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30Years Experienced Certified Elem.K-8 Phonics, Reading, Writing, Math
Michele W.

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🤔 Struggling with Grades? Falling Behind in Reading or Math? I Can Help.
With just two sessions a week, most of my students make fast, measurable progress—often gaining a full grade level in reading, writing, or math within 12 weeks or less.

I’ve helped dozens of students improve their grades, rebuild confidence, and even start to enjoy learning again. With a warm, supportive approach, I meet students where they are and give them tools to move forward—one step, one success at a...

🤔 Struggling with Grades? Falling Behind in Reading or Math? I Can Help.
With just two sessions a week, most of my students make fast, measurable progress—often gaining a full grade level in reading, writing, or math within 12 weeks or less.

I’ve helped dozens of students improve their grades, rebuild confidence, and even start to enjoy learning again. With a warm, supportive approach, I meet students where they are and give them tools to move forward—one step, one success at a time.

I'm a certified K–8 educator with a literacy endorsement, 25+ years of classroom experience, and over a decade of tutoring both online and in person. I specialize in helping students overcome struggles in phonics, reading, grammar, writing, math, and homework. I’m trained to work with diverse learners, including gifted students, English language learners, and those with ADHD, dyslexia, or other learning differences.

🔍 What I Offer:
• Support in writing, grammar, phonics, and reading comprehension (PreK–8)
• Math help with foundational skills, homework, and test prep
• Data-driven instruction, study skills, and growth mindset coaching
• Patience, structure, and encouragement every session

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Why Parents Choose Me:
âś“ Quickly build rapport and boost student confidence
âś“ Use fun, engaging strategies that motivate kids
✓ Deliver real academic progress—often within weeks
âś“ Understand how to support learning gaps and attention challenges

✅ Let’s take the pressure off and help your child succeed.
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📌 Policy: Reschedule up to 24 hrs in advance. $10 fee if not rescheduled. Call/text 765-346-0053 (7am–11pm).

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Education

Ball State University
Elementary Education
Purdue University
Other
Keys to Literacy - Specialize Literacy Endorsement
Other
  • Licensed teacher

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  • Hourly Rate: $50
  • Rate details: Cancellations under 24 hrs will have a $10 fee. Group Tutoring Fee: TBD Assessments: TBD
  • Lesson cancellation: 24 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 6/17/2025

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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ADHD

ADHD

I have been to several professional developments that have covered ADHD and Differentiation, Instructional Scaffolds, and Environmental Considerations for students with ADHD. Many of my past students in elementary classes as well as students I have tutored had neurodivergent conditions . Stratagies I have used with ADHD students include: 1. Sensory / Physical techniques ( ex. breathing activities, movement with learning new concepts, music /rhymes devices 2. Teach Executive Functioning Skills - Example use mind map, rubric, or visual aids and teacher modeling 3. Help students to focus on Self-Regulation and Coping Skills ( Brain wave changing technology music background, calming stress ball, encouragement when they use self-regulating behaviors. 4. Visual - Kinestic Tools in Lessons including movements, gestures, visual images, nearpod lessons with visual moving parts/ tech manipulatives 5. Explicit Positive Behavioral Reinforcement - Catch them being good and help them to know when they are making good choices.
Chess

Chess

I played chess in high school on our schools team. We qualified for state and I was a team captain. I have taught many kids the basics of playing.
Common Core

Common Core

Certified Licensed Teacher - Degree in Elementary Education from Ball State University Experience Teaching Standards in States with Common Core Curriculum Including: California, Colorado, New Jersey, New Mexico Experience Teaching in States with Common Core Plus additional Adoptions: Indiana, Louisiana Designed Curriculum Development for Common Core Lessons with TBT
Dyslexia

Dyslexia

I have had training in science of reading and writing through Keys to Literacy and also have done coursework for Literacy Endorsement added to my teaching license. I prefer to work with elementary level students. I have also used the University of Florida's UFLI researched-based and evidence-based program that has been developed to scope and sequence systematic skills to learn to read. This system is designed to be used for core instruction of phonetic awareness and phonics instruction in reading to introduce skills in a logical order as a core instruction for primary grades and for intervention with reading for struggling students and students with dyslexia. I have used UFLI for past two years via my current tutoring and teaching jobs.
Elementary (K-6th)

Elementary (K-6th)

I am a Licensed Certified Teacher and also have a Literacy Endorsement. I have taught in both public and private school settings as well as tutored for almost a decade. My results speak for themselves: Is your elementary or middle school child struggling to keep up in reading or math? You're not alone—and help is here. With just two sessions a week, I help students make rapid progress: most improve a full grade level in reading or gain 1–2 grade levels in math within just 12 weeks.
Elementary Math

