Category: About Dyslexia

3 Ways to Support your Dyslexic Child

Posted on November 30, 2016September 12, 2021 by Cigdem Knebel

Encourage your child by focusing on strengths and minimizing stress.
Focus on the whole child – not just academics!

Reading Fluency in the Dyslexic Brain

Posted on November 1, 2016March 26, 2023 by Cigdem Knebel

Low Level/ High Content Books Practice makes perfect. Better said, practice makes progress. Learning a new skill requires repetition to

“Mommy! I want my FISH OIL!” declared my 7-yr old son…

Posted on October 18, 2016May 31, 2022 by Cigdem Knebel

Is this April’s Fools Day??? My 7 year old son is asking me to give him fish oil… I guess

When things don’t come easy

Posted on September 24, 2016September 12, 2021 by DDAI

We often post reports of dramatic reading improvement with Davis methods, but sometimes a child faces a complex array of barriers.

Five Steps to Boost a Young Dyslexic’s Self-Confidence

Posted on July 7, 2016September 12, 2021 by Cigdem Knebel

Dyslexia, often described as a hidden reading disability, causes difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other

A Fictional Facilitator – Book Review

Posted on February 12, 2016November 30, 2022 by Marcia Maust

Christmas on Cougar Mountain by Nancy Radke (Book 10 in the Sisters of Spirit series) This is a fictional story

Dyslexia Begins Early

Posted on December 13, 2015September 12, 2021 by Abigail Marshall

Dyslexic brains are wired differently. Researchers now report finding evidence of these differences in infants as young as six months. In

Take the “DYS” out of DYSLEXIA

Posted on October 5, 2015September 12, 2021 by Dionysis Papachristodoulou

By definition, the term dyslexia indicates illness, defect a problematic situation (dysentery, dysplasia … dystopia!).In the beginning there was a

Survey Results from Dyslexic Advantage

Posted on June 30, 2015September 12, 2021 by Abigail Marshall

Dyslexic Advantage has announced the release of preliminary survey results exploring the talents tied to dyslexia. Well over a

Check out the Codpast!

Posted on October 1, 2014September 12, 2021 by DDAI

The Codpast is a place where the cool and creative side of Dyslexia is celebrated. “In are monthly podcast you’ll

Keep it positive!

Posted on June 9, 2014September 13, 2021 by DDAI

“When I take a program with a child, almost 40% of my effort goes towards coaching the parents not to

A Davis Facilitator Responds

Posted on October 18, 2013September 13, 2021 by DDAI

The Ottawa Community News published a response from Davis Facilitator Marcia Code to a series on dyslexia published in September

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