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5th Grade Reading

Unlock your fifth grader’s full reading potential with Sylvan Learning’s personalized tutoring, tailored to enhance comprehension and elevate literacy skills for academic excellence.

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Discovering newfound confidence in reading

No, it’s not your imagination — reading really picks up steam in 5th grade! 5th graders have reading-related assignments for almost every subject. Thankfully, our 5th grade tutors can provide reading help that inspires success across subjects. With our personal approach to learning and our fun rewards system, your child will feel good about building his or her vocabulary, reading fluency and newfound confidence. You’ll feel good about your decision to invest in your child’s future.

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What they’ll learn

With our 5th grade reading tutoring, your child will learn key reading concepts and skills such as:

Fluency
Read grade-level texts with accuracy
Read grade-levels texts aloud at a natural pace
Understand how punctuation impacts fluency
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Vocabulary
Determine the meaning of a word based on its use
Sort familiar words into categories based on their meaning (for example, colors, shapes, etc.)
Recognize base words and their inflections (for example, cook, cooks, cooked, cooking)
Identify the words that make up a contraction
Understand compound words
Identify common synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms
Use knowledge of the root of a word to determine its meaning
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Reading Comprehension
Identify the main concept and supporting details of a text
Determine what will happen next in a reading selection
Relate experiences in a text with real-life experiences and events
Ask meaningful questions in order to understand text
Answer questions about a text after reading it
And much more based on your child's unique reading needs…
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Pre-K through 12th grade

Reading tutoring by grade levels

Our reading programs offer instruction in common topics like phonics and reading comprehension to help your student gain confidence in reading. (Watch them succeed in all subject areas!)

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What parents are saying

“In a few short weeks, my child has gone from an uninterested reader to a reader who has confidence and growth. My child is thriving in the reading program, and we both couldn’t be more happier and thankful.”
— Michelle H. · El Paso, TX
“It has been a great experience. The tutors are awesome and my daughter enjoys learning here. Glad we took the step to try it out!”
— Danielle W. · Columbia, SC
“My kids love the atmosphere, they enjoy their teachers and feel excited about learning. We love going there.”
— Lina M. · North Santa Clarita, CA

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Start your child on the path to academic success

Give us a call at (888) 338-2283 or fill out the form to discuss your child’s learning goals and schedule our Insight™ Assessment to accurately determine where your child stands academically.

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