Sophie and her team take a lot of care to select the right tutor for each individual person they…read morework with. Not only do they match the learning skill set needed, but they go out of their way to match personalities too. Awesome folks doing great work!

From the owner: We can help your student excell or catch-up, and build confidence. We provide an in-home…read moreconsultation: assess your student's educational needs and goals, identfy learning styles, learn more about his/her personality and interests, and grasp the family dynamics. This ensures we make the perfect match with one of our highly qualified tutors who provides personalized academic support facilitating your student's academic success. One-on-one tutoring has proven to be the best way to reduce frustration and teach student's to love learning. Our tutors take the stress out of learning and doing homework and help build confidence. We can help your student succeed in a variety of different subjects: All Math ; Algebra; Geometry; Calculus; English; Reading Comprehension; Writing; Grammar; ESL; College level courses; Foreign Languages; All Sciences; Physical Science; Biology;Chemistry; Physics; All Test prep; SAT/ACT, GRE, GMAT, ASVAB, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, and more. We help adults learners as well.

I have used Club Z for my last year of college for multiple subjects. I was needing help in…read moreCalculus 2, Statistics and World History, and I received 2 As and 1 B in those classes. In-Home consultation: I spoke with one of their Educational Consultants to go over my current situation and my expectations from the tutoring sessions. She was understanding, patient and matched me with tutors who are not only academically capable, but also fun and interesting to deal with. I love all my tutors! Calculus 2 tutoring: It's the most advanced math courses that I have ever taken in my life. However, I had the best experience in this class. The tutor, Daniel, was smart, organized and made things much, much easier than they appear. We always started our session with very simple problems, and he added more complicated problems one at a time. From my experience with this tutor, I learned that math can be easy if you understand the problems from the foundation. I received A+ in this class. Thank you! Statistics: Stephen was a funny guy; he created lots of activities for me during our sessions. We used coins, dices and cards for probabilities calculation. I learned a lot faster with these activities, and believe it or not, after taking this course with the tutor, I feel more confident going to casinos in Vegas. Lol... I received A in this class. Thank you! World History: English is my second language, so I had a hard time reading through the textbook, not to mention I have to retain all the information for the sake of HW and exams. Ashley always came with a summary sheet which included all the bullet points that we were going to go over in the session. She eliminated all the unnecessary information from text book and simplified them in just a few sentences for me. After I understood the main "stories", that's when she dug into more details with me, such as vocabularies that might appear on the exam that I would need to understand. My English improved tremendously after taking this course. I received B+ in this class, and I am super, super happy about it. Thank you! It was great working with all these awesome tutors and I would recommend Club Z to anyone I know!

My 3 children, now ages 14, 12 and 12, have had tutoring services through Club Z for more than 2…read moreyears now and they are all great! Susan, the Director, is super responsive and makes sure she matches a knowledgeable tutor with each one of my kids/students. She listens to the academic needs of each of my kids and also any social/emotional needs. Susan is kind, patient and thoughtful as she pairs us with tutors. We are so grateful for her help and those of her tutors who help us!

Forever grateful for Active Reading Center (ARC). Both my children had an amazing experience and…read morelearned the tools to de-code and read any text. On our first evaluation, they recommended we have my daughter's eyes checked and bingo, she had a vision deficit, that was effecting her ability to read. The teachers are fantastic and they are thoughtful about matching the right teacher with the right student. My son loved learning, while throwing a basketball and now he is reading above-grade level. Highly recommend ARC, and thankful my children went through the program.

Nobody answers the phone and no one calls you back when you leave a message. I guess they are so…read morebusy they don't need business. Maybe you should take down your website and Yelp account if you don't want customers.

We love Lamorinda Reads! My reluctant reader really blossomed here with Katerina and we could not…read morebe happier. Katerina is truly a master of her craft, she won over my initially skeptical kid in no time and now my daughter is reading EVERYTHING, looks forward to her reading days, and has gained a ton of academic confidence. We commute here from Oakland and it is 100% worth the traffic to work with Katerina.

From the owner: Based in Lafayette, I offer one-on-one, in person, individualized reading and handwriting lessons…read moreto children with dyslexia and other language based learning differences, using the Slingerland Approach to structured literacy. An official dyslexia diagnosis is not necessary for parents to seek expert help for their struggling readers. I am passionate about helping children achieve success in both their academic and emotional journeys. I will first assess your child to determine their specific needs, and then provide weekly, targeted instruction, tailored to their individual strengths and weaknesses. I consistently monitor student progress to ensure continued growth. Get in touch for a free consultation on whether your child is a good candidate for my help!

