Tag: dyslexia

Building Words and Confidence Together

Posted on September 30, 2022September 18, 2022 by Zoë Jones

Have you ever felt at odds with your own brain? I have; my name is Zoë and I’m 16. I am proud to have dyslexia but that doesn’t mean it isn’t difficult.

How a Davis Program Turned my Son’s Life Around

Posted on July 1, 2022July 21, 2022 by Nicola Killops

The facilitator had his work cut out for him. He admitted that James was one of his most challenging students — essentially completely illiterate and autistic, albeit high functioning.

British Dyslexia Association calls for education shift beyond phonics

Posted on November 12, 2021June 14, 2022 by DDAI

The British Dyslexia Association says that dyslexic children cannot learn to read from phonics teaching alone.

Extraordinary Minds:

Posted on October 29, 2021February 1, 2022 by DDAI

This special video looks at the dyslexic mind and experience. The video combines live-action, interviews and animation.

Ron Davis’ Discovery – 40 Years On

Posted on January 8, 2021September 2, 2021 by DDAI

Forty years ago – in 1981 – Ronald Dell Davis stumbled on a breakthrough idea. Was there a way to turn his dyslexia off?

The Dyslexic Statistic

Posted on November 6, 2020September 5, 2021 by Hayley Butcher

Dyslexia is a common neurodiversity that is ever or omnipresent across all cultures, ages, and societies. Worldwide statistics emphasise than

Response-Ability (Parenting Strategies for a Harmonious Family)

Posted on October 9, 2020September 5, 2021 by Elizabeth Shier

Here’s how I created a way for parents to break away from negative patterns and create new strategies to guide their children.

The Creativity Continuum

Posted on September 4, 2020September 6, 2021 by Hayley Butcher

The word creative is a real overarching umbrella term; taking on multiple meanings and associations. Artistic, inventive, innovative, imaginative, identifying

Three things you need for success

Posted on May 22, 2020September 7, 2021 by Carl Nigi

In this video, I discuss the three things someone with dyslexia, ADD, ADHD or a learning difference needs in order

Fish Don’t Climb Trees – A different take on dyslexia

Posted on March 20, 2020February 9, 2022 by Abigail Marshall

Davis Facilitator Sue Hall has updated her book: “Fish Don’t Climb Trees: A Whole New Look at Dyslexia”. Sue understands dyslexia from the inside out – as a dyslexic person with vivid recollections of frustrations experienced in elementary school, as a parent who searched for and found a solution

Spelling Help after a Davis Program

Posted on January 10, 2020September 9, 2021 by Abigail Marshall

A parent of a second-grader writes: My son had a big gain in reading after completing his Davis program week,

Good Fonts for Dyslexia – An Experimental Study

Posted on April 17, 2019September 11, 2021 by Abigail Marshall

Updated: Research does not support claims that use of a specially designed custom font for dyslexia leads to improved reading performance.

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