Just as with math, we've found that writing is a skill that needs steady practice. My son has been…read moreattending Sentence Center for more than two years, and the classes still challenge him. Every essay comes back with thoughtful, detailed feedback that helps him grow. He's also had the opportunity to learn from several teachers, and he has genuinely enjoyed his experience with every one of them.

My son has been taking writing classes with Sentence Center for 1.5 years, and they taught him to…read morehow to organize his thoughts clearly and confidently in his writing. All the instructors are very attentive, caring, encouraging, and gives meaningful feedback during class and after every assignment. The topics are fun, engaging, and really get the kids thinking. My son truly enjoyed the classes, and I love hearing him read his work out loud. I honestly learned so much more about him through his writing and high recommend Sentence Center!

Just read this with a true story. I failed bar exam 5 times in California. I took some commercial…read morecourses and one time I had a tutor for limited purposes. I was tired and felt like I should give up taking the exam. I met Ms Ling and she made a perfect plan for my studies fitting my tight work schedules. I followed her guidelines and kept on practicing essays, PT and MBE on Adapti Bar. She always appreciated my writing with constructive feedback, good assessment and guidance. I followed her each instruction at my best and built a perfect confidence to break the wall. Guess what ? I made it in 6th attempts. Don't be discouraged, be rissilent and do focus on your ultimate goal. You will make it if you get a good guidance. Ms Ling is your perfect guide to ascent Mt Bar. Good luck.

I passed the February 2025 exam after Ling's tutoring. I am a repeat test taker and Ling helped me…read moreachieve what I thought was almost impossible. I worked full-time and religiously followed Ling's program. She helps tailor a program based on every individual's needs. There are great options for tutors in California, but Ling is the best of the best.

Ms. Valérie is an excellent teacher. She's currently tutoring my 8 & 5 years old children and…read morethey're looking forward to every session with her. She has a special way of engaging them with songs, games, stickers and stories which makes learning more fun. Every session, they work on handouts and after I get to review the materials with them. We love her so much that we're currently waiting to add another day with Valerie if her schedule opens up. I've been looking for a French tutor for a really long time and so glad I've found Ms. Valérie!

Valérie has made my experience as an adult French learner very enjoyable. Our lessons begin with a…read moreone-on-one conversation in French about different topics each week. These conversations are a highlight for me, as having real conversations in the language are a crucial part of learning that I lacked when I had previously used only learning apps or other online resources. What's more is that Valérie provides responsive feedback during the lessons, and records the phrases or parts of speech with which I struggle the most. This has helped my personal study time outside of lessons become much more effective.

Adrienne is a perfect 10! She's smart, hard working, fun, talented, and beautiful inside and out. I…read moregot the opportunity to work with Adrienne at "Camp OCHSA," where we taught art to underprivileged children. Not only is Adrienne a great artist and teacher, but she's also amazing with kids. If I had a kid I'd want them to learn from Adrienne!

From the owner: Private art lessons for kids. - Drawing…read more- Painting - Sculpture - Printmaking - Scratchboard - Collage - Crafts

Infant signing with Connie Yannacone has been very instrumental in our daughter's first year of…read moredevelopment. My husband and I learned signing with Connie while I was still pregnant, which was a lot more convenient than taking classes with a newborn (I highly recommend it). We started signing with our baby right when she was born, although that was very hard since our hands were always busy holding the baby so most signs we did one-handed. Despite the common misconception that baby signing hinders verbal development, signing has only facilitated our baby's ability to speak. At the beginning of our lessons, Connie carefully explained that the research shows that with signing babies speak earlier, have more vocabulary at age two and their play is more sophisticated (Connie even cites literature, which I appreciate since I'm a scientist). I started really signing consistently at around three months after the fog of new motherhood had lifted and my baby could hold her head up. I felt that our baby started understanding our signs at around five months: she would giggle and focus her eyes on me every time I signed "milk." At six months our baby started signing (first words were "dog" and "more") and at 13 months, our daughter can sign and speak at least 50 words and picks up at least one to three words a day. She can sign and say two words together and signs in her sleep, too--signing has been a really helpful portal into her mind. Connie is an excellent teacher (she's an experienced teacher for deaf and hearing-impaired children for 20 years) and as a new parent I learned a lot about how to talk to my baby and teach her things. Connie was very good at encouraging us to sign even though we felt our newborn wasn't looking directly at us. She showed me how to effectively sign "more" and "finished" while feeding the baby. It sounds like common sense how to sign to a baby but Connie was very good at modeling how babies learn best. She's so thoughtful about explaining things about early childhood development and about principles of signing. She's also very enthusiastic! She signs songs and uses books and toys to really engage and entertain our baby. Connie really helped me learn how to interpret my baby's signs, picking up when she started associations with words and actions and understanding that baby signs are simplified versions of the actual signs. Being able to communicate with my baby has helped me become a confident parent. I'm amazed at how much my baby can communicate at such an early age. I can see how signing and talking has empowered my child and relieve her of a lot of frustrations because she can tell us her needs and have them met. I've learned more than just signing from Connie--I've gained lessons in parenting that I continue to use as my daughter grows up. My husband and I have known Connie for six years and she's a good friend. I trust her as a teacher and also as a good person. She genuinely cares about babies, she's gentle with them, and she loves to help them learn. I don't get anything by writing these reviews. I'm just a sincere advocate for baby signing and a very grateful student of Connie. I hope that other parents can benefit from learning signing with her, too!

From the owner: My specialty is teaching baby sign language. I also teach age appropriate sign language to…read morepreschoolers and their parents, deaf and hard of hearing and special needs children and elementary children in after school programs. Vocabulary practice is enhanced through stories and songs. I am a credentialed teacher with a master's degree and many years of experience teaching parents, infants and preschoolers.