The American Institute for Knowledge and Learning and Project Learn Tutorial Programs continues to support parents who have determined to take a key role in their child's educational success. The No Child Left Behind Legislation (NCLB) was signed into law on January 8, 2002. Your student will need to meet high academic standards to be successful in achieving each standard and goal described by the U.S.A. Department of Education. To see these standards in your state click this link http://www.isbe.net/ils/. For this purpose, the American Institute for Knowledge and Project Learn continues to commit to making it possible for your student who is facing academic challenges to more easily achieve these standards. Through intensive tutoring your student will be equip with various stratigies that will help them catch up and more quickly launch them to the road of successful outcomes and improvement in attaining skills. To learn more about the no child Left Behind Act we have provided the following information for parents,teachers, and others who would like to learn and explore the following more about what all studetns should learn. Click on the links for your own enrichment :
http://www.mcrel.org/topics/topics.asp?topicsid=14

See what and how your student could achieve created by
Achieve, Inc.
http://www.achieve.org/achieve.nsf/Initiatives?OpenForm

The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
http://www.edexcellence.net/foundation/global/index.cfm

International Society for Technology in Education, the home of National Education Technology Standards (NETS)
http://www.iste.org/

Influencing Federal Policy

Ed Tech Action Network see who is making a difference in educational policies
http://www.edtechactionnetwork.or
Professional Development tells teachers who are leaders how to develope their teachers with best practices. Development tells teachers who are leaders how to develope their teachers with best practices.

National Staff Development Council. This is what teachers need to know.
http://www.nsdc.org/

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
http://www.ascd.org

National Board for Teaching Standards prepares teachers and other professional knowledge on teaching standards.
http://www.nbpts.org/

Teaching With Technology: Use of Telecommunication Technology by Postsecondary Faculty and Staff
http://nces.ed.gov/das/epubs/2002161/references.asp

Study of Teacher Use of Computers and the Internet in Public Schools (2000)
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2000090

Funding Sources for Teacher/Principal Quality Initiatives Available for Local Educational Agencies
http://www.ed.gov/admins/tchrqual/learn/tpr/resources_pg3.html

Academic Improvement and Teacher Quality Programs Office WebSite
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/aitq/index.html?exp=0

Title II Improving Teacher Quality State Grant Opportunities
http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/index.html

Paraprofessionals

US DOE guidance on Paraprofessional Program has a lot to share.
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/paraguidance.doc

National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals (NRCP) Legislation Update
http://www.nrcpara.org/legislation/index.shtml

American Federation of Teachers
http://www.aft.org/psrp/legislation/index.html

National Education Association (NEA) Education Support Professional
http://www.nea.org/esphome/index.html

School Reform and AYP

Center for Leadership in School Reform
http://www.clsr.org/

Discussion of the role of leadership in sustaining school reform
http://www.ed.gov/MailingLists/EDInfo/Archive/msg00173.html

Key policy letter from Secretary of Education on Accountability and AYP
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/secletter/020724.html

PowerPoint describing school improvement plans and definitions of AYP. Includes timeline for school improvement process:
http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/ayp/edlite-index.html

State Accountability Plans
http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/stateplans03/index.html

Supplemental Services

Non regulatory guidance on Supplemental Services
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/suppsvcsguid.doc

NCLB Supplemental Services
http://www.ed.gov/parents/schools/choice/choice.html

Title I

Title 1 FY03 Allocations
http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/titlei/fy03/index.html

Final Title I guidance released Nov. 26, 2002
http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2002/11/Summary.doc

Report from the Center for Education Policy outlining teacher qualification, supplemental services, and school choice guidelines with statistics and timelines for each of these initiatives
http://www.ctredpol.org/pubs/nclb_full_report_jan2003/

Reading First

Reading First Division at the US Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/programs/readingfirst/index.html

National Reading Panel
http://www.nationalreadingpanel.org/Publications/subgroups.htm

"Putting Reading First" publication developed by the Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA). This teacher's guide provides a framework for using the findings of the National Reading Panel in the classroom.
http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/

International Reading Association
http://www.ira.org/

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/

Parental Involvement

The Helping Your Child publication series from the USED aims to provide parents with the tools and information necessary to help their children succeed in school and life. The Helping Your Child Read booklet is found at:
http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/hyc.htm
 


