I helped a kid down the street with 9th grade math and after a couple of sessions he "got it" AND he eventually was offered a full ride IN math at a major midwestern uni (lynn, I think you know which one i'm talking about). but from what i've seen of math lessons in recent years, they teach things differently now. those tutoring chains, mostly don't you pay them to watch your kids actually DO their homework (not watch TV, text, etc)? learning math is really a matter of repetition, doing ALL the problems in the book. Spending an hour every night, uninterrupted. Do that for a week, THEN see if she is still having problems.