<div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_0"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_0 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"> <h3>Claire Ashmore #Growing Choices with Dyslexia</h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row_1-2_1-4_1-4"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_1 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"> The world sees the unique benefit of the dyslexic mind strengths such as leadership ability, great imagination and creativity and ideas come shining through. We are bringing dyslexia education to Kakamega, Kenya. The world needs dyslexics now more than ever. I am working in collaboration with Rachel Barwell (NZ) and Geoffrey Ashiono (Kenya) and connected to The Whole Dyslexic Society Charity of Canada. We are here to FUND our project which has been in planning stages for 18 months. We are supporting a maths institute in 4 locations in Kakamega County, Kenya. My career path has included: <ul> <li>Primary school teacher (NZ)</li> <li>English as a Second Language (ESOL) in Japan, Korea and NZ</li> <li>Writing specialist in South Korea and Aotearoa/NZ</li> <li>Literacy professional development ( especially written skills )</li> <li>The Virtues Project TM schools and organisations</li> <li>Community Education Coordinator</li> <li>Life skills for youth offenders</li> <li>Embedded literacy and numeracy - tertiary Team Leader (Literacy) National Centre of Literacy and Numeracy for Adults NZ</li> <li>Professional literacy support services for Maori and Pasifika</li> <li>System Mapping intergenerational trauma work</li> <li>Masters in Applied Linguistics</li> <li>Diploma in Teaching (Primary)</li> <li>Dip.TESL; CELTA ;ESL</li> <li>Current: Licensed Davis Dyslexia Programme Facilitator</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column_2 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough">I offer Davis Dyslexia Correction programmes at my home in Cambridge, New Zealand or online.</div> </div> <div>I am the author of a book "The Boy who Could See Only Purple, That's Right!"  Encouraging Children to Embrace Change.</div> <div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_2"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_4 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"> Our priority in 2023 is to pilot the first parent/tutor workshops in Kakamega Kenya in collaboration with EZee Maths Tutoring Centre, Director Geoffrey Ashiono. </div> </div> </div> </div>