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Grade 5 Tutoring:

What you need to know about grade 5:
Grade 5 challenge students as reading of more complex books begins, especially in science and social studies. For leisure, they are encouraged to read novels. Usually at this stage, children start to see that reading is not always “fun”. For this reason, parents, teachers, and tutors need to put more focus on the student’s and signs of struggle need to be addressed immediately. Falling behind at this stage will create many difficulties for future learning. Practice is everything. Encourage your children to read by asking them to recap an article in the newspaper for you or to recap story books, novels, children’s science books, and etc. If children see adults read, they will automatically turn to books too.

As with other grades, how well your write, depends on how well you read. Writing gets another step harder. Expect your children to write book reports and more elaborate essays. Teachers in grade 5 will be putting heavy emphasis on the “writing process”; brainstorm, outline, rough draft, revising, editing, and final draft. Expect more attention on fuller paragraphs, clear points, and providing clear compare and contrast points.

Students in the fifth grade should have “mastered” the math facts, and will be working on more complex problems. Order of Operations is introduced and more importantly, your child should understand how those mathematical operations work. They will also continue to master the concepts on fractions, decimals, percentage, measurement and geometry. Formulas will be introduced, and students are expected to start memorizing and applying them.

Choosing the right grade 5 tutor:
Toronto schools follow the Ontario curriculum of education and only qualified teachers from the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) understand best the methods of teaching and helping students achieve and advance their skills in reading, writing, and math. If you are in search of a tutoring services in Toronto to help your child with the second grade, be it a private tutor, home tutor, or a group tutor, be sure to hire a qualified teacher (OCT-qualified) or a tutor with proven experience with younger children. An effective tutor should be able to connect with children and use proven and creative methods to keep children engaged in the teaching and learning process.

The fifth grade is a critical time for your child’s academic future and the best time to provide your child with a learning advantage by providing the right support and guidance for learning, especially with reading, writing, and math.

An OCT-qualified teacher can make for an effective fifth grade tutor to help your child build a strong learning foundation from the start.

Grade 6 Tutoring:

In sixth grade, not much will change. However, students will be writing the EQAO standardized test again. The good news is that it’s not as nerve wrecking the second time around. Students are about to enter middle school and teachers would more likely focus on increasing your child’s proficiency in basic skills.

Reading and writing continues to be an important role in the class. However, you might notice that “silent reading” might not be in their daily agenda anymore. Teachers expect students to pick up a book to read at their own time. This is why good reading habits should be instilled at an early age. Students are expected to use the methods and theories taught and apply them into their own work. Students have the responsibility to edit and revise their own work before handing the assignment to the teachers. In some cases, teacher might ask for students to hand in their written assignments typed. Math concepts are further emphasised and math manipulative start to vanish. You will start to see more seat work and less group work as the students start their independence. You will begin to see more elements of geometry, measurement and algebra in their math home work.

Choosing the right grade 6 tutor:
Toronto schools follow the Ontario curriculum of education and only qualified teachers from the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) understand best the methods of teaching and helping students achieve and advance their skills in reading, writing, and math. If you are in search of a tutoring services in Toronto to help your child with the second grade, be it a private tutor, home tutor, or a group tutor, be sure to hire a qualified teacher (OCT-qualified) or a tutor with proven experience with younger children. An effective tutor should be able to connect with children and use proven and creative methods to keep children engaged in the teaching and learning process.

The fifth grade is a critical time for your child’s academic future and the best time to provide your child with a learning advantage by providing the right support and guidance for learning, especially with reading, writing, and math. An OCT-qualified teacher can make for an effective sixth grade tutor to help your child build a strong learning foundation from the start.