Elementary Math

Michele has taught math to grade K-6 for the past 30 years. She is a licensed certified teacher and has had several professional developments in math. She has several elementary math lessons on her profile if you would like to see the step by step process she would use to step students through learning to solve problems. She can do homework or remediation to fill in learning gaps. All lessons are driven by data collected through assessments to use time wisely and fill in learning gaps for individualized instruction. Michele can also do homework help if you prefer or front load subject before they are taught at school to give your child a leg up for the upcoming school year.
English

English

Michele W. is a native English speaker born in the United States. She has been a licensed certified teacher in grades 1 to 8 for many years and has over a decade of tutoring experience and over 20 years teaching experience. She specializes in working with student in speaking, phonics, reading, writing, spelling and math. Lessons are planned individually for each student based on learning gaps, needs and goals.
ESL/ESOL

ESL/ESOL

Certified Elementary Teacher has 10+ years experience working with English as a Second Language learners. Can support all learning needs including phonics, writing/grammar, math, and reading for students in grades K- 6 grade. While I am not a native Spanish speaker I can work with children whom have some basic English skills. I have attended several professional learning conferences, Weda training, and various other ELL and ESL trainings. I will support learning need with visual aids and various scaffolds as well as work to develop both academic and conversational vocabulary , teach idioms, teach phonetic sounds and basic reading skills.
Grammar

Grammar

I have taught elementary grammar and writing to children grades K through 5th grade. I can cover things writing skills and grammar rules as well as parts of speech.
Handwriting

Handwriting

Michele has been trained in handwriting and writing techniques through her teaching degree. She knows both print and cursive and has special online tools that help students to learn how to form letters. She can also help correct pencil grip. She also has training to teach how to structure and brainstorm techniques prior to essay writing which can speed up the organization and speed of writing.
Homeschool

Homeschool

I have worked with home school families to design curriculum and develop lessons as well as teaching lessons to home school families. Predetermined subjects, standards and topics will be decided by teacher, parent and student as well as a length of study time for the unit.
Phonics

Phonics

Is your elementary or middle school child struggling to keep up in reading or math? You're not alone—and help is here. With just two sessions a week, I help students make rapid progress: most improve a full grade level in reading or gain 1–2 grade levels in math within just 12 weeks. I have a current certified teaching degree with over 20 years of experience and a decade of tutoring. I also recently added a literacy license to my degree which specialized me to work with the science of reading and writing ,preparing me to teach based on latest research research to teach phonics and reading.
Reading

Reading

The results speak for themselves: Is your elementary or middle school child struggling to keep up in reading or math? You're not alone—and help is here. With just two sessions a week, I help students make rapid progress: most improve a full grade level in reading or gain 1–2 grade levels in math within just 12 weeks. I am a licensed certified teaching and have taught in both public school as well as private tutoring and online group tutoring across the USA. I also teach in person. I have rencently completed 90 additional hours of course work to get my literacy endorsement added to my elementary teachers license. I can work with students in both phonics and reading comprehension and vocabulary development for fictional and non-fiction texts. I can also assess children for learning gaps. and have been trained in various appropriate learning assessment tools.
Vocabulary

Vocabulary

I have designed curriculum to study elementary vocabulary in both expository and fictional reading pieces , science and social studies vocabulary. To help students learn new vocabulary words i have used games, in depth word study ( looking at antonyms, synonyms, definition and drawing a picture) . I also use technology to help students understand science terms by using simulators, images and short video clips to introduce terms.
Writing

Writing

I have taught Elementary level writing in public school setting to teach basics of 1. Narratives ( story with beginning , middle, end; plot, setting, character traits, climax) , 2. Informative/ Expository Writing ( explaining about topic, steps or sequence, facts, details , and organization) 3. Opinion or Persuasive Writing ( expressing viewpoints and opinions, providing reasons and evidence to support you opinion; claims / counterclaims ). These types of writing help students develop skills in story telling, explaining ideas clearly, and convincing others through writing. I have also taught revision and editing as well as grammar.
Elementary Science
Social Studies
Spelling
Study Skills

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Best money I ever spent.

Michele quickly relieved my child's anxiety of fractions. She has the ability to break things down in the simplest terms, rewording concepts on the fly when a roadblock arose. I was pleasantly surprised by my child's willingness to participate in the secession & ecstatic that they wanted to share what was learned after. I strongly recommend Michele for tutoring.

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