address all learning issues, by treating the source of the issue. The Davis Dyslexia Correction program is suitable for children age 8 and over, and adults of any age. Davis International has been helping people correct their dyslexia since 1987. Davis Facilitators are now in 39 countries worldwide, helping people to correct their dyslexia and other learning difficulties in many countries and in many languages. Davis programs include distinct and separate programs to treat reading problems, inability to do Maths and Attention Mastery program to treat attention deficit in ADD/ADHD.
Davis ProgramsHow is this program different from others?
The Davis methods address the root cause of learning disabilities, showing the client how to focus, then addressing the source of the issues such as letter confusions, reading, spelling, punctuation and comprehension, or maths or attention deficit concepts. The client uses their natural strengths and talents to learn. This means clients experience positive learning in a fun and supportive environment. Each of the Davis programs, helps the person to gain understanding, so that they can build on this in the future. Some other exercise only based treatments, do not treat the learning disability at all, only addressing the ability to focus.
Reading program
- Reading programs are run one on one over 5 days intensively
- The client learns how to focus and correct disortientation
- Methods for tracking and dealing with energy levels and anxiety levels
- All areas of confusion are eliminated
- Improved reading ability and comprehension
- Support training for clients' families, tutors or teachers to ensure post-program follow-up and success
Dyslexics think in pictures... What about words that have no picture?
Because dyslexics think in pictures, not with the sounds of words, they have trouble with words that don't produce a mental picture. They are the words like "the," "of" and "for." During the program, students learn how to master these words by modeling their meanings and spellings in clay. If you want to find out more about these methods, please call Bets on 0414 013 490 to discuss the methods in detail. The methods are also detailed in the book The Gift of Dyslexia.
What gain can be expected?
Clients leave the program with the tools of basic literacy, including:
- The ability to recognise and correct disorientations at will
- The ability to focus attention
- Confusion with letters, mumbers and words will be eliminated
- Increased self confidence and ability in reading, writing, behaviour and physical skills
Exercise based treatment
Once the ability to focus and correct disorientations has been mastered, balancing type exercises are used to strengthen the neural pathways, to enable clients to increase the ability to focus easily. These are fun and simple exercises and only take a couple of minutes a day.
How much improvement can I expect?There is normally an improvement of between one and two years by the end of the intensive program. These improvements continue as long as the after program work is completed. The benefits of the Davis programs, are in many areas of life not just in reading.
The disability is not the diffculty with reading, writing or doing maths. The disability is the hiding of these problems and the methods and tactics that are used. This is something which carries through to adulthood. This can be very debilitating.
What to do next?
The first step is a ConsultationThe consultation will determine if the Davis Program is a suitable solution for the clients learning disabilities and goals. All symptoms are discussed and analysed for suitability. Call Focus on Learning on 0414 013 490 to set up an initial consultation. Learning disabilities need to be treated, so they do not become a debilitating part of someone's life.
The Davis Dyslexia Correction Reading program
This positive, creative program is DESIGNED for the learning style of the visual-spatial person. While many other programs address only the symptoms of the learning disabilities, using tedious drill and repetition, the Davis methods get to the root cause of the learning difficulty and correct it using the natural strengths and talents of the clients personal learning style. Clients will learn HOW THEY can best LEARN, they work on how to focus and control anxiety. All reading problems, spelling difficulties and punctuation are addressed. Comprehension is improved dramatically, by tapping in to the use of their picture thinking ability. Clients leave with a new found confidence, in their abilities and a specific path on how to continue to improve.
After the Program
The client will leave the program with the all of the tools, understanding, and materials necessary to implement the program into their every day lives and achieve positive results. Davis Symbol Mastery of 217 trigger words is an essential part of the correction of Dyslexia. Trigger words are small words such as 'it', 'the' 'and' which are usually confusing for a dyslexic, because they seem to have no meaning. These words cause the brain to get distracted and to try to work out a meaning or mental image for each word. even if the person is unaware of this confusion, it is usually a large part of a dyslexics problem when reading or writing.
Support Training is provided on the last day for family members or tutor who will support the client in follow-up work. Otherwise a schedule can be made and the follow-up work can be completed at Focus on Learning.
9 year olds trigger words
"After doing this program it has been much easier to read and write, and I can get focused easier" comment from an 11 year old boy.
Brain function and Davis Dyslexia methods
Dyslexia related articles from Davis international website
Video on Davis Dyslexia Correction methods from UK Facilitators
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