My child is in 3rd grade and behind. Where do you start?

With a diagnostic, not with 3rd grade content. If the gap is a 1st grade place-value gap, that is where the work starts, and it usually closes faster than parents expect.

How long are sessions for younger kids?

Fifteen to twenty minutes. Beyond that, a seven-year-old is performing attention rather than learning.

Do you cover word problems?

Yes, and they get disproportionate weight - reading comprehension is where most elementary math failure actually lives.

Elementary Math Tutoring in Rochester, MN

Across the Rochester, MN area and its 231,184 residents, the barrier to elementary math tutoring is usually logistics rather than money or willingness. Ellis Abel AI removes the logistics: it opens on the device already in your house, at the hour your child is actually available.

Written for parents · Rochester, MN · ≈231,184 residents · 207th largest US metro

What we actually do

Grades K-5 are where math becomes either a language or a wall. Place value, fact fluency, fractions and word problems are the four places children fall behind, and all four are fixable with short daily practice aimed at the exact gap rather than at the whole grade level.

Rochester metro at a glance

Metro area: Rochester, MN
Population: ≈231,184 (207th largest in the US)
State: Minnesota · Region: Midwest
Combined statistical area: Rochester–Austin–Winona, MN

Start with the foundation

Ellis Abel AI sits on top of the Ellis Abel Learns books, not beside them. The books teach the three habits every math learner runs on — owning a mistake, staying calm inside frustration, and trying while afraid. The tutor teaches the math. Your child gets both, and you get a dashboard that tells you which one is actually the problem this week.

Next step

Start with the diagnostic. It takes about twelve minutes and tells you the earliest skill your child has not locked in — which is almost never the one their current homework is on.

Questions Rochester parents ask

My child is in 3rd grade and behind. Where do you start?: With a diagnostic, not with 3rd grade content. If the gap is a 1st grade place-value gap, that is where the work starts, and it usually closes faster than parents expect.
How long are sessions for younger kids?: Fifteen to twenty minutes. Beyond that, a seven-year-old is performing attention rather than learning.
Do you cover word problems?: Yes, and they get disproportionate weight - reading comprehension is where most elementary math failure actually lives.