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English: 3rd Grade
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Third Grade English Tutoring

Third grade is when English becomes more structured and a little more demanding. Children start moving beyond simple sentences, writing full paragraphs, analyzing texts, and using more complex grammar. It’s a big step, and the right support can make all the difference.

Our online English tutoring for 3rd graders helps your child build confidence, stay on track, and make progress at their own pace.

Our personalized approach supports your child in reading, writing, and spelling so they feel ready for what comes next.

Why 3rd-Grade English Can Feel Challenging

In third grade, your child will start to:

  • Read and understand longer, more complex texts
  • Summarise main ideas and key details
  • Write structured paragraphs with topic sentences and supporting evidence
  • Use punctuation like commas, apostrophes, and quotation marks correctly
  • Apply grammar and spelling rules with increasing independence

This jump can feel overwhelming at times, especially if their foundations aren’t quite solid yet. That’s why support now can make all the difference. It helps your child stay on track and feel more confident. Read More

How APLUS America Builds 3rd-Grade Confidence

  • Getting Started with English: We begin by understanding your child’s current reading and writing abilities. Our tutors review their skills to identify where they’re confident and where they need more support. From there, we create a personalized Weekly Lesson Plan that targets the right areas, whether it’s phonics, grammar, comprehension, or essay writing, to help them progress with confidence.
  • Personalized Weekly Lesson Plan: Combines revision, consolidation, and extension tasks to support consistent progress at just the right level. Every Monday, your child receives an updated plan tailored to their needs, so they’re always working on what matters most.
  • Interactive Lessons and Games: Includes over 65 games and 1,500 step-by-step activities to keep your child motivated and confident. Each task is designed to be fun, clear, and easy to follow.
  • Tutor Support: Our tutors go beyond just answering questions. They review your child’s progress each week, provide regular feedback, and are available to chat with parents to adjust the workload or approach as needed. When it comes to writing, your child can submit structured tasks for tutor review and receive detailed feedback to improve grammar, clarity, and structure.

What We Cover in Our 3rd Grade English Tutoring Program

  • Reading longer texts with fluency and understanding
  • Identifying main ideas, supporting details, and text structure
  • Writing paragraphs with clear topic sentences
  • Expanding vocabulary through context and word analysis
  • Mastering punctuation, grammar, and spelling patterns
  • Developing listening and speaking skills for classroom discussions

These skills form the foundation for more advanced writing and text analysis in upper elementary and beyond.

Why Parents Trust Our 3rd Grade English Tutors

  • Weekly progress reports show exactly how your child is improving in reading, writing, and spelling, so you’re never in the dark about their progress.
  • Our rewards system lets children earn points as they complete lessons, which can be exchanged for real rewards like gift cards. It’s a fun way to keep them engaged and excited to learn.
  • Every lesson is aligned with U.S. Common Core standards, helping your child build strong early literacy skills that reinforce what they’re learning in school.
  • Our platform works from anywhere, at any time - so it fits into your family’s routine

Whether your child is struggling with reading or ready to take their writing further, we provide the guidance and encouragement they need to feel confident.

Ready to Build Confidence?

Support your child’s confidence and build strong foundations with our online 3rd grade English tutoring. With a personalized learning plan, your child will always know what to work on next, and you’ll always know how they’re progressing.

Need support with math too? Visit our 3rd grade Math tutoring page to help your child grow in confidence with both English and math skills. Read Less

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Our Programs Include:

35,000+
questions
200+
tests
1,500+
lessons
65+
games
English Wiz
tutor helpline

Explore 3rd Grade English Curriculum

GRADE 3

Common Core Standards Curriculum

  1. Unit: Vocabulary Building
  • Step 1: Word List Reading
  • Step 2: Word Usage Practice
  • Step 3: Synonyms & Antonyms
  • Step 4: Vocabulary Test
  1. Unit: English Wiz – Grade 3
  • Games to Play
  • Step 1: Read the Story
  • Step 2: Answer Questions
  • Step 3: Vocabulary & Grammar
  • ...and more
🎮 4 Games 📝 40 Tests 📘 134 Lessons
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Step 1
Student Assessment

 Every child learns at a different pace and has different tutoring needs. We assess your child to identify what your child does and does not know, including the knowledge gaps holding your child back.

Step 2
Personalized Learning

 Every week we create a new online lesson plan especially for your child. Our lesson plans target the knowledge gaps, so that they are ready to forge ahead. No guessing what to do next, simply log in and do the lessons set especially for you.

Step 3
Tutor Support

 Our interactive lesson plans are supported by our tutor team. Just pick up the phone and speak to one of tutors to discuss your child’s progress. Kids can even speak to our tutors for extra help with any question on the program.

Step 4
Rewards & Motivation

 Earn points as you learn. Cash in points for real rewards such as iTunes vouchers. It is amazing how effective a little reward and recognition can be.

Enter your details to receive 2 weeks free English tutoring

+By entering your details, you give APLUS America permission to contact you to discuss its tutoring via phone, SMS and/or email and record such communication for training and compliance purposes. You understand that the 2 weeks free tutoring is only available to children that have not previously received any free tutoring from APLUS America.

"The programs can give parents a great sense of direction and a sense of structured involvement which will give them great satisfaction. Most children will learn much better. It’s interactive, individualized, special, and it works."
DR JANET HALL, PSYCHOLOGIST
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