Those trigger words!
Research shows that the most common word found in English-language books is “the.” Matjaž Perc at the University of Maribor in Slovenia analyzed data taken from 5.2 million books published between the...
View ArticleSuper Powers of Dyslexia
“Dyslexia is a super power,” my young friend and client Chase told me the other day. “Dyslexia is a good thing because I have fun with it. I invent games and entertain my little brother with my...
View ArticleThree Parts to a Word – an Explanation from Brain Research
Davis Symbol Mastery — the modeling of words in clay – is based on the principle that each word has three parts: what it means, what it looks like, and how it sounds. When all three parts are fully...
View ArticleStudy supports Davis Symbol Mastery
A recently published case study documents the progress of a fourth grade special education student who successfully used a modified form of Davis Symbol Mastery to improve spelling skills. The study...
View ArticleTwo New Books from a Davis Facilitator
Davis Facilitator Barbara Hoi of Sydney, Australia has recently published two books sure to delight parents and teachers. The first book is called The Right Brain for the Right Time: Unlock the...
View ArticleA Fictional Facilitator – Book Review
Christmas on Cougar Mountain by Nancy Radke (Book 10 in the Sisters of Spirit series) This is a fictional story about Zoey, a Davis Dyslexia Correction Facilitator, who lives and works in a specially...
View ArticleThose trigger words!
Research shows that the most common word found in English-language books is “the.” Matjaž Perc at the University of Maribor in Slovenia analyzed data taken from 5.2 million books published between the...
View ArticleSuper Powers of Dyslexia
“Dyslexia is a super power,” my young friend and client Chase told me the other day. “Dyslexia is a good thing because I have fun with it. I invent games and entertain my little brother with my...
View ArticleThree Parts to a Word – an Explanation from Brain Research
Davis Symbol Mastery — the modeling of words in clay – is based on the principle that each word has three parts: what it means, what it looks like, and how it sounds. When all three parts are fully...
View ArticleStudy supports Davis Symbol Mastery
A recently published case study documents the progress of a fourth grade special education student who successfully used a modified form of Davis Symbol Mastery to improve spelling skills. The study...
View ArticleTwo New Books from a Davis Facilitator
Davis Facilitator Barbara Hoi of Sydney, Australia has recently published two books sure to delight parents and teachers. The first book is called The Right Brain for the Right Time: Unlock the...
View ArticleA Fictional Facilitator – Book Review
Christmas on Cougar Mountain by Nancy Radke (Book 10 in the Sisters of Spirit series) This is a fictional story about Zoey, a Davis Dyslexia Correction Facilitator, who lives and works in a specially...
View ArticleWhy Tyrannosaurus but Not If?
“I don’t understand it: he can read tyrannosaurus, but he gets stuck on if!” This question from the mother of a dyslexic child reflects a commonly encountered and paradoxical aspect of dyslexia. It is...
View ArticleFrom South Africa – Video Overview of Dyslexia Program
This engaging and informative video from SABC and Davis Dyslexia Association Africa , answers common questions about dyslexia and provides a window into the Davis program.
View ArticleFacilitation – Making it Easy
The dictionary defines facilitate as "to make easier or less difficult: help foward". How this approach differs from teaching or tutoring.
View ArticleAnybody can do this!
An adult woman shares her experience with a Davis Dyslexia program.
View ArticleBut Mom, when is it Wednesday?
How many parents have heard these questions about time again and again? Time is a strange dimension, often difficult to understand.
View ArticleVisual Processing in Literacy
From 2014 to 2018, I worked with almost 250 students in the age group of 5 to 14 years, to
View ArticleGrammar, the nemesis
I am struck by the number of children who do not like or even detest grammar. And I admit very
View ArticleMath Problems? or Trigger Words?
The majority of kids could tackle a question like this with ease. However, children with dyslexia may stumble over such
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