Hoffman Educational Group - In Home Tutoring - Located in Fairfield County

Services - Special Needs Consulting

Consulting FAQ's

1) Q: What does an Educational Consultant who specializes in helping students and families dealing with learning issues actually do?

A: Educational Consultants specializing in the area of learning differences help students and their families put all the pieces together so the child can have his or her learning needs met. They listen to a family's special concerns and carefully investigate educational options. They then continue to monitor the student's progress to ensure that the child is having his or her needs met.

2) Q: How are Hoffman Educational Group services unique?

A: This type of work is all about being able to connect with a child with learning issues and being able to convince the child that someone understands his or her difficulties. The main difference between Hoffman Educational Group and other resources is that other consultants do not bring their services directly into the home. Through the at-home academic coaching that Marc Hoffman oversees, families receive tremendous support from a trained professional. In addition, many educational consultants only provide guidance in the area of school placement. Hoffman Educational Group is much more involved in the process.

3) Q: What criteria should I consider in choosing a consultant?

A: The most important aspect of choosing a consultant is finding someone that you can trust—someone who will treat your child with the utmost care and respect. Hoffman Educational Group believes it is our obligation to give back and provide guidance to children going through what Marc has dealt with personally.

Research shows that one of the most important things in helping a child with learning issues is to provide them with a role model. Marc’s unique ability to connect with young people with learning problems is quite evident and allows for tremendous growth to take place in a short period of time.

4) Q: My son/daughter was just diagnosed with a learning issue. What can I do?

A: Seek help for your child. Hire an advocate that can help you put all the pieces together. You need to act as quickly as possible. The situation will not go away and will only worsen without attention. Your child needs your assistance, love and care. The best way to provide this is to find a person who is qualified to get the tough questions answered. Your child needs expert support and a positive role model in his/her life.

5) Q: My relationship with my child is becoming hostile. What should I do?

A: Young people by nature are unwilling to have their parents involved in their school work, and it often helps to have an outside influence to help implement structure. A positive trait about Hoffman Educational Group services is that we provide at-home academic tutoring with the ability to hold the child accountable. We find that this helps support the child/parent relationship.

6) Q: My child has been classified as “disabled.” Is there a better way to refer to my child?

A: Yes. At Hoffman Educational Group, we refer to students with learning issues as having “learning differences.” All children can learn, but their learning environment needs to be able to accommodate their needs.

Testimonials

“Marc was referred to our family in the fall of our son Brian’s junior year, after
we had discovered he had some short term memory
and processing issues.
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