Brandi's Kaplan Experience

Two months ago, I signed up to test out an online tutoring program through Kaplan.  I signed Brandi up for it, knowing that she didn't exactly need tutoring.  She needed to be challenged, and through Kaplan, she was.

Here is a screen shot of her progress with the program:

You can see that she started the program with 44% of 3rd grade reading skills mastered, and she finished at the same percentage.  This had a lot to do with her liking the math better, and pretty much ignoring the reading.  She started the math at 22% mastered, and ended at 43% mastered.  She even started working on some 4th grade math skills, which I am sure she will master if we decide to continue the program.  There were several times I found her sitting at the computer with a pen and paper, taking notes as she did her math.  she was so proud of herself when one day at school, in her advanced class, the teacher started talking about fractions, and she already knew all about them thanks to Kaplan.

As the kids work on their skills, they rack up points that they can spend in the reward zone.  Brandi chose a room to decorate with her points, and so far, this is what it looks like:

 

She  still has several hundred points to spend, but she prefers to do the work instead of playing in the reward zone.  Weird, I know.  She loves to learn.  I love her for that.  

All in all, I am very impressed with the program.  Once I showed her how to log in, she was able to do it herself.  I would recommend this program for all kids; the ones who do well in school and the ones who are struggling.  The program can tell when a child is struggling with something, so they focus on that skill until the child masters it.  Or if a kid like Brandi uses it, the program challenges her, and lets her learn at her own pace, which is just a little faster than what she's doing in school.  

If you would like a free one month trial for your child, simply go here, select "buy program now", and use the coupon code FB1MO on the account setup page.  You can find out more information here.  You can also find Kaplan on Facebook.  For every page of theirs that you "like", and there are several, they will donate one dollar to the Make-A-Wish foundation, up to $50,000.  You can find out more information about that here.

Let me conclude by saying that I think Brandi had an awesome experience with Kaplan.  She learned a lot, and enjoyed it.  I believe that when a child enjoys what they are doing, even if it is leaning, they will want to do it more.  Kaplan makes learning fun.  I think Brandi is going to be begging us to continue her membership. 

And we just might.

I wrote this review while participating in a Test Drive Program by Mom Central on behalf of Kaplan and received the products necessary to  facilitate my review. In addition, I received a gift certificate to thank me  for taking the time to participate.