Academic Achievement

Discover the transformative power of multi-sensory academic support with Erica.

Erica Jesselson

Erica Jesselson is the founder of Excel with Erica, a boutique private tutoring practice for elementary aged students, located in New York City.

For over a decade Erica has worked to meet the diverse needs of students. She tailors her lessons and materials to support the unique learning profile of each child.

Erica is a knowledgeable Learning Specialist who is passionate about supporting students on their academic journey. She specializes in helping students who are struggling with fundamental reading, writing, and math skills.

  • "Mrs. Jesselson was truly a lifesaver for my son. Prior to joining her reading group, he would just sit at the table in the classroom and turn the pages, completely disengaged. Then she started working with him on a daily basis, introducing foundational knowledge with one on one instruction. He became confident in his phonemic awareness, dictation, and is now reading at an instructional grade level. She is calm, patient, and caring with her students, always transparent with feedback to the parents and an all-around partner."

    Parent of a 1st Grade Student

  • "Erica was a huge help with our son's reading and writing over the past year. We loved seeing the progress he made while working with her. And she was so responsive to our questions while making sure we understood what they were working on. Perhaps most importantly, our son loved working with her and he enjoyed their time together which made things so much easier for us. We'd definitely recommend her."

    Parent of a 2nd Grade Student

  • "When Erica met my daughter, she was very intimidated by writing. Both the act of writing and the planning for writing activities were challenging. Erica helped her learn how to use graphic organizers to effectively plan and execute writing assignments. She also worked on handwriting practice, as well as building up her writing stamina. My daughter loved working with Erica! She makes learning enjoyable, interesting, and interactive."

    Parent of a 3rd Grade Student

  • "My daughter was really struggling with math in kindergarten. Erica helped her learn early numeracy skills such as one-to-one correspondence, addition and subtraction. She even helped her with basic story problems once she was ready. Erica approached math in a creative, fun and engaging way for my daughter. Any child would be lucky to work with Erica!"

    Parent of a K Student

  • "Erica is incredible! She works with our son 2+ times per week, always finds engaging activities for him and makes learning fun! She also politely nudges us all on practicing in between sessions, and consistently updates us on progress. Our son has learned so much from Erica over the past few months, and he is making great progress with her support. We can see it each week as he builds on what they have done in prior sessions, gaining more confidence to engage with reading and writing as he enters 1st grade. We are so grateful to have Erica as a partner in supporting our son’s developing literacy!"

    Parent of a K Student

  • "Erica has been absolutely wonderful to work with! Our sometimes reluctant 1st grader quickly engaged with Erica. She found tactics that our daughter responded to and shifted gears to accommodate her changing needs. We loved her detailed reports that kept us updated on our daughter's progress. We fully recommend her!"

    Parent of a 1st Grade Student

Erica’s Approach to Learning

Erica’s style of teaching is to make learning enjoyable, impactful, and effective. She creates a supportive and nurturing environment in which a child’s strengths can be highlighted and drawn upon.

The first session with a student consists of initial reading, writing, or math assessments in order to create individualized lesson plans.

Initial Assessment

Erica’s multi-sensory tutoring sessions target key fundamental reading, writing, and math skills.

Tutoring Sessions

Erica provides a curated selection of resources and materials from various effective curriculums for each tutoring session.

Materials

See your child succeed

Erica’s teaching philosophy is to make learning enjoyable, impactful, and effective.

Erica is trained in the following programs:

  • Multisensory Reading Instruction (PAF)

  • Expository Writing Instruction (Hochman Method)

  • Best Practices for Reading Comprehension Instruction 

  • Wilson Reading System  

  • Fundations (Wilson Foundational Prevention Program) 

  • Singapore Math 

  • Teaching Math to Students With Learning Disabilities and Math Difficulties (Learning and the Brain) 

  • Comprehensive Orton Gillingham Training 

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Oftentimes, a school or teacher will recommend that a child needs some additional academic support outside of school for a given subject or area. Sometimes, a parent will notice that their child needs additional support. This can be to boost confidence, or to help a child meet benchmarks that they are not on track for. This is where Erica comes in! She provides individualized support, outside of school, to help students gain confidence and meet their academic goals in a given subject area.

  • Erica has been an elementary school teacher in Manhattan for the past ten years. She is also the parent of three young children. Erica’s professional background, combined with her personal experience as a mom, enable her to be approachable, engaging, and creative. She understands the academic demands of both private and public elementary schools in New York. She is able to form trusting relationships with her students, in order to support their skill growth.

  • Erica is able to support students from kindergarten through fourth grade in the following subjects/ areas:

    Reading

    Writing

    Spelling

    Math

    Building executive functioning skills

  • Multisensory Reading Instruction (PAF)

    Expository Writing Instruction (Hochman Method)

    Best Practices for Reading Comprehension Instruction

    Wilson Reading System

    Fundations (Wilson Foundational Prevention Program)

    Singapore Math

    Teaching Math to Students With Learning Disabilities and Math Difficulties (Learning and the Brain)

    Comprehensive Orton Gillingham Training