Davis Dyslexia Training

In April 2011 Gifted Dyslexic and Davis Learning Foundation from the UK, ran a pioneering in-house training workshop in Crossroads School in Johannesburg, one of South Africa's leading special needs schools. We are already receiving exciting reports from the school:

"We are in full swing with implementation and there is a lot of excitement. Every member of staff is currently either doing the programme in the class or, in the case of the therapists, running the individual programme for children identified as in desperate need."

This was the culmination of a two year preparation, starting with Crossroads school sending three members of staff to South Africa's first Gift of Dyslexia workshop in Limpopo in 2009. The three staff members have been applying the methods in a one-to-one setting in the school for two years, and the immediate results were promising enough for the school to decide to equip every member of teaching and specialist staff with the Davis methods. This includes, teachers, therapists, counsellors and even the principal.

Dealing with learning difficulties as a teacher or a parent can be both challenging and frustrating. This is especially hard because information about the nature of the problem can be hard to come by, confusing and sometimes even contradicting.

The Davis approach provides a comprehensive, effective and simple way of understanding and dealing with dyslexia and other related difficulties. We have outlined various levels of our modular training, and you choose your level of training, depending on how you intend to use the Davis methods. The UK costs for each module are given in pounds.

The full training has not yet been scheduled for South Africa, but we hope to offer the full training at some point locally for less than in Europe, despite higher overheads due to flying in specialists from Europe or America. This requires meticulous planning and exact number of participants (either 12 or 24) committing to the whole year's training upfront.

Contents

1 Basic Course Series:
2 Professional Training Series

You can sign up for The Gift of Dyslexia Workshop, a short training course designed to empower you to effectively help your loved ones, or your students/clients in your existing work, or The Davis Learning Strategies, a short workshop for primary school teachers who want to make it easier to cater for all learning styles in the classroom.

If you want to be trained to deliver a complete Davis intervention on a professional basis, we offer a year's training, making you a certified Davis Dyslexia Correction Facilitator.

"Being a dyslexic thinker myself I have very good imagination, but I can not imagine any line of work more satisfying than being a Davis Facilitator. It is rewarding on every level, right from the smallest changes in a client's relationship with a letter in the Alphabet, up to the big picture of being involved in unleashing some of humanity's greatest human assets."

Axel Gudmundsson, founder/director of Gifted Dyslexic

Basic Course Series:

The Basic Course Series are open to you if you are interested in learning about the Davis approach, either to apply it in your existing work, or to apply it on a voluntary basis to friends or family. In order to qualify and receive licence to charge for Davis services, you will need to complete all the Professional Training Series as well.

Gift of Dyslexia Workshop (4-Days On-Site)
UK £590, SA R5,000.

Fundamentals of Dyslexia Correction

This workshop is a professional level introduction to the Davis methods and theories described in Ron Davis' best-selling book The Gift of Dyslexia. Demonstrations, some hands-on practice, group exercises, lectures, question and answer sessions, and guidance on basic implementation of Davis Dyslexia Correction are offered.

This course is the first requirement for certification as a Davis Facilitator. Attendance is limited to 30 persons. Includes course manual, 15-minute post-workshop consultation, Symbol Mastery Kit, and Verification of Attendance letter.

Basic Davis Field Assignments (Minimum 30 hours at home, written up)
UK £400
Practising the procedures of the Gift of Dyslexia Workshop at home

You are then given the opportunity to practice some of the Davis techniques, using the knowledge gained in workshop. This practice is done by following a set of study assignments at home in your own time. You receive support and feedback from a Davis Specialist assigned to you. You then write up a report and submit to us, which is then commented on by your Specialist.

Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Davis Dyslexia Correction Workshop.

Basic Practice Meeting (4-Days On-Site)
UK £900

Practising and fine-tuning the procedures of the Gift of Dyslexia Workshop

This training is open to students who have completed the Basic Davis Field Assignments. Its purpose is to refine counselor skills, and develop increased experiential understanding of dyslexic perception, thinking, learning style and process. It may be repeated to improve skills. It provides intensive supervised practice in small groups of the basic Davis Dyslexia Correction procedures.

Group size is limited to 6 persons. Includes Specialist consultations and evaluations.

Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Davis Dyslexia Correction Workshop; Basic Davis Field Assignments.

