Category: Davis Tools & Techniques

Starting from Meaning

Posted on August 11, 2023December 15, 2024 by Claire Ashmore

Sharing how to learn words and language through meaning first. This clay model created by an adult client shows the meaning of ‘onto’ beautifully and with a sense of movement,

A New World of Possibilities

Posted on July 28, 2023December 15, 2024 by Irma Lammers

My latest Davis program is full of beautiful aha moments for my client. This time it’s a boy who at first said that he didn’t want to change anything.

The Beauty of the Davis Tools

Posted on July 21, 2023December 15, 2024 by Tracy Doyle

The potential always lies within the individual. Sometimes they just need a key to unlock it. That is the beauty of the Davis tools.

Resiliency, Mental Health & Dyslexia

Posted on July 14, 2023December 15, 2024 by Sharon Roberts

Good mental health is often linked to being resilient. Resiliency is the ability to bounce back from difficult life experiences

Have Fun Learning Through Play!

Posted on June 30, 2023December 15, 2024 by Sharon Roberts

One thing we promote is having fun during a Davis program. You can reinforce the Davis skills through many games that help with memory, language, spatial awareness, and strategy.

hand of a small child smashing play dough

Little Hands, Big Goals

Posted on June 9, 2023December 15, 2024 by Tracy Doyle

Did you know that the bones in our hands and wrists are not fully developed until late adolescence? Yet we

Why Clay?

Posted on May 5, 2023December 15, 2024 by Tracy Doyle

Why do we use clay with the Davis Method? At the heart of reading difficulties are often “sight words.” These

Keyboarding Skills vs Cursive Writing

Posted on April 21, 2023December 15, 2024 by Sharon Roberts

Few people still write with pen and paper, let alone in cursive script. However, researchers believe that cursive writing is important to cognitive development and the brain’s sensory motor region.

Finding the Invisible Dyslexic

Posted on March 31, 2023December 15, 2024 by Sharon Roberts

Sometimes the symptoms of dyslexia are obvious, sometimes not. There is a huge population whom I refer to as “the invisible ones”. I happen to be one of them.

A Challenging Math Program

Posted on March 24, 2023December 15, 2024 by Elena Nikulina

In a recent math program, I worked with a girl who seemed motivated, but overwhelmed by any mention of mathematical terms and numbers.

Time Blindness

Posted on February 3, 2023December 15, 2024 by Sharon Roberts

I could never warm up to Alice in Wonderland. It was too crazy, too frantic. Time in Wonderland seemed troubled; topsy turvy. Characters rushed around and a sense of haste…

Mental Imagery and Reading Comprehension

Posted on January 27, 2023December 15, 2024 by Abigail Marshall

Recent research utilizing a new, objective measure shows a strong link between mental imagery abilties and reading comprehension among adults.

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