News & Views from Davis Dyslexia Association International
When children start school, they do not carry the labels dyslexia, nor ADHD, nor dysgraphia, nor dyscalculia. Where do these problems come from? What happens to cause a child to suffer and lose self-esteem?
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The Picture Grammer app is a handy, image-based reference for dyslexics, visual thinkers, and those learning English as a foreign language.
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Over the years I have confronted two persistent myths about dyslexia. These myths seem contradictory, but both are based on a misunderstanding of dyslexia. And both also stand in the way of dyslexic children receiving meaningful and effective help.
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DEAR is a literacy challenge- it stands for ‘Drop Everything and Read’. But it’s not a way of reading that
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Reviews of long-term effects of school-based reading interventions show that consistent teaching of comprehension strategies is more effective than explicit teaching of phonics.
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In this video, I answer a question about the expense of doing a Davis program with a facilitator and talk about the price of the Davis kits for home use.
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The British Dyslexia Association says that dyslexic children cannot learn to read from phonics teaching alone.
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Dyslexic children who fall behind in the early years of their schooling usually perform poorly on tests of phonemic awareness or phonetic decoding.
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As a father of a dyslexic son, I have looked into many tools and supportive measures to help him with
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Many children and adults find it especially difficult to read cursive writing. One problem is that the shapes of cursive letters are often inconsistent from word to word, in ways that can make words very hard to recognize.
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Most folks today don’t write in cursive. Some people never even pick up a pen or pencil. Writing in cursive has become rare — yet reading cursive remains an important life skill.
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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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What all children need to know
When children start school, they do not carry the labels dyslexia, nor ADHD, nor dysgraphia, nor dyscalculia. Where do these problems come from? What happens to cause a child to suffer and lose self-esteem?
How to Transform a Toxic Parent-Child Relationship
Are parent-child relationships growing toxic? What can we as parents do to take charge and end the conflict?
Understanding the Dyslexic Thinking Style
We typically think in 2 ways: word thinking and picture thinking. Word thinking is simply thinking with the sounds of words in your mind.
Help inspire the Future of Work
Help the Fingerprint for Success company uncover the unique talents of individuals with dyslexia by participating in their surveys.
Unveiling the Secrets of Math
Dyscalculia is a condition that affects one’s ability to acquire arithmetic skills. Its root cause is the same as for dyslexia, a distortion in perceptions triggered by confusion.
