| What is the Davis Method | | | | and New Zealand. It is taught in over forty countries |
| It is an intensive one-week course of one-to-one tuition | | | | and thirty languages. |
| lasting about thirty hours that trains its clients with | | | | How is This Approach Different to Most Other |
| dyslexia to use their strengths of thinking in pictures to | | | | Dyslexia Courses? |
| increase their confidence in using letters and words. | | | | This approach is different in four ways. Firstly, unlike |
| This is their dyslexia gift. Each letter of the alphabet is | | | | many courses, this method does not focus on phonics |
| modelled in clay. Two hundred and seventeen other | | | | because people with dyslexia struggled with the phonic |
| words which most frequently cause confusion with | | | | approach. Instead, a dyslexic person's natural ability to |
| dyslexics are also modelled in clay. | | | | see and understand things in pictures is focused upon. |
| Who is it Suitable For? | | | | Secondly, the Davis method does not use or rely upon |
| Obviously it is suited to dyslexics but there are claims | | | | repetition and drill because this approach will more likely |
| that it can alleviate problems associated with ADHD | | | | lead to frustration. Thirdly, this method does not rely on |
| (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), or dyspraxia. | | | | any equipment or device such as colored overlays. |
| How Successful is the Davis Method? | | | | Finally no medication or herbal remedies are used in |
| There are claims that 97% of all people who finish in | | | | this method as, it is believed that they are not effective |
| the week-long course are cured of most of their | | | | in tackling the root causes of dyslexia. |
| frustrations. to put this into context an average | | | | Who Can Be Taught? |
| improvement in reading levels could be as many as | | | | The Davis method is very flexible and can be used |
| four grade levels. Teenagers and adults seem to | | | | successfully with children as young as eight years old |
| benefit from this particular method more than younger | | | | or with adults as old as eighty years old. There are |
| children. | | | | coaching courses available for parents to work with |
| How Long Has This Program Being Around? | | | | children who are younger than eight years old |
| It was in 1980 that Ron Davis devised a system. In | | | | How Reliable are Individual Trainers? |
| 1982 he opened up his first clinic and office in California. | | | | Any official trainer or facilitator of this method are |
| In 1994 he published the first edition of his book, "The | | | | highly trained and skilled. Basic training lasts about |
| Gift of Dyslexia." | | | | twenty days and is split between practical work, |
| What Countries is this Approach Taught in? | | | | workshops and meetings. All trainers worldwide |
| It is taught in North America, Central America, South | | | | adhere to a very strict code of professional conduct. |
| America, Europe, the Middle East,Asia, Africa, