Mathnasium of Elk Grove

Specialties

1. We know how to teach your child math.

Our specially trained math instructors will teach your child how to understand math in an individual setting — our unique approach enables us to effectively explain math concepts well and lend a helping hand to every student. Our tutors foster a caring, encouraging environment that helps kids thrive and learn.

2. We pinpoint your child’s learning needs, meet them where they are, and take them where they need to go.

Mathnasium instructors use our unique assessment process to determine (with great accuracy) exactly what each child knows and what they need to learn. Next, we design a customized learning plan for teaching the concepts the student needs to master. It doesn’t stop there — our encouraging instructors continually check progress along the way to make sure kids truly understand and retain the concepts we’ve taught. The results are transformative — kids will see measurable changes in attitude, confidence, and school progress.

3. We will help your child overcome homework frustration.

Our instructors will also set aside time to provide homework help. We help kids understand the homework assignment so they feel better prepared to complete the work at home — underscoring their understanding of concepts and transforming homework frustration into a welcome challenge.

Meet the Business Owner

Heather L.

Business Owner

Heather spent over 12 years as a public educator before deciding to become a Mathnasium owner. She spent most of her career teaching 4^th and 5^th grade in Southern CA and Central VA before reluctantly leaving the classroom to become a District Math Specialist. Her favorite part of being a District Math Specialist was the opportunity to work with and support teachers from kindergarten through high school. When she returned to California in 2010, she became a Math Instructional Coach for the EGUSD. Math did not always come easy for Heather. Her passion for teaching math in a way that makes sense comes from her own difficulties both as a student in math, and then as a teacher trying to teach her first class of 4^th graders how to divide. She quickly realized she herself didn’t have a deep enough understanding to help her students make sense of what they were doing. Heather has a MA in Math Education, K-​8, from SDSU and a Post-​MA Certificate in Ed Leadership from VA Commonwealth U.