Next Level Up Academic Coaching has helped my daughter though a very stressful Junior Year. The tutor Melissa guided my daughter to organize her work schedule, help her with chemistry, Pre calc, English and just managing the work load. Both Melissa and Todd are alway professional and approachable. I highly recommend next - level up Coaching!
Todd has been working with my son for the past six months, and the level of improvement in his most recent report card was truly extraordinary. Todd took the time to understand our son's needs and set in motion a series of steps necessary to excel in organizing assignments, prioritizing the workload, and becoming a self-advocating student. Todd is great in building confidence and creating a repeatable process of learning through breaking down advanced concepts into manageable elements. Todd's coaching and constant encouragement have helped immensely and we highly recommend him to any student needing to reach a new level of achievement.
Todd and his excellent staff continue to provide the best support to our children. We have had the pleasure of working with three academic coaches and each has been able to instill the necessary confidence and concept building that our children could then apply independently. We have been very happy with this service.
I'm a homeschooler with several years between high school and college. In the meantime I've continued learning all sorts of things through MOOCs, books and so on, but I felt my math skills needed "outside" help. That's where Todd comes in! He's been tutoring me for about a year, mainly focused on algebra. From the first lesson I got a handle on concepts I thought I'd never understand. I also found new ways to look at math that I already knew. I've learned a lot working with Todd and I really enjoy our lessons.
Todd works hard to find a great tutor for your family and the tutors he has placed with us have been terrific!
Todd Blechner tutored my daughter in Math for 2+ years (3rd and 4th grade). He is a very effective teacher, while also being positive and encouraging. Todd's tutoring enabled my daughter to cover new material ahead of the school curriculum, which gave her confidence and helped her succeed in class. I would highly recommend Todd as a tutor.
I am happy to highly recommend Todd and his tutoring company. Todd has the unique ability to connect with teens both personally and professionally. Tutoring sessions are punctual and the time is used methodically to ensure the lesson is fully comprehended. Not only did my son's SAT scores dramatically improve, but his school work did as well. We couldn't have been happier with the services from Next Level Up Tutoring.
Todd s company worked with my daughter and the impact on her was significant. Not only did her academics improve significantly but she was built up at every session. The tutors at Next Level Up understand how important a kids confidence is to their success.
Todd has been working with my kids to provide them extra academic enrichment and challenges outside of school for the past 4 years - since my daughter was 6 years and my son was 5. Though they are both very different kids with distinct learning styles, Todd has found many ways to engage with them individually. They enjoy their sessions with him, my 8 yr old son describes him in this way, "he makes learning fun, and you look forward to lessons because he makes it interesting." My daughter (age 10) says, "Todd has so many different ways of helping students learn. When we worked on science (rocks), we did an experiment using food to demonstrate how rocks form - it made the information come alive!"
As a parent, I appreciate Todd's professionalism, thoughtfulness, preparedness and punctuality!
Our 8th grader has been working with Next Level Up for the past 3yrs on a weekly basis. What was at first hesitation on his part to work with an external resource, he has come to see the value of a structured time. As parents we see greater engagement by our son and some welcome structure to his writing assignments. What we have also found is that while the tutoring is focused on improving his identified stumbling block, Next Level Up is good at teasing out additional time management or process issues to address. We have seen value in the academic coaching and recommend the team.
Todd has a great rapport with my son. He creates his sessions around his abilities and reviews any lessons from school that posed a challenge. Todd keeps my active boy engaged. He is always enthusiastic, positive and calm. I appreciate the other "lessons" he provides about taking pride in work, not giving up and taking time to complete an assignment to the best of one's abilities. I would highly recommend Todd to anybody considering a tutor.
Liz has been working with our 14 year old daughter for a year and the progress she has made in that time has been incredible. Liz approaches each session with the highest level of professionalism and care. She's been able to hone in on our daughter's specific needs, build her confidence, and create a safe and motivating learning environment for her. We are very pleased with Next Level Up and their individualized attention to each of their students' needs.
My daughter's tutor Liz Costello was so supportive and really helped my 14 year-old to be better organized in middle school. She was compassionate, timely, polite and an excellent role model. Liz recognized my daughter's weak points, including talking in class, and really tried to help her participate more in school. I am grateful for Liz's spirit and ability to share knowledge. Thank you Liz!
Todd is an excellent teacher. He has the personality to bond with both of my children, ages 10 and 12. The kids pay attention to him and I can see a very positive interaction. The results have been very good in both study habits and their work. He doesn't talk down to them but deals with them in a very adult like manner. My 10 year-old's math skills have improved markedly and her teacher at school has even commented on it and noticed the difference. In addition to his teaching qualities he is very punctual and never keeps the kids waiting. Also if a session needs more time he does not hesitate to stay a little longer.
I would highly recommend Todd for anyone's children of any age. In my case the results speak for themselves.
We couldn't be happier with the academic coaching that Todd Blechner has provided our son.
Todd Blechner has been working with our son since November 2013. Our son was in 4th grade and was struggling in school. His self-confidence was declining as a result of his struggles. Our son has an IEP for various delays (i.e. speech and language, comprehension, decoding, etc). Todd has worked hard to develop a relationship with our entire family. Todd took the time to get to know our son which has helped him to better understand the specific challenges our son faces.
Todd has a very holistic approach to academic coaching. He doesn't just focus on the specific academic assignments. He realizes that attitude, motivation, and approach to learning are all major factors that require his attention. Our son always feels energized and motivated to improve his learning after meeting with Todd. He's also greatly helped our son in his difficult transition into Sixth Grade.
Todd has helped teach our son how to properly study for tests. With Todd's guidance our son's study habits have greatly improved. He now understands how he should be studying and approaching tests.
Todd is extremely professional and does a great job communicating with us with respect to appointments. He will often have discussions with us after the sessions to touch base with us and provide us with his assessment. We greatly appreciate this additional time he spends with us (especially considering he charges by the hour and this is 'off the books').
Todd meets with our son 1 hour a week. Its amazing how beneficial just one hour of one on one time a week can be. We wish that we had the resources to have Todd meet with us 2-3 hours a week. I know that it would be extremely valuable.
We've seen such growth in our son over the course of these 2 years. We look forward to working with Todd for as long as possible. Our son looks forward to his tutoring sessions and you can't put a price tag on that (especially for a child who struggles academically!)
I highly recommend Todd and Next Level Up.