This knowledge construction program will provide the skills that smart students who are doing well in school have already learned. Content area for tutoring includes: reading, language, math (basic to algebra) and science (chemistry and biology). This program adheres,to accomplishing the
rigious Illinois State Board of Education Academic Learning Standards. If your student is experiencing school problems email us www.teach@besteducators.org or call for help now and let us help create your student’s success story, today!  Call 708-798-7470, or 1800-992-0105!  click here to learn more about what your student must learn
  Home schooling parents may also selected to purchase our educational ebooks available now for each grade level at a low cost. Once the students have registered and has completed our curriculum the child will receive a grade for each subject. We also award an eighth grade and a high school diploma to students who are enrolled in our private school, or through our special home school programs, to gain further details, or to register call the American Institute for Knowledge and Learning at 708-798-7470. You may also email our office at teach@besteducators.org for further details, and get an immediate consultation by a certified teacher who specializes in home schooling, and private school information. 

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  We already know a substancial amount of information about your student !!!  

             What we already know?

• Your student wants to do well in school!

• You child must make adequate yearly progress, or she/he will definitely fall behind!
• Your child has prior knowledge and multiple intellences to help build vast areas of knowledge.
  

•   Your student has strengths and can catch up in school.

• Your child can excel. Call 708-798-7470, 0r 1800-992-0105 to get started.
  

• Your child has more than one learning style that can be used to construct knowledge.
  

• Your student has at least seven important intelligences to help her/him become academically successful and our instructor's professional development is geared towards this knowledge foundation!!!
• Your student must learn to read a host of literature, text books,reports, essays, and other articles, to gain information and to do well in school, and life.

• Your student needs to understand the important value of numbers and be able to adequately compute numbers to be successful in school.
  
• Your student must also attain an adequate amount of academic knowledge

      to understand the world that surrounds                 her/him.

              Who are we?

We are the reform success story in Illinois.

The American Institute for Knowledge and Learning and Project Learn has been improving the lives of students for more than fifteen years in the following subject areas: reading, language, math (basic to algebra) and science (chemistry and biology).  We are a Knowledge construction  school that continues to construct knowledge of students and strongly supports the strengths of parents in meeting educational goals and standards of various students enrolled in traditional schools,Christian private schools, and those of home schools.   No time is wasted once you have decided that your child is in need of help!

"Ordinary teachers with extraordinary professional ability to provide incredible educational opportunities to advance any struggling student."

 

 

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In today’s highly competitive economy, solid skills in mathematics, including algebra, are a necessity—not just for scientists and engineers, but for everyone. Being proficient in mathematics helps to improve students’ college and career options and to increase their future income levels. Beyond the education, career and economic benefits, a solid background in mathematics helps students to better understand their world and to become good citizens.

As a parent, you may be anxious about your own math skills or perhaps feel challenged by the difficulty of your child’s math homework, but your child will benefit greatly if you maintain a positive, encouraging attitude. And whether or not you completely understand your child’s math assignments, you can still help as he or she progresses through school by asking the right questions, helping your child approach the problems with the right attitude, and getting extra help from the teacher or a tutor as needed. 

We now know from the findings of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel that there are several things parents can do and must do to help ensure that their children succeed in mathematics. Read on for some suggestions.

 

 

Positive Parent Attitudes About Mathematics Education Are Important to Student Success 

 

·         Research shows that a child’s goals for and beliefs about learning are related to his or her performance in mathematics. Even if you as a parent feel you are not good in math or perhaps feel uncomfortable with the mathematics being taught in a given day’s lesson, you can still support your child’s mathematics learning by showing

you value mathematics. Your child will follow suit.

 

• Students who believe that their hard work makes them “smarter” are more likely to try harder in mathematics, and their efforts result in better performance. On the other hand, students who believe that intelligence is inborn generally do not achieve as well, and they do not take full advantage of feedback or constructive criticism regarding their performance.

 

 

 

Mathematics Education Begins at Home

 

• In the early years, your child has an opportunity to jump-start his or her mathematics learning through informal activities. Talking about mathematics in a positive manner and involving your child in activities that incorporate basic mathematical concepts will lay the foundation for your child’s success in mathematics at the preschool and elementary school levels. 

 

• Before kindergarten, most children can acquire considerable knowledge of numbers and other core mathematical concepts. For example, young children can understand certain basic aspects about fractions, like sharing half a sandwich with a friend.

 

• The more mathematical knowledge that kindergartners bring with them to school, the greater their chances for success in mathematics in elementary, middle, and high school. 

