Learning: A Pleasure or a Chore?
Very young children are hungry for everything they can learn. But sometimes this thirst for knowledge dries up, the child
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Focus on a French Facilitator
This French-language video shows Davis Facilitator Sophie Renon at work with a client, and includes on overview of her work
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“Evidence Based” — But does it work?
Parents seeking help for their dyslexic kids usually have one question uppermost in their minds: will it work?
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Understanding the Dyslexic Spiky Profile
The cognitive variations that surround dyslexia are extremely interesting. One of the most common and defining cognitive features present in dyslexics is the ‘spiky profile’.
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I Am Dyslexia (Animated Film)
This award-winning film by Norwegian artist and educator Mads Johan Øgaard, inspired by his own struggles and feelings as a
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Fitting Davis Tools into an IEP
A parent asks how to include Davis techniques within a school-based IEP.
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Is your child a “nonresponder”?
What happens when a child cannot learn to read through phonics? Educational researchers have a word for those children: they
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Spelling Help after a Davis Program
A parent of a second-grader writes: My son had a big gain in reading after completing his Davis program week,
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Dyslexic Strengths, from Made By Dyslexia
Made by Dyslexia is a global charity led by successful dyslexics. They work to help the world understand dyslexia by
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Advice from a Literacy Problem Solver
In this 30 minute interview, author and educator Lois Letchford shares her insights and unique approach to helping dyslexic schoolchildren
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The Illusion of Reading
A girl told me a few days ago: “It’s strange, when I read in my classes or I listen to
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Math 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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