How I found my new “normal”
I had always thought Dyslexia was only reading letters or numbers backwards. I was in my 50’s when I realized that I had many of the characteristics.
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Category: Davis Tools & Techniques
Small Words and Punctuation
I recently facilitated a 5-day Davis Dyslexia Correction Programme with an adult dyslexic. Diagnosed in primary school, she received short-term
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How can I help others when I’m not perfect?
Can I help children with dyslexia, if I can’t write flawlessly? This is a question I asked myself after a
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Learning disability or gift?
Charlie came to me for a Davis Dyslexia program. Here is what he thinks about the Davis program and how it has helped him.
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Using Clay to Learn Subject-Specific Vocabulary
For students, subject vocabulary is hard and there is a lot to consume over a short space of time. Students may be introduced to 12-15 new words in a single day.
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Observing — Not so Easy?
Is it easy to observe? When I was in training to become a Davis Facilitator,, I learned how hard the role of observer can be.
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The Paradigm of a Learning Disability
In this video I talk about the current paradigm of learning disabilities and how I believe that we, as dyslexics,
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Dyslexia: Enable the Learning Difference
A talk by Sue Blyth Hall (Davis Facilitator, author, and founder of the Whole Dyslexic Society). Everyone is learning-able, however,
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My Time With Davis Dyslexia Correction Programme
After reading the book The Gift of Dyslexia, I felt the overwhelming need/urge to get myself on a Davis Dyslexia Correction Programme.
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Test Taking Anxiety
The sweaty palms…the flip-flopping stomach… the brain-fog… reading questions repeatedly. I wonder how many of you can identify with test-taking anxiety. Even years after being in school, some of us still have nightmares about taking tests in school.
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The Gift of Dyslexia: The Book that Completely Changed my World
After writing my first article on the Gift of Dyslexia blog, it was recommended to me to give the book
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My daughter’s dyslexia: My search for a solution
It all started with my daughter. In the third grade, a serious regression began: reading completely went wrong! She read the simplest early reader books and made tons of mistakes in every word.
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