We've had a great experience with Matt for my high school son's geometry class. He has been…read moreexcellent at explaining concepts in a way that really makes sense. My son's math teacher at school sometimes explains things in a way that confuses him, but Matt is able to break everything down clearly and make sure he truly understands the material. He's also been very flexible with scheduling, which we really appreciate with a busy high school schedule. Most importantly, my son genuinely likes working with him and feels much more confident in geometry because of the extra help. We're very grateful for Matt's support and would highly recommend him to anyone looking for a patient, effective math tutor.

Matt is awesome! Great with the kids and always willing to come to the rescue with extra sessions…read morebefore a test!!

Tutor/student desks are very crowded, requiring tutor and student to sit side by side with…read moreshoulders practically touching. I had explicitly asked that the tutor help my high schooler with study skills that would help her with all classes, biology in particular. During the first session the tutor just asked my daughter what she wanted to work on. Not having worked with a tutor, she wasn't sure what to ask for, especially as it was the beginning of the semester so she had no homework for biology. They chatted for about 20 minutes, but not about study skills. Then the session was ended early since my daughter didn't have anything else to ask for, even though I had been required to pay for a full session beforehand. Study skills were never discussed. Also the tutor told my daughter that she (the tutor) didn't have much background in biology and was more of a physics tutor. All around disappointing. The owner did follow up with me directly after I complained and asked for a refund. He listened patiently, acknowledged that the requested focus on study skills had been a miss and apologized for the poor experience. His handling of the situation is why I gave a 2 star instead of 1 star.

Looking for a tutor for my daughter before a Chemistry exam. OTL got her in right away. She liked…read morethe tutor and was able to find a time slot once a week for tutoring. I had some issues on my end regarding scheduling/paying and the owner called me to walk me through it. Highly recommend OTL for tutoring.

Tutoring is very individualized; specializes in K through 6th grade; reading, writing, math skills;…read moreloves working with special needs and ADD/ADHD students.

Did not use the service, but communication was very poor in scheduling a consultation. They…read morecancelled on my daughter and I last minute with no advanced notice. With so many alternatives available I recommend avoiding

Look no further....East Bay Prep is the absolutely the BEST ACT Prep Class!…read more The test prep course worked along with my daughter's heavy Junior/Senior year academic load, on top of their weekly test prep lessons. The team was excellent at listening, communicating and following the needs of my daughter "individually" to help her succeed. The tutoring was flexible to her competitive sport schedule, as this was also key to the demands of succeeding in academics + sport. The consistency of the team to give effective feedback & guidance so that she could understand "how" to be a good test taker was priceless and best of all she is bringing these skills test-taking skills into her AP class test-taking. Honestly parents....my daughter went from feeling anxiety with taking the ACT to a confident and smart test taker, BEYOND the ACT!!! The team at East Bay Prep is one-of-kind. Best value...best outcomes...thank you East Bay Prep!

We got our first piano recently from the Walnut Creek Music Exchange. Before we made this purchase,…read morewe visited a few piano shops and explored online listings. We ended up going with Walnut Creek Music Exchange for a number of reasons. First of all, their price is highly competitive. We purchased a used piano. The price offered was very good for a super well maintained used piano (they certified it before putting it on the floor). They also have a 10 year trade up program that we may apply every dollar that we spent on this piano to trade up for a different piano within the next 10 years, as long as the second piano is at least 2 times the price of the first piano. Their moving cost is super affordable, about 25% the price compared to other piano moving companies. Secondly, customer service is excellent. Store manager Carson blocked out one hour to spend with our family and patiently explained each piano to us. He even played songs on a few pianos that we were interested in so we could hear difference of the sounds from each piano brand. Lastly, their professionalism is unbeatable. The piano came within 2 days after purchase, tuned! They also gave us a free voucher to have the piano tuned again whenever we like within one year! We highly recommend Music Exchange Walnut Creek!

Disclaimer: I am musically challenged and know NOTHING about pianos! All I know is they play pretty…read moremusic and cost a lot of money, but we sold our daughter's piano before moving to California so we "had" to buy a new one. We walked into Music Exchange to look at their used upright pianos. We were immediately blown away by their large selection of new and used grand and baby grand pianos, upright pianos, and digital pianos. Of course some pianos costed upwards of $45,000 but others were very affordable between $1,000 - $5,000. Salesman Buddy showed us several affordable options and he truthfully told us the one we fell in love with was badly out of tune and offered to have it tuned for free before we made a final decision. As I was writing down my contact information for him, my husband and daughter fell out of love with the old piano and in love with a brand new digital piano which was priced $ 3,000 below retail price!!! No, Buddy didn't tell me this price difference we knew it as it was the new version of the old digital we just sold and did our homework lol The piano was delivered with white glove service to our house in less than 24 hours after purchase and now my house is filled with beautiful music again.