How it Works

Inquiry-based, personalized instruction for students with IEPs

Cignition blends high-impact tutoring with collaborative learning techniques that teach engagement and critical thinking.

Engage minds with active learning

Rooted in conceptual learning, Cignition's methodology includes evidence-based strategies to support students with diverse learning needs, fostering deep understanding and growth.
Inquiry-based learning

Students explore concepts through guided questions, encouraging curiosity and critical thinking.

Socratic dialogue

Facilitated discussions prompt students to reason, articulate ideas, and deepen comprehension.

Reflection moments

Opportunities to pause and consider their learning help students internalize concepts.

Active engagement

Tutors keep students actively involved with the material, prompting participation and reinforcing understanding.

Discover how Cignition drives growth and confidence.

See Why It Works

Engage minds with active learning

Rooted in conceptual learning, Cignition's methodology includes evidence-based strategies to support students with diverse learning needs, fostering deep understanding and growth.
Inquiry-based learning

Students explore concepts through guided questions, encouraging curiosity and critical thinking.

Socratic dialogue

Facilitated discussions prompt students to reason, articulate ideas, and deepen comprehension.

Reflection moments

Opportunities to pause and consider their learning help students internalize concepts.

Active engagement

Tutors keep students actively involved with the material, prompting participation and reinforcing understanding.

Discover how Cignition drives growth and confidence.

See Why It Works

Engage minds with active learning

Rooted in conceptual learning, Cignition's methodology includes evidence-based strategies to support students with diverse learning needs, fostering deep understanding and growth.
Inquiry-based learning

Students explore concepts through guided questions, encouraging curiosity and critical thinking.

Socratic dialogue

Facilitated discussions prompt students to reason, articulate ideas, and deepen comprehension.

Reflection moments

Opportunities to pause and consider their learning help students internalize concepts.

Active engagement

Tutors keep students actively involved with the material, prompting participation and reinforcing understanding.

Discover how Cignition drives growth and confidence.

See Why It Works

Learning in action

Cignition tutors bring decades of classroom experience, specialized SPED training, and a commitment to student growth.
Foundation Literacy Program

In this clip, a tutor works one-on-one with a kindergarten student on phonemic awareness and early decoding. Through visuals, hand motions, and targeted prompts, students learn to isolate, blend, and segment sounds, key skills for early readers.

Mathematics Demo Tutoring Session

This small-group session highlights collaborative learning in action. Students explore fractions together using digital manipulatives while the tutor facilitates an inquiry-driven discussion. By encouraging peer dialogue and shared problem-solving, the session deepens conceptual understanding and builds confidence.

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Accelerate growth for every learner

Cignition's high-quality instructional materials (HQIM)
Includes built-in learning and engagement strategies, which specialized, certified tutors adapt to meet each student’s unique needs while aligning instruction to the district’s existing classroom materials.
Real-time formative
assessment data
Allows Cignition tutors to adjust lessons and supplement instruction with HQIM, ensuring learning is targeted, responsive, and personalized for each student.

Accelerate growth for every learner

Cignition's high-quality instructional materials (HQIM)
Includes built-in learning and engagement strategies, which specialized, certified tutors adapt to meet each student’s unique needs while aligning instruction to the district’s existing classroom materials.
Real-time formative
assessment data
Allows Cignition tutors to adjust lessons and supplement instruction with HQIM, ensuring learning is targeted, responsive, and personalized for each student.

Accelerate growth for every learner

Cignition's high-quality instructional materials (HQIM)
Includes built-in learning and engagement strategies, which specialized, certified tutors adapt to meet each student’s unique needs while aligning instruction to the district’s existing classroom materials.
Real-time formative
assessment data
Allows Cignition tutors to adjust lessons and supplement instruction with HQIM, ensuring learning is targeted, responsive, and personalized for each student.

Report, reflect, and act on real-time data

Cignition gives teachers and administrators real-time visibility into student progress, so you can track outcomes, share wins, and make informed suggestions about instruction.

Equip students with the tools to succeed

To support learners receiving special education services, Cignition provides a range of features that ensure equitable access, enable personalized instruction, and drive meaningful academic growth.

Social-emotional learning surveys

Embedded formative assessments

Whiteboard with dynamic manipulatives

Chat and emoji reactions

WCAG Compliance

Braille translator

ASL-fluent tutors

And much more

Launch with ease

Cignition is designed to expand instructional capacity without adding work for teachers. Partnership is simple—districts just provide a few essentials.

Scheduling

Sessions can also take place before school, after school, or on weekends—either at school or at home.

Technology

Each student needs a network-enabled device with a working camera and microphone, plus headphones. Chromebooks or laptops are preferred; iPads or desktops are acceptable. Devices should be no more than three years old.

Supervision

A staff member on-site monitors the space while virtual tutoring takes place to ensure smooth delivery and engagement.

Program
Management

Cignition program managers guide implementation from start to finish. As former educators, they are well equipped to anticipate district and student needs, handling onboarding, grouping, tutor coordination, and communications—so your staff doesn’t have to.

Launch with ease

Cignition is designed to expand instructional capacity without adding work for teachers. Partnership is simple—districts just provide a few essentials.

Scheduling

Sessions can also take place before school, after school, or on weekends—either at school or at home.

Technology

Each student needs a network-enabled device with a working camera and microphone, plus headphones. Chromebooks or laptops are preferred; iPads or desktops are acceptable. Devices should be no more than three years old.

Supervision

A staff member on-site monitors the space while virtual tutoring takes place to ensure smooth delivery and engagement.

Program
Management

Cignition tutoring allows you to scale personalized support for every learner, even in the face of staffing shortages and growing student needs.

Launch with ease

Cignition is designed to expand instructional capacity without adding work for teachers. Partnership is simple—districts just provide a few essentials.

Scheduling

Sessions can also take place before school, after school, or on weekends—either at school or at home.

Technology

Each student needs a network-enabled device with a working camera and microphone, plus headphones. Chromebooks or laptops are preferred; iPads or desktops are acceptable. Devices should be no more than three years old.

Supervision

A staff member on-site monitors the space while virtual tutoring takes place to ensure smooth delivery and engagement.

Program
Management

Cignition tutoring allows you to scale personalized support for every learner, even in the face of staffing shortages and growing student needs.

Why Cignition

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