DRAMATIC CHANGE IN ONLY FIVE DAYS
FIVE DAYS!! Below is a short video of Isabella, a PROFOUNDLY dyslexic 10 year old girl, who did not recognise a SINGLE letter of the alphabet before she experienced the Davis methods. After years of trying every intervention available, Isabella had not learnt a single letter of the alphabet. Then her mother attended a 4-day Gift of Dyslexia workshop, and straight after that she started a DIY programme with her daughter at home. This resulted in Isabella learning 8 letters of the alphabet at home in 4 weeks, before attending a professional 5-day Davis Dyslexia Correction programme. FIVE DAYS LATER - in the morning of day five - Isabella was reading as you can see in the video. ANOTHER DRAMATIC CHANGE IN FIVE DAYS When Sabre started a Davis Math Mastery programme (normally 8 days), she could not add 2+2 without counting on her fingers and was years behind her peers. Within five days she had caught up with her maths, learnt to throw darts and how to ride a bicycle without balancing wheels (apart from dyscalculia, she also was dyspraxic - struggled with hand-eye coordination and balance). Below is a rough guideline of how many days are needed for addressing various learning challenges in a one-to-one setting. When different programmes are done together, fewer days are needed for the second and third programme due to an overlap in the "curriculum".
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![]() The above results are from fellow Davis facilitator Larry Smith, who runs the Rocky Point Academy in Canada. He has tested the reading skills of almost all his clients immediately before and after the five-day Davis dyslexia programme, and his research shows an average reading improvement of just under four grade levels in five days.
Can we get Jadon from "fail" to "pass" in four weeksBack in September 2016, 18 year old Jason Joseph was expected to fail his Matric exams (National Senior Certificate Examination). We believed we could help him overcome his dyslexia and ADHD in only four weeks so he could study efficiently and pass his Matric. Based on our prior experience of using the Davis methods, we were full of confidence, blissfully unaware of some curve-balls we were about to encounter... Watch the video, and follow us on Facebook.
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There are essentially three options available to you in terms of addressing your child's dyslexia (the same applies to an adult dyslexic):
1. Do-it-yourself programme (R 400):
If it is your child you are looking for help with, you can buy The Gift of Dyslexia and try to follow the instructions in the book yourself. This is obviously not as secure in terms of success as working with a professional, but it is a good first step anyway, as it would be a great preparation even if you do not succeed with the DIY work, and decide to move on to one of the other options anyway.
2. The Gift of Dyslexia workshop (R 7,200):
This is a four-day workshop, which is offered once in a while in the UK and SA. It is designed to give you more confidence in applying the procedures from the book. It obviously does not give you the same skill and confidence as a professional Davis facilitator, who goes through rigorous training over a year, but parents have reported good success from this option. Note, though that this option does not equip you with the procedures needed to address ADD, maths, or handwriting.
3. Professional one-to-one Davis programme (R 30-48,000):
Dyslexia correction takes 30 hours (5 days) - ADD and maths add about another three days - and there is about 50 hours worth of follow-up work you would need to do at home.
Before doing a professional Davis programme, the first step is a 2-3 hour Davis assessment. If need be, an assessment can be done over Skype, which generally is kept to about an hour.
...And well over half of them are Gifted Dyslexics!
In this beautiful video, the internationally acclaimed educationalist Sir Ken Robinson illustrates his vision for a new paradigm in education. This is exactly why Gifted Dyslexic exists; we share his vision and are convinced that the Davis methods provide a way to achieve Sir Ken's dream.
Learning can be easy - and in fact it should
I hear and I forget.
I see and I remember.
I do and I understand.
The dyslexic paradox
Some studies show that as much as 80% of inmates in correctional facilities have dyslexia, AD/HD or ADD. Other studies show that 30-40% of successful entrepreneurs (self made millionaires) have dyslexia, ADD or AD/HD. When you begin to understand the root of these conditions through the Davis approach, this is not surprising at all.
A real long-term solution
The aspect of the Davis approach which I personally find most exciting, is that we can now equip pre-primary and primary school teachers with the Davis tools to use in their general teaching practise with all children. We call this Davis Learning Strategies or Teaching made Easy. A study published in 2001 shows that special needs referrals were eliminated and the number of gifted learners were quadrupled in classes using our methods. We now have a simple strategy tool-kit for teachers which will reduce pressure on the teacher immensely, while improving literacy and motivation of learners, and at the same time putting a stop to the waste of talent in potentially dyslexic children.The labelling conundrum
You may be looking for help in dealing with a specific condition, or you may not have a "label" for your condition. We do not really need a label for working with you, as we are dealing with the root cause of all the various labels. It is also important to remember that there is often an overlap between the various labels. Here is a short list of some symptoms/labels we deal with successfully.
- Dyslexia (literacy issues - often labelled as phonological processing problems)
- Dyspraxia (co-ordination problems - mainly physical, but recently often used for problems with organisation of thought - then called mental dyspraxia)
- Dyscalculia (maths and numeracy problems)
- ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder - problems with sustaining attention)
- AD/HD (hyperactivity - often with a number of behavioural issues)
- Asperger's syndrome (mild autism)

http://www.symbolmastery.com
The international Davis Dyslexia site:
http://www.dyslexia.com/
Davis Learning foundation - the UK and Africa Davis site, run by Richard:
http://www.davislearningfoundation.org.uk/
The Davis Learning Strategies site (for early intervention in the classroom):
http://www.davislearn.com/
Why tyrannosaurus but not if - Richard Whitehead's free online course. Please forward this to people you think might benefit from getting a little insight into the Davis approach:
http://www.whytyrannosaurusbutnotif.com/
For an online assessment on Ron Davis' website in California:
Click here