Higher Ed people- finding tutor for Middle schooler?

[keyslover]

Convoluted title I know.

DD has dyscalculia and I’m having a hard time finding a tutor for her.
I was thinking of calling the local University to see if perhaps a grad student would be a good option.

1) is this a good idea
2) which program would I contact? Education, SpecicalEd, Math

Any thoughts or ideas welcome!

[bex1973]

It really depends, it can't hurt to ask of course but some schools shy away from this type of thing due to liability.

ETA: You might have better luck putting a really specific job posting on local social media sites.

[CloudBee]

The career guidance center at my university had a bulletin board where you could advertise babysitting, tutoring, etc. The community was welcome to browse this in some manner. I think the office would walk out to the board and source ads for them? I know quite a few college friends who landed babysitting and tutoring jobs this way. But I never saw anyone from the community standing in the dark basement hallway outside the career office viewing this random bulletin board. LOL.

[orval]

I wouldn't necessarily try to find a tutor that specialized in dyscalculia. In my experience, there aren't many or any!
My ds's math teacher tutored him in middle school. Sometimes just the slower, one on one explanations helped. He does not know math facts and does use a calculator, currently in ninth grade. No tutor at this time.

[sonrisa]

Have you asked at her school for a recommendation? Our school is really good about in house specialists but I know other local schools keep a list of local tutors for learning specialities.

[Jalapeñomel]

Ask his teachers! If they aren’t allowed, they will likely have colleagues.

I tutor Chem and math for the nearby HS, and my kids get tutored by that HS’s teachers.

[keyslover]

Thank you for the feedback! I appreciate it.

[nicolewi]

Do you have Mathnasium? Might be an option.

[blue]

I went to grad school in math. The math department may have a list of grad students who want to tutor. In the other hand, for middle school, the grad students may not be the best tutors (they may not know how to work with children).

[formerlyak]

My high schooler tutors middle schoolers in math. He has found his students on NextDoor or through teacher recommendation. I’d ask her math teacher if they have any students who do tutoring that they recommend. That’s a good place to start. Many times just having someone closer in age explain the math in a 1:1 setting is helpful. And the high school students who do the tutoring are usually the honors kids who are very good at the subject they tutor.

[MixedBerryJam]

I had a really good experience connecting with a college student to tutor my then-middle schooler for more than a year. I contacted the undergrad math department but I believe the tutor was actually arranged through the Ed School. Good luck!

[nicolewi]

My daughter has dyscalculia, too, but she's in 3rd grade. I feel like math grad students wouldn't necessarily be the best. I'd lean towards someone with education experience who has lots of ways to explain concepts.