 

 

Why Algebra Is Important

 

• Math does make a difference. Whether your child is headed for college or the workforce, he or she needs to graduate from high school with solid mathematics skills. Job growth in the fields of science and engineering is outpacing overall job growth by a rate of three to one, which means there is a critical need for proficiency in higher-level mathematics now more than ever before.

 

• Students need to learn the mathematical building blocks for algebra. Algebra represents the key to entry into higher-level mathematics, which often correlates with success in higher education and the potential for greater earnings.

 

In the Classroom

 

·                To prepare for algebra, whether in middle or high school, students must be proficient in the         Critical Foundations of Algebra. This means they must have fluency in

• Whole numbers; 
• Fractions (including decimals and percent); and
• Particular aspects of geometry and measurement. 

While not meant to comprise all of what students should know prior to algebra, the Critical Foundations deserve ample time in any mathematics curriculum.

 

• Students with mathematical difficulties, including students with learning disabilities, show consistent, positive results in performing computation and in solving word problems when teachers provide explicit instruction. This includes providing clear models for solving a problem type, practice in the use of newly learned skills, opportunities to think aloud, and extensive feedback.

 

• Mathematically gifted students with sufficient motivation should be allowed to learn mathematics much faster than students proceeding through the curriculum at a normal pace.

 

• Using technology can make a difference. Technology-based drill and practice activities can improve student performance in specific areas of mathematics.

 

 

 

 

Quick Tips

 

                                                                                                                    

Side 1:

 

Attitudes About Mathematics Learning

• Encourage your child to have a positive attitude about learning mathematics.
• Stress the importance of effort. Prompt your child to face challenges positively and to see mathematics as a subject that is important.
• Avoid statements like “I wasn’t good at math” or “Math is too hard.”
   

Early Years

·         Introduce your baby and toddler to numbers, counting and shapes.

·         Prior to kindergarten, help your child explore shapes and their features to gain a basic understanding of the language related to mathematics, such as “more than," “less than” and “equal to,” and “light” and “heavy.” 

·         Ask your child’s caregivers or preschool teachers about activities that can develop your child’s mathematical knowledge and skills, including beginning activities in counting and joining (adding) and separating (subtracting) objects.

·         For a list of suggested activities please visit Helping Your Child Learn Mathematics online at www.ed.gov/parents.

 

Side 2:

 

Elementary and Middle School Years

·         Review the National Math Panel’s suggested benchmarks to monitor your child’s progress toward the Critical Foundations of Algebra.

·         Algebra is much more than a single course, and the way algebra is taught in schools can vary greatly. Talk to your child’s teacher about the algebra topics being covered in class and how they compare with the Panel’s Major Topics of School Algebra.

·         Seek help from the school or teacher if your child needs additional support to acquire proficiency in the mathematics being taught.

·         Learn about the classroom practices your child’s teacher uses to support learning mathematics. Ask how you can enhance your child’s learning outside of the classroom.

·         Take advantage of opportunities to test your child’s mathematical skills. For example, after a purchase, ask your child to estimate and then calculate the amount of change he or she should receive from the cashier. Make learning fun by creating mathematical problems to solve together at home or on trips.  

 

 

 

 

 

The National Mathematics Advisory Panel

In April 2006, President George W. Bush created the National Mathematics Advisory Panel (National Math Panel) to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics in the United States. Expert panelists, including a number of leading mathematicians and educators, reviewed more than 16,000 research studies before preparing a final report containing policy advice on how to improve mathematics achievement for all students in the United States.  

 

The National Math Panel’s final report, issued on March 13, 2008, contains 45 findings and recommendations on curricular content, teachers and teacher education, instructional practices and materials, learning processes and assessments. Among these findings, the report offers benchmarks as guideposts for when students should acquire the foundational topics leading to algebra, noting, for example, that students should develop proficiency with addition and subtraction of whole numbers in the early grades, moving on to proficiency with fractions in middle school. The benchmarks should be interpreted flexibly to allow for the needs of students and teachers as students acquire the mathematical prerequisites necessary for algebra.

The information in this brochure is a summary of the relevant findings of the final report. The findings and recommendations of the Math Panel do not make particular claims for the best teaching methods or curriculum to be used.

To view the entire report online or to obtain a hardcopy and/or additional copies of this brochure in English or Spanish, please visit www.ed.gov/mathpanel. For further information, visit www.ed.gov or call 800-USA-LEARN.