Advanced Methods Workshop (4 Days On-Site)
UK £1,100

Davis Methods for Math, Handwriting, Attention Difficulties, and Auditory Orientation:

This workshop is open to people who have successfully completed the Basic Supervised Practice Meeting. It provides specialized training in advanced Davis procedures for addressing the symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder, dyscalculia and dysgraphia. Includes course manual and Verification of Attendance letter. Auditory Orientation & Fine-Tuning CD sold separately.

Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Davis Dyslexia Correction Workshop; Basic Davis Field Assignments; Basic Practice Meeting.

Professional Training Series

The requirements for being accepted onto the Davis Facilitator Licensing Programme are:

successfully complete the Basic Programme (the Advanced Methods Workshop must also be completed prior to commencement);

be a current member of Davis Learning Foundation or your local Davis Dyslexia Association;

fill out an application form describing your background;

write a brief essay explaining why you wish to become licensed and how you intend to use and promote Davis Dyslexia Correction after licensing;

sign the Davis Dyslexia Association Standards of Practice Agreement.

Qualifications or experience in either education, psychology, social work or counselling are useful, but are no longer a requirement for acceptance provided that candidates have shown aptidude during the Basic Programme.

Advanced Field Assignments (Minimum 30 Hours at Home)
UK £450
Practising the procedures of the Advanced Workshop at Home

You practice the advanced Davis techniques, using the knowledge gained in the Advanced Methods workshop. This practice is done by following a set of study assignments at home in your own time. You receive support and feedback from the Davis Specialist assigned to you.

Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Davis Dyslexia Correction Workshop; Basic Davis Field Assignments; Basic Supervised Practice Meeting; Advanced Workshop.

Advanced Practice Meeting (4 Days On-Site)
UK £1,050

Practising and fine-tuning the procedures of the Advanced Workshop in a supervised workshop setting.

This course provides the opportunity to master the core Davis procedures and foundation concepts in a collaborative learning environment.

Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Davis Dyslexia Correction Workshop; Basic Davis Field Assignments; Basic Supervised Practice Meeting; Advanced Workshop; Advanced Field Assignments.

Training Pod Weeks (Three 5-day Trainings On-Site)
UK £1,350 x 3 = £4,050

Fine-tuning your complete Davis Facilitator skills.

These training weeks focus on understanding the basic structure of the 5-day Davis Dyslexia Correction Programme and how this dyslexia programme needs to be tailored to the specific requirements of the individual client.

The training weeks are done in groups of three trainees, under the guidance of a Davis Specialist. In the three weeks you will have the opportunity to experience all the different aspects of the standard Davis programme. You will be able to:

Receive a 5-day Davis Correction Programme as a client
Observe a 5-day Davis Correction Programme
Give a 5-day Davis Correction Programme as the Facilitator

During these training weeks there are sessions focussed on training you in the practicalities of running your own professional Davis Facilitator practice - administration, promotion, licensing requirements etc.

Emphasis is also given to developing peer support and networking amongst the trainees of your group. The network of licensed Davis Facilitators throughout the world is a very important resource available to you during your career as a Davis Facilitator.

Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Davis Dyslexia Correction Workshop; Basic Davis Field Assignments; Basic Practice Meeting; Advanced Davis Methods Workshop; Advanced Field Assignments; Advanced Practice Meeting.

Final Assignments (4 x 5-days at Home)
UK £450

Four programmes given and written reports submitted

After completing the three Training Weeks, you are asked to provide four complete 5-day Davis Dyslexia Correction Programmes in your own professional setting at home with dyslexic clients. You will make records (case studies) of these four programmes and submit them for evaluation to your Davis Specialist. These case studies have full confidentiality and will be returned to you once evaluated.

Motivation and Responsibility Workshop (2 Days On-Site)
UK £600

Learning how to nurture motivation for programme follow-up

This experiential two-day course covers the basic principles and concepts which underlie the two most vital concepts for success as a Davis Facilitator.

Attendance at this workshop is optional prior to initial licensing as a Davis Facilitator. Attendance is required prior to first year license renewal.

Includes manual and Verification of Attendance letter.

Training costs overview:

We do not have exact costs for the full training in SA, but we would like to be able to offer the training for less than it costs in the UK, despite considerable extra expenses, due to travel and accommodation costs for workshop presenters and Davis specialists coming from Europe. This can be achieved by having the optimum number (12) of trainees committing to the full training.

GD UK training costs
DLF training costs

Davis Facilitator Training in South Africa

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