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High-Impact Tutoring Characteristics

Tutor.com has earned the National Student Support Accelerator (NSSA) Tutoring Program Design Badge. This program has shared documented evidence that their program design fulfills the research-backed core characteristics of high-impact tutoring.

Please see Tutoring Program Design Badge  for more details about how a program earns the Badge and the Tutoring Quality Standards for more information on all high-impact tutoring characteristics.

Organization and Contact

Organization Type
For Profit
Headquarter Location (City, State)
New York, NY
Contact Name
Ed Ceja, National Director of Strategic Partnerships
Contact Email
Eduardo.Ceja@review.com
Contact

marketing@tutor.com

Program Overview

Mission

Tutor.com’s mission is to instill hope, advance equity, and catalyze achievement in schools and communities. We do this by providing encouraging, empowering, and effective academic support that helps students achieve—and exceed—grade-level proficiency. Our High-Dosage Tutoring, a Tier 2 intervention, helps students make significant, accelerated learning gains. It was awarded a Tutoring Program Design Badge by Stanford University’s NSSA for meeting research-backed quality standards. Our On-Demand Tutoring, a Tier 1 intervention, was shown in two independent effectiveness studies to meet ESSA Level II evidence requirements for positive impacts on student outcomes, including improved student grades and attendance. 

Program Description

For 25+ years and 28+ million tutoring sessions, Tutor.com has provided best-in-class tutoring. Our High-Dosage Tutoring, purpose-built by a team of educators in alignment with research best practices, is available in Math and English Language Arts for grades 3 through 8 plus Algebra I. What sets our High-Dosage Tutoring programs apart are design principles that drive student outcomes, including:

- Best-in-class instructional methodology: T.U.T.O.R. (Teach, Understand, Try It, Own It, Reflect), our proprietary gradual-release instructional model, empowers students to achieve understanding and make significant learning gains. 

- Assessment-based learning accelerator: We are student-centric and data-driven. Summative and formative assessments allow tutors to personalize instruction. Tutors provide real-time feedback in Lesson Notes, accessible in a dedicated dashboard for teachers and administrators.

- Teacher-led program development: The experts who developed our High-Dosage Tutoring programs are all educators themselves, with an average of 10+ years of teaching experience each. They purpose-built our curricula for delivery in a tutoring format, based on principles for effective tutoring.

- Standards-aligned curriculum: We’re not “content-agnostic.” Our high-quality, engaging curriculum is aligned to state standards, and our ELA program follows the Science of Reading pillars. Our learning progressions are customizable to best meet the needs of schools and students. 

- Highly trained tutors: Rigorously vetted, background-checked, fingerprinted educators who are verified subject-matter experts serve as our tutors. They are intensively trained and continuously supported by a team of Instructional Specialists, who help them deliver best-in-class instruction that generates positive student outcomes.

- Education-forward classroom tools: Our award-winning online platform features tools to create an interactive and productive learning environment, including breakout rooms for differentiated instruction, text/chat/video capabilities, a collaborative whiteboard, and engagement resources.

- Research-grounded program design: Our programs drive positive student outcomes with: 3x/week frequency, individual/small-group learning, tailored instruction, ongoing progress monitoring, and a consistent tutor to ensure continuity of learning and strong, caring tutor–student relationships.

Available virtually and in person, our High-Dosage Tutoring helps students achieve proficiency in critical subject areas. In the process, students get inspired to learn. One teacher wrote: “I have never seen my students so engaged with a virtual learning tool. Based on their concentration level, I thought they were playing video games until I took a closer look at their screens to see that they were engaged in their tutoring session."

Type of service
Tutoring Program
Technology Platform
Year Started
2000
States of Operation
Alabama,
Alaska,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Florida,
Georgia,
Hawaii,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Montana,
Nebraska,
Nevada,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
North Carolina,
North Dakota,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Utah,
Vermont,
Virginia,
Washington,
Washington DC,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Wyoming,
Virtual

Students and Offerings

Grade Levels
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade,
Post secondary
Subject Offered
English Language Arts (ELA),
Math,
Reading,
Other
Other subjects
Algebra I, On-Demand Tutoring: 250+ subjects for K-12, college and graduate school, and career
Languages Offered
English, Spanish (for On-Demand Tutoring)

Delivery Model and Staffing

Delivery Mode
In-Person,
Virtual
Setting
During School,
Out of School
Tutor-Student Ratio
1:1,1:2,1:3,1:4
Number of Sessions Per Week
Varies, 3+

Customer and Cost

Customer Type
District, Nonprofit, School
Cost to District/ School/ Non-Profit
Based on specific program needs

Research Evidence

Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
No
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
Yes