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Meet Lisa Koeppen

Online Reading Tutor Helping Young Learners Build Confidence and Skill

After more than twenty years teaching young children from 4K through 6th grade, I know that strong reading skills change lives. My mission is to help every child I work with feel capable, confident, and excited about learning. Through evidence-based, structured literacy instruction and a warm, encouraging approach, I support young readers in becoming their very best selves.

Professional Background

  • Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education, Early Childhood emphasis

  • Licensed Administrator, Principal, and Director of Instruction

  • 25+ years teaching early childhood through upper elementary

  • Elite Reading Coach, trained in structured literacy

  • Expertise with ERE, UFLI, Orton Gillingham, and evidence-based reading instruction

  • Experience supporting struggling readers, dyslexia profiles, and confidence-building literacy intervention

My Guiding Principles

I started FUN-damental Learning because I believe every child deserves reading instruction that meets them where they are, builds on their strengths, and helps them feel proud of themselves. Over the years, I saw how traditional school settings sometimes limited the time, structure, and individualized support young readers truly need.

I wanted to create something different. Something intentional. Something joyful. Online tutoring allows me to combine my experience as a classroom teacher, early literacy specialist, and structured literacy instructor into personalized sessions that help children grow with confidence, curiosity, and success.

These principles guide every lesson I teach and every child I work with:

1. Strong Instruction, Rooted in Science

I use explicit, systematic, structured literacy methods that align with the Science of Reading — giving students clear, predictable pathways toward mastery.

2. Every Child Deserves a Personalized Path

I design instruction based on assessments, observations, and each child’s unique strengths. My teaching is responsive, flexible, and deeply individualized.

3. Confidence Comes First

I intentionally create early wins so students feel hopeful and excited. Confidence is not an outcome — it is a foundation I help build every day.

4. Joy Belongs in Learning

Lessons are hands-on, active, engaging, and connected to curiosity. I want children to look forward to reading.

5. I Teach Skills and Mindsets

I don’t just teach children how to read — I teach them how to persevere, problem solve, use strategies, stay calm during challenge, and trust themselves as learners.

6. Families Are Partners in the Process

I communicate clearly and warmly, sharing progress in a way that is uplifting and easy to understand. Together, we celebrate growth and navigate challenges.

7. Growth Is Worth Celebrating

I track progress carefully and show students their own growth. Every step forward matters — and I make sure they know it.

8. I Never Stop Learning

I continue studying reading research, brain science, instructional practices, and child development. My curiosity fuels my practice, and my growth impacts every child I teach.

FUN-damental Learning is built on heart, science, and hope.

I teach children to love reading, trust themselves, and imagine what’s possible.
Together, we turn “I can’t” into “Look what I just did.”

Ready to See Your Child Thrive?

(262) 443-0927

W275N5976 Green Meadow Rd. , Sussex Wisconsin 53089