This is our second tutoring place and third tutoring place we visited. Sylvan is quite expensive. In fact, they even have something similar to a student loan you can take out. However, they conduct an extensive 3 1/2 hour assessment and test the child very thoroughly. My daughter has attended 4 hours a week for the past 2 months and I have seen a great improvement in her reading. They do not hand her worksheets (like at tutor club and kumon) to do for the hour or take home and have extra homework. She actually has her own program and certain subjects they work on certain days. I am very happy that we sent her here.