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8th Grade Reading

Fuel academic success in eighth grade with Sylvan Learning’s personalized reading tutoring, designed to enhance comprehension, critical thinking, and a lifelong love for literature.

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Giving your teen an edge for the future

If you have college aspirations for your teen, get ready. As we like to say, 8th grade is the new 11th grade, meaning it’s already time to start thinking about the path to college. Our 8th grade reading tutoring program is a great place to start, whether you’re trying to help your teen turn B’s into A’s, frustration into confidence or regular classes into advanced classes. With your teen’s personal learning plan as a guide, our 8th grade reading tutors use the latest teaching methods and interactive technology, such as iPads®, to build your teen’s reading skills and inspire success.

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What they’ll learn

With our 8th grade reading tutoring, your child will learn key reading concepts and skills such as:

Vocabulary and Word Knowledge
Continue to build vocabulary and integrate new words into current vocabulary
Attack words in larger chunks
Analyze words for roots and affixes, including Greek and Latin roots
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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
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Fluency
Read grade-level texts quickly and with accuracy
Read grade-levels texts aloud at a natural pace
Understand how punctuation impacts fluency
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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!)

Hear it from Sylvan families

What parents are saying

“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 their time at Sylvan, so we all know they have fun while learning, otherwise they wouldn’t say great things about it.”
— Raquel M. · Cape Coral, FL
“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

Let’s get started

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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