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English: 5th Grade
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Fifth Grade English Tutoring

In fifth grade, your child starts getting ready for the move to middle school. For some children, it can feel like a lot to manage without the right support.

Our online English tutor for 5th graders helps your child feel more confident as they progress through school, building strong foundations in reading, writing, and spelling in a way that is structured and manageable.

If your child needs extra support, we’re here to help them stay on track and feel confident.

Why 5th-Grade English Can Feel Challenging

In Fifth grade, your child will begin to:

  • Reading and analysing multi-page fiction and nonfiction texts
  • Identifying themes, point of view, and text structuresWriting multi-paragraph essays with evidence and transitions
  • Applying advanced grammar rules and punctuation
  • Spelling with consistency, even in longer writing tasks

This is also the year many students prepare for standardised assessments - and feel the pressure of being “almost in middle school.” Without the right support, it can be overwhelming. Read More

How APLUS America Builds 5th-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 grow with clarity and 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. From building vocabulary to mastering sentence structure, 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 5th Grade English Tutoring Program

  • Analysing narrative and informational texts
  • Comparing themes, arguments, and points of view
  • Planning, drafting, and editing multi-paragraph essays
  • Expanding vocabulary using roots, affixes, and context clues
  • Applying grammar, punctuation, and spelling rules in writing
  • Strengthening discussion and presentation skills

These skills help your child build the knowledge and confidence they need as they prepare for middle school.

Why Parents Trust Our 5th 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 finding English challenging or ready to get one step ahead, we provide the support they need to feel confident heading into middle school.

Ready to Bridge the Gap to Middle School?

Support your child’s confidence and get them ready for middle school with our online 5th grade English tutoring.

With a personalized learning plan, your child gets clear, structured guidance every step of the way, and you can easily keep track of how they’re progressing.

Looking for help with math too? Our 5th grade Math tutoring can support your child in both subjects, building confidence before they head into middle school. Read Less

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Our Programs Include:

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

Explore 5th Grade English Curriculum

GRADE 5

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 5
  • Games to Play
  • Step 1: Read the Story
  • Step 2: Answer Questions
  • Step 3: Vocabulary & Grammar
  • Step 4: Proofreading
  • ...and more
🎮 5 Games 📝 52 Tests 📘 156 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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