Creative Tutors of Wake County, North Carolina
Archives for: June 2009
Jun 30 | Independence Day
Summer is a time to discover fun ways for your children to continue their learning experiences and practice skills while on break from school. This is a great resource for children to learn more about Independence Day. It is a great independent study or classroom activity.
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Jun 15 | Reading Fluency
Reading fluency is the ability to read material accurately and quickly which aids in reading comprehension. A reader must learn to recognize words automatically. Grouping words together allows the reader to gain meaning from the text. Fluent readers can read out loud with little effort and a lot of expression.
If your child has not gained fluency, she will read slowly with a choppy and plodding manner. You will find that she will have trouble understanding what she has read because choppy reading makes it difficult to get a “movie” going in her head. There are several exercises you can do at home to help your child increase his reading fluency.
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Meet Kim Ashby | Owner
Kim Ashby earned a BS in Nursing from The Catholic University of America and, when she worked outside the home, was a Certified Emergency Nurse with a special interest in trauma nursing. She lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband and three sons. The Ashbys are in their tenth year home educating their children. They graduated their oldest son in May 2007. He is attending UNC Wilmington. Kim continues to home school her younger boys. Her oldest son was diagnosed with ADHD when he was in the public school system in the second grade. Her second son has cerebral palsy which has resulted in multiple/global developmental delays. Her youngest son has undiagnosed, mild auditory processing issues.
Kim has co-instructed graduate level courses at UNC Chapel Hill for ST/OT students and Early Intervention students. She is the founder and President of the Board of Directors of GIFTSNC, Inc., a home schooling special needs support group. Kim has presented workshops at a variety of state home school conferences as well as local support group parent meetings and is often a guest speaker at homeschool conferences and is found on many guest speaker lists including Balancing the Sword. She is a Steering Committee member and Treasurer for Dayspring Home Educators in Cary, NC. She served on the Board of Directors for the Family Support Network of Wake County. She holds a North Carolina Wildlife Permit for Small Mammal Rehabilitation and enjoys working with orphaned and injured wildlife.
"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." Mark Twain