Creative Tutors of Wake County, North Carolina
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The Critical Reading (formally Verbal) section of the SAT consists of questions requiring critical reasoning skills, correction of sentences and reading comprehension. This portion of the test consist of three scored sections with varying types of questions, including sentence completions and questions about short and long reading passages.
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Feb 23 | SAT Test Prep
Which test should my child take? What are the differences between the SAT and the ACT? How soon should my child start taking the ACT or SAT? How much preparation does my child need before the test? Should my child retake the SAT or ACT? How many times should they retake ite? What makes Creative Tutors' SAT/ACT prep unique? Do you have some of these same questions? Creative Tutors not only provides individualized, customized and in-home ACT/SAT prep, but we are also here as a resource to answer all of those questions, and many more (including questions on accommodations, college applications/essays) for you at no charge. We have specialized and highly qualified tutors for ACT and SAT prep that can assist your son and daughter get started on the right path to a succesful college experience.
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Aug 18 | SAT Testing for Juniors and Seniors
Almost every university and college in the USA requires either the SAT or ACT test as a part of the college admission requirements. The SAT is offered once a month with 2009 dates including Oct 10, Nov 7, Dec 4, Jan 23, Mar 13, May 1 and Jun 5.
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The 2009 PSAT/NMSQT test dates are October 14th and October 17th. Your child must register at their high school or another local high school depending on the testing site.
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Apr 02 | SAT Question of the Day
The SAT question of the day is a great way to build a students SAT skill level. High School students should plan to begin the SAT question of the day several months before taking the SAT. "A slow and steady pace wins the race" and students who make use of their time a few minutes per day pays off on SAT day! This tool allows students to receive the SAT question of the day sent directly to their email address.... and guess what... the http://www.collegeboard.com website will send it to mom and dad too....sign up today!
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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 have home schooled their children since 1999. 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 former 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