 

 

 

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The American Institute for Knowledge and Learning is the creator of the original Step-by-step Phonological System. With the new development of the today's and new Step-by Step Phonological System and other self-development strategies that students are taught in our program ( not available at any other tutoring program, or any where else), all students are guaranteed to achieve new learning skills and improvements at every grade level. The American Institute For Knowledge and Learning is the original creator of the Phonological System, that has helped hundreds of students become great readers, and performers in mathematics, and all other subjects. This system has often been referred to as the "Best kept Secret"  by parents of elementary and high school students who graduated with honors. Project Learn Tutoring has paid careful attention to the importance of aligning each standard to the initiatives of the act that supports better achievements, schools and well prepared teachers to assist all students enrolled in program in achieveing standards and goals.

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What We Know About Your Child?

• Children must learn to read from books, newspapers and a host of other materials.
• Children have multiple intelligences and learning styles and can learn in at least seven different ways.
• They must learn to read and compute numbers and other problem solving requiring higher level thinking in school, and life.
• A child needs a good education.
•  A child may fall further behind without appropriate and professional assistance.
•     your student has strengths and can catch up in school

•   your child can exceed

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We are results driven..... 

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We are aligned to the Illinois Academic Standards to see what your child should Know, please click   Project Learn tutoring  is a partner of the American Institute for knowledge and Learning. It is often referred to as “the best Kept Secret "by parents whose children graduated from the top of their class. It remains an important vechile ulterlized by parents who simply wish to excel the smartest students, and for those who make low grades. Through the use of our unique assessment techniques, we can identify the methods that will inspire, stimulate, and connect with your student's regular school experience. Tutoring is offered for students in grades kindergarten thru 12th. We believe that success in school builds
 self-esteem and ultimately, prepares students to grow to their dreams, as they mature from high school to adulthood. Project Learn operates on the premise that building school skills today, rather than later, provides better outcomes for increasing student's overall performance in life. Based on a student's ongoing assessment, we tailor an individualized study plan to address each individual person needs, and goals. We teach skills that will help your student achieve success on his/her own. This educational program is made to be enjoyable for all students and is developed to support all children. We show students that learning is fun, and behind students that they can get ahead of the class. We also have programs available for gifted children.  

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What We Know About Your Child?

• Children must learn to read from books, newspapers and a host of other materials.

Children have multiple intelligences and learning styles and can learn in at least seven different ways.

They must learn to read and compute numbers and other problem solving requiring higher level thinking in school, and life.

A child needs a good education

A child may fall further behind without

    appropriate and professional assistance

•     your student can catch  
•    your child can exceed

  Why Project Learn Tutoring Centers?

• Because we have the expert background to prove great outcomes

Students enrolled gain an academic advantage in school

Many of our students haved exceeded the standards

Parents are very satisfied

Your student will be happy 

Because students finally enjoy learning 

No more wasted family time and frustration

 Because we care

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     More about Project Learn Tutoring?

With the development of our comprehensive step-by-step system with over 250 curriculums and pioneering approach that caters to each individual student’s needs, we have develped the ability for all children to learn. While providing intensive and comprehensive educational services to its clients, PJ leads to out standing success for many underachievers and students simply desiring to excel in their educational endeavors. As a state of the art academic tutoring program our tutoring techniques builds, and provides your student with innovative learning methods, and strategies. These strategies and methods are designed to be easily used by your student in their regular classroom. This program is student centered and builds on each student’s prior knowledge and makes learning meaningful, while constructing your student’s knowledge and making them one of the brightest in the class, and his/her report card  will prove it, along with higher scores on school assessment test. 

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•  Out of 100%, enrolled 99 % passed to the next grade level. Out of 100% enrolled 94 % improved during the first two weeks, according to their classroom teachers at school. Out of 100% this year, at least 87 % are headed to the honor roll at their schools. Our goal is to insure that each student reaches their full potential at an early age as possible to secure a successful future.

 

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This is dedicated to the memory of Dorothy J. Sheppard the original founder (1970 ). She was  a good christian woman who loved to help children learn. She was born in 1915. She strongly believed in God and his son Christ Jesus. She passed to God in 2005, at an old age of 90 years old. This program continues to put struggling students on the road of educational recovery .

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Our professional team of certified instructors bring advanced educational knowledge from universities around the world.

 

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