades were good, but my PSAT scores were pretty pitiful. I decided to take the SAT 1s anyways, towards the end of junior year. 1950. Not bad, but not acceptable for the schools I wanted to attend. Immediately after getting the devastating news that I would have to retake the SATs and forsake much of my summer, I contacted Hamayoon and the Tutoring Center. I received tutoring from them for the SSATs and my experience was very positive. I also was receiving math help once a week at the time. Hamayoon and I worked on math together for a month and a half. Diana and I worked on grammar and reading together for the same amount of time. Each week, I'd spend 4-6 hours studying and I took four free full length SAT 1s in the month before taking the test. My scores ranged, but I knew I had improved my math score from 610 to at least 650 and my writing score from 660 to the low 700s when test day came. I was aiming for 2100 though, and the week before my test I scored in the high 2000s. Test day came, and I felt pretty good about my performance. The day I received my test scores back was one of the proudest of my life. My score was 2130-- 710 in math, 730 in critical reading, and 700 in writing. My SAT 2 scores were also impacted by my work with the Center. English lit went from 630 to 700 and US history--710. How? The tutors at the Center and my intense studying. Hamayoon made the math especially fun--our sessions were actually interesting and we had our share of laughs. Diana and I read poetry aloud as a creative way of overcoming my difficulties with middle English. Do not hesitate to try out the Bay Area Tutoring Center. YOU GET THE FIRST SESSION FREE IF YOU MENTION YELP! -D

I just got my SAT and got a 1550 which is all thanks to this tutoring center. I can't thank…read moreHomayoon and Shanna enough for all their help. Definitely recommend going here

Maca is brilliant, a gifted natural teacher. She is able to engage my 2 wild boys in 45min lessons…read moretwice a week, and they love her! She makes Spanish fun and rewarding, AND she holds them to high standards of grammatical correctness, pronunciation, and expanding vocabulary. I'm forever grateful and in admiration of Maca's skill.

Maca has greatly improved our 10 year olds Spanish. We were in Mexico recently and our daughter was…read moreable to speak and understand Spanish so much better than before we found Maca. I highly recommend her!