Mrs. Erin

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Join date: Feb 7, 2023

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Hello everyone,

Mrs. Erin here. I am the wife of a wonderful man, a homeschooling mom and the founder of Mrs. Erin's Tutoring. It is an honor and privilege to come along side your family and offer encouragement, support and tools to help your child get the most out of their education. This is an area of the website where I often share the things I have learned, either from doing things the hard way or from people way smarter than myself. My hope is for you to be encouraged and educated in the areas of teaching, learning and homeschooling.

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Feb 19, 2026 ∙ 3 min

Grades, Testing and Dyslexia

I love a good "a ha" moment. That magical time when information comes together, as if what you have always known deep down is now confirmed through new experiences. Just the other day, I was grading my son's math test and realized he scored a grade worthy of needing remediation. I sat down with him and we began to go over the questions he missed. That's when it happened! I realized in that moment that my son and I were truly pursing understanding, not a grade. There was never an...

Feb 18, 2026 ∙ 3 min

Foundational Literacy, Part 1: Phonemic Awareness

Over the years, I have felt unqualified, underqualified and disqualified in the area of literacy and this sense of inadequacy came from not remembering how I learned how to read. How can I teach something I don't remember? I am so thankful for supportive curriculum and people way smarter than me, to lead the way. In this blog, I want to let you know that I have felt the pressure and responsibility of teaching young humans to read, and I can honestly tell you today that its going to be okay....

Jan 29, 2026 ∙ 4 min

Building up our Children and Giving them wins.

Homeschooling is definitely like tug-o-war: constantly trying to win our kids to our side. It's 10:30 am and my middle schooler is falling apart. Let's define "falling apart," emotionally. Falling apart consists of an outward expression of an inward losing battle going on in a child's mind. Symptoms may include wide, angry and/or watery eyes, a red face from holding his or her breath, clenched fists, and outbursts of talking an octave louder than normal. The workbook being used may or may...