What a child can do today with assistance, she will be able to do by herself tomorrow. Powerful words from child development psychologist Lev Vygotsky. A statement that I truly believe in. The reason I feel, that with the proper tools, your child can overcome their academic challenges. Over the last eight years of my teaching career, I have seen how much more progress a child makes through small group instruction over whole class teaching. All students have the ability to learn, thou.