News & Views from Davis Dyslexia Association International
I never really began to fully comprehend auditory processing issues until one day I was sitting in a very busy coffee shop with my son. My son remarked about the song playing way off in the background, which I strained to hear.
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Updated: Are dyslexic kids better at hearing the discrete sounds of language than others?
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October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Here is a quick checklist for those who feel they need to know what to look
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… but the researchers don’t seem to know that’s what happened. Here’s what they do know: “[C]hildren who are poor
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New research among dyslexic adults seems to confirm that dyslexics have a heightened sensitivity to sounds of language, thinking in
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A new study confirms that the children who fail to progress with traditional, phonics-based interventions are highly likely to be
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One More Thing to Try
Frustration. Irritation. Tears. And not just your child’s. Learning difficulties affect the whole family– especially the dedicated parents who are trying so hard to help.
Dyslexia’s Ongoing Impact in Adulthood
Explaining dyslexia is often done by focusing only on the dyslexic person. But understanding the role of the social environment is important because it makes us realize that we are not the problem.
Constructive Feedback
Receiving comments, advice, pointers and feedback is an immensely important part of human learning and development.
Sam’s Davis Program
Sam is nearly thirteen, and despite having been in an intensive, structured literacy programme twice a week for over six years, he only had 10-15 sight words. I was desperate and couldn’t think how to help him.
The “Science of Reading” and Davis Methods
When something is backed by science, it implies “proof“. There are various ways this is done but in the areas of social science, evidence-based methods are used .and hence the term “Science of Reading” has emerged.
