The owner and the sole instructor of the place is a current woodson high school teacher. My…read moredaughter's friend was in his class room, and the kids loved him. He is very knowledgable and professional. My daughter who used to hate math really enjoys working w/ him, and her math has since significantly improved. Looking forward for his summer math camp this year, hopefully after that, we do not need the weekly tutoring during the school year.

Am I really the first?…read more My son sees Ms. Lindsay and Ms. Magdelena for OT and Speech. He used to see Jo Ann until the scheduling didn't work out. They have two locations: Annandale and McLean. We've been to both. The Annandale location is closer to us to drive to from Loudoun County, although I prefer the McLean location...because there are more things to do while waiting. Annandale not so much, you have to sit put. We've been very very happy with Skill Builders and my son gets excited to see his therapists each visit. I mean he runs happy from the car to the office and can't wait, especially for Ms. Lindsay for OT. We drive an hour each way from the next county over just to come here.

I can't say enough wonderful things about Skill Builders. Our family has used Skill Builders for…read moreover 7 years from our first child with speech and language delay to our children diagnosed with Autism. Cari is the nicest person you will ever meet. She advocates for all her clients and goes that extra mile to match your child with the perfect therapist. It always helps that she hires only the best therapists in Northern VA. Everyone at Skill Builders is amazing and we owe so much to the company and their therapists. Thank you for always being there for our family and helping all our children being their best selves! My children still talk about how they miss Mrs. Melissa and Mrs. Fern! My daughter adores Ms. Katie and it's the best day of her week when she gets to go to Skill Builders. Literally dances her way into the office singing her " Im going to see Ms Katie" song! We love Cari and she really advocates for our children not only in the office but in our community of special needs children. You want a pro like Cari on your side and you see this is more than just a job for her. I would trust Cari with my life! Skill Builders has transformed my children and our family and I can't thank you enough for everything you have done for us!

We had a great experience with Magellan Tutoring for my daughter's SAT prep. From the owner to the…read moretutors, everyone was friendly, supportive, and genuinely wanted to help her succeed. Her tutor was patient, organized, and did a great job explaining things in a way that made sense. They took the time to figure out what she was already doing well and where she needed more practice, then came up with a plan that really worked for her. Scheduling was easy, communication was always clear, and the whole process was stress-free. Best of all, she ended up with a great SAT score! I would definitely recommend Magellan Tutoring to anyone looking for SAT prep.

We have been assigned Chris Staab and he is exceptional. Our 8th grader went from failing tests…read moreand quizzes to getting As and Bs. We could not be happier.

Disclaimer: This is the first negative review I have ever written. I have never left a negative…read morereview online, only positive when I'm happy with a business but due to how horrible my experience was with this business, I had to inform others. Prep with Jen is not really prep with "Jen". I went by the Google reviews not realizing that the most recent review was over a year ago... If you are interested in private lessons, be prepared to pay $110+ for an hour and you aren't even getting sessions with Jen. She subcontracts her sessions out to other tutors and has very little oversight over the sessions other than her being cc'd on the summary emails. They don't record sessions (even my son's wyznat tutors record sessions!), and her tutors are not as qualified or engaging as she is. She picks up the phone and talks a lot with you before you sign up, builds a personal plan and approach but once you drop thousands of dollars on her packages, she disappears and only reappears when the tutor summons her over an extremely trivial issue (rescheduling class time requests in our case). She isn't interested in customer service and is only concerned with maximizing her tutors schedule with clients. I would not recommend at all - not only was the tutor not worth the rate, her customer service was horrible after we signed the contract UPDATE: In response to Jen's response, her claims are bogus. Her tutor wasn't happy that we asked to reschedule 3 times out of 8 sessions because of 1 time having the flu , one time a serious car accident and 1 time an unforeseeable conflict! Rather than picking up the phone and discussing with the family, Jen claimed my son was unengaged which was absolute lies! How non empathetic is that?! My son is an honors student with 4.3 GPA so forgive me if I think you're claims are bogus... She has zero evidence to back up her below claims, as my sons score already improved but majorly due to his own studying and not because of her tutors sessions which pretty much was a project management approach of watching my son complete assignments rather than truly explaining concepts. Although we accommodated changes in timing by her tutor for 5 sessions, her tutor for some reason didn't appreciate 3 reschedules and then made these bogus claims of unegagement to Jen that she decided to not even validate with the family. If you want personalized instruction with a tutoring organization that is invested in your personal success, this isn't the place for you.

I took the 8-week summer SAT prep course with Jen, and with her help, I got a score of 1550 on the…read moreDigital SAT (DSAT) on my first attempt! This score was a massive 300-point improvement from my PSAT that I took the year before. Initially, Jen's class helped me to familiarize myself and solve the different types of reading, grammar, and math questions, giving me the initial bump to the 1450 range on a practice test. Then, she taught me to be more vigilant regarding the more deceptive questions, ultimately allowing me to get consistent scores in the mid to high 1500s on the College Board practice SATs. Throughout the process, Jen was very accommodating and answered all of my and my parent's questions about the DSAT. I highly recommend this class to students at all levels looking to improve their scores and can't thank Jen enough for my improvement.

Educational Connections has been a "best all around" experience for me and my family. It is a joy…read moreand privilege to work amongst so many bright and caring educators. As a parent, I have seen firsthand what a game changer it is for a child to have 1:1 support that comes from someone other than Mom and Dad. My daughter has worked with Jan at EC. The relationship they have formed and skills my daughter has learned have been critical to my child's classroom confidence. Jan has been a gift and our gratitude is high!

Would HIGHLY recommend this tutoring company to anyone looking for a knowledgeable and professional…read moretutor or executive function coach to work with their child. We have used this service for the last two and half years and cannot tell you how much we have benefited from the support of the coaches that have worked with our son. His confidence has improved with his writing, learning how to organize his thoughts better when tackling history and English Language Arts assignments. He's doing more than just the bare minimum, including more descriptive language and details. He's proactively creating outlines while reading to set himself up for success when trying to remember details later for questions or discussions. He's gotten better at self-advocacy, reaching out to teachers via email, when he's unsure of how to tackle an assignment or something isn't working correctly vs. just ignoring the issue. All things he wouldn't dream of doing on his own two years ago. Added bonus is that it has taken some of the pressure off of us, his parents, and the stress it was causing us when "nagging" him about his homework and missing assignments. Just wish we would have started sooner!!

Great service, great price and very convenient! The tutor came to our house and worked with my kids…read moreas I prepared dinner or worked on other things. The tutor was very profesional; he always came on time and came prepared with different materials. My kids loved working with him and they have really improved their reading/writing since they started working with him!

From the owner: Square One Tutoring is a tutoring company serving the Washington DC Metropolitan area. We provide…read moretutoring services at the comfort of the students home, which we find very successful. We offer quality One-on-One tutoring at a very affordable price. We have very educated and experienced tutors that have years of experience in teaching and/or tutoring. Our mission is to provide effective, high-quality tutoring at an affordable price. One-on-one tutoring is simply the best way to work with students. We give each student the individualized attention with a tailored education plan that fits his or her needs. Contact us to schedule your FREE consultation!

We used the services of Tutor Troops to assist our HS Senior with taking the ACT. We haven't…read morereceived the results back yet, but the level of confidence our son had and the strategies he was equipped with were more than enough for us to know that the tutoring was effective. I would recommend Tutor Troops to anyone looking to improve their ACT/SAT scores in preparation for college. Hasan sat down with our son initially to establish what course of action was better for him prior to proceeding with the tutoring session. I think that was very beneficial to him in the long term, as some students are better at Science than English, and if so, it's better to take the ACT. These, and other facts we had no idea of until we sat down with a professional tutor. Thank you Tutor Troops for your services, our family are highly appreciative and pleased.

From the owner: Tutor Troops helps a wide variety of students of all grade levels by matching them with qualified…read moretutors that are thoroughly knowledgeable in their subject areas and fit the individual student's unique learning style. The tutors, all of them university graduates from various prestigious universities, all are carefully vetted to ensure they possess the utmost proficiency in their subject area, as well as undergoing a thorough background check. Along with matching students with superb tutors, the Tutor Troops team regularly tracks each student's progress and ensures that the students sees clear and marked improvements in their grades as well as their overall comprehension and aptitude. In short, we are training tomorrow's leaders and geniuses! We provide tutoring to students in grades K-12, covering all general K-12 curriculum, including all AP and Honors courses. We also specialize in test prep including SAT, ACT, SSAT, PSAT and ASVAB.

Eric was super helpful in getting a tutor assigned. It's great that they are able to come home in…read moreperson. The tutor is knowledgeable and seems to understand the style of teaching they need to use for my child's personality. The only con is that they are often late and sometimes charge extra for minutes spent.

Top notch tutors at an affordable rate. Great communication and follow up from the initial…read moreconsultation to payment and setting up tutoring sessions.