Tag: literacy

Ron Davis’ Discovery – 40 Years On

Posted on January 8, 2021November 18, 2024 by DDAI

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

A Mother’s Path to Discovery

Posted on November 27, 2020November 18, 2024 by Abigail Marshall

Book Review: Reversed, a memoir, by Lois Letchford. A mother’s quest to help her dyslexic son.

Spelling Help after a Davis Program

Posted on January 10, 2020November 18, 2024 by Abigail Marshall

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

How do you read to your child?

Posted on November 30, 2019November 18, 2024 by Abigail Marshall

[Updated] Reading story books to small children is fun, but did you know that the way you read can make a big difference in preparing your child to become a reader?

E-Books? Study shows dyslexic comprehension better with printed books.

Posted on July 28, 2019November 18, 2024 by Abigail Marshall

Study shows that dyslexic university students have better reading comprehension of longer texts when reading from a printed book rather than an ebook.

Wider letter spacing helps dyslexic children read

Posted on April 30, 2019November 18, 2024 by Abigail Marshall

Updated: A study shows that wider spacing between the letters in reading materials can help dyslexic children read faster and better.

5 Steps for Active Reading with your Child (Part 2)

Posted on April 6, 2019November 18, 2024 by Ayo Magwood

Five ways that you can help improve your child’s comprehension and encourage critical thinking as you read aloud.

Reading Actively to your Dyslexic Child

Posted on March 28, 2019November 18, 2024 by Ayo Magwood

Read ACTIVELY and aloud to your children for at least 30 minutes each night until their homework load and extracurricular activities no longer allow time for it, which generally occurs sometime in middle school.

Signs of Dyslexia: Have a Hunch & Need a Quick Check List?

Posted on September 21, 2016November 18, 2024 by Cigdem Knebel

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Here is a quick checklist for those who feel they need to know what to look

A Fictional Facilitator – Book Review

Posted on February 12, 2016November 18, 2024 by Marcia Maust

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

Three Parts to a Word – an Explanation from Brain Research

Posted on October 21, 2012November 18, 2024 by Abigail Marshall

Davis Symbol Mastery — the modeling of words in clay – is based on the principle that each word has

Can you read this?

Posted on August 13, 2012November 18, 2024 by Abigail Marshall

It probably looks impossible at first. But as you scan through the page, the words seem to materialize. As you continue

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