Welcome, Amplify Tutoring caregivers!

What is high impact tutoring?

High-impact tutoring is small-group, targeted instruction that can lead to significant learning gains. Amplify Tutoring achieves these gains through the following best practices:

Amplify Tutoring provides your student with engaging and effective tutoring programming throughout the year.

Minutes matter

Every minute counts in helping your child learn and grow. To get the most out of tutoring, it’s important they come on time and attend regularly. Here are a few quick reminders:

How you can help your child get the most from tutoring

1. Communicate with your child’s teacher. If your child can’t make it to tutoring, just let the teacher or coordinator know so they can support them.
2. Make tutoring days a priority. Try your best to make sure your child is at school on tutoring days. Every session helps them grow!
3. Ask for the tutoring schedule. Reach out to your child’s teacher or the tutoring coordinator to find out the days and times for tutoring.
4. Plan around tutoring time. If you can, schedule appointments and other activities at different times so your child doesn’t miss a session.

Talking to your student about their Amplify Tutoring sessions

Discuss tutoring with your student at home or while getting ready for the day. To support their learning, you may consider:

Celebrating progress

Ask:

• What new reading skills or strategies have you learned?
• How has your reading improved since starting tutoring?
• Do you have any favorite books or activities in tutoring?

Setting goals together

Ask:

• What reading skills would you like to improve in tutoring?
• What goal would you like to achieve by the end of the tutoring program?
• What steps can you take to help achieve those goals?
• How can I help support your goals?

Sharing your support

Ask:

• How can I help you with your reading or math?
• Can we set aside time each day for you to practice your skills?
• What was the most interesting part of your tutoring session? 
• What do you feel proud of achieving in this week’s sessions? 
• When did you feel really excited about what you were learning?

Amplify Tutoring literacy support materials and resources

Caregivers, please find materials and resources below that may be helpful to you and your student.

mCLASS:

• Schools participating in Amplify Tutoring use mCLASS assessment and mCLASS Intervention.
• mCLASS assessment identifies reading risks and helps address student needs through targeted interventions such as high-impact tutoring.
• Check the Understanding mCLASS guide for reading assessments, caregiver resources, and growth.
• Explore the mCLASS caregiver hub in English and Spanish.
• View the sample HomeConnect letter that highlights your student’s strengths and growth areas.
• Visit the HomeConnect site which offers activities for your family to practice important literacy skills with your child. 

Boost Reading:

• Boost Reading provides personalized instruction based on the Science of Reading.
• It complements your student’s high-impact tutoring, giving them a place to practice the same skills.
• Explore Boost Reading caregiver resources.

Note: All schools participating in Amplify Tutoring use mCLASS Intervention. Ask your student or their teacher about the implementation of Boost Reading.

Amplify Tutoring support materials and resources

Caregivers, please find materials and resources below that may be helpful to you and your student. 

Amplify Math Tutoring materials:

Learn more about the mCLASS Math Assessment your student will take.

• Schools participating in Amplify Math Tutoring use Amplify’s mCLASS math assessment, Amplify Desmos Math Mini-Lessons, and Amplify’s Fluency by Heart.
  • mCLASS assessment provides valuable insights into student math thinking. It shows how students think about grade-level math and what they already understand.
  • Amplify Desmos Math Mini-Lessons are the lessons tutors use to help guide your student through grade-level math concepts.
  • Amplify’s Fluency by Heart is the fact fluency program your student will use during tutoring. Students are encouraged to continue to practice their fact fluency through this program outside of tutoring, too!
• Explore the Math Caregiver Hub in English and Spanish to learn more about Amplify Desmos Math!
  • View the HomeConnect letter homepage, which includes a sample letter that highlights your student’s development of math skills against the grade-level expectations.
  • Visit the Caregiver Resources, which offers activities for your family to practice key concepts.
  • Learn more about the mCLASS Math Assessment your student will take.

Tutoring impacts

Amplify Tutoring works for students who need it most! In one large study of Amplify Tutoring in action, 70 percent of students who scored below benchmark and participated regularly in Amplify Tutoring made above-average growth. Tutored students were 22 percentage points more likely to make outsized growth than peers with a similar profile who did not receive high-impact tutoring at their school.

By providing targeted support tailored to individual needs, Amplify Tutoring enables students to receive the assistance they need and deserve.

See how Amplify Tutoring accelerates learning.

Looking for help or more information?

Visit amplify.com/tutoring to learn more about Amplify Tutoring.

For additional support, please contact your student’s teacher.

Thank you for everything you do to support your student’s learning!