IEW Instructor

An IEW Experienced Instructor, Mrs. Grubbs believes it is vital to help students find their voices as authors as they build confidence and skill in this essential art. She strives to create a safe and encouraging class environment that welcomes all students. With care and planning, she strives to meet the needs of bilingual students and those with a variety of "neurospicy" learning needs, such as ADHD, dyslexia, autism, and giftedness. 

Inspired by Andrew Pudewa’s sessions at a 2001 homeschool convention, she immediately found value in the IEW Structure and Style method. In 2002, she attended Mr. Pudewa’s live TWSS training seminar and implemented IEW with her five children. For five years, she taught IEW for a weekly local co-op in Fort Wayne. Since 2019, Mrs. Grubbs has offered small-group online discussion-based IEW classes and private tutoring via Zoom, IEW Gradebook, and Google Classroom. 

Writing and speaking extensively in their chosen professions, her three oldest children are college graduates. Her youngest two are in college--one a senior studying business at Purdue Fort Wayne and one a freshman studying engineering at Purdue in West Lafayette. Much to her delight, her grandchildren have now fallen in love with stories. When not at her computer, Mrs. Grubbs loves to read her dragon's hoard of books, soak up elusive sunshine, and eat milk chocolate!

IEW's Fix It! Grammar and vocabulary are integrated into her IEW writing classes. A unique feature of Mrs. Grubbs' classes is the quarterly book discussions using the Center for Lit’s Teaching the Classics Socratic discussion method. These literary discussions emphasize critical thinking skills while gently introducing literary analysis to prepare students for the TRIAC argumentative essay. Additionally, they strategically provide an extra week for students to complete some IEW writing assignments. 

2026-2027 IEW Classes (Levels A, B, and C): Class registration for 2026-2027 is CLOSED (FULL). I have a waiting list available. Please email me to be added to the waiting list. 

Level A SSS 2A (grades 3-5) MONDAYS 2-3 Eastern (FULL)

IEW Texts include 2A Structure and Style for Students, Fix It! Grammar Book 2: Country Mouse and Town Mouse, and book discussions. I teach the content, so only the student binder (not the video set), plus other materials, are recommended.

Level B (grades 6-8) WEDNESDAYS 10:30-11:45 Eastern (FULL)

IEW Texts include Wonders of Science with Fix It! Grammar Book 3: Robin Hood and book discussions.

Level C, HONORS (grades 9-12)

Windows to the World: Literary Analysis TUESDAYS 11-1 Eastern (FULL)

Fix It! Grammar, Book 5: Nose Tree, Windows to the World, short stories, poems, and three novels (Pride and Prejudice, The Book Thief, and The Hobbit)

Please email mrsgrubbsteacher@gmail.com to request more information or to be included on my waiting list.

In January 2027, my Summer 2027 and Fall 2027-2028 classes will be announced. To be included in my email list, please send an email to mrsgrubbsteacher@gmail.com, or visit my website (under construction): https://mrsgrubbsiew.tutorbird.com/

My new website is still under construction. Enrolled and current families will be able to log in to their TutorBird accounts from the new website soon! COMING FALL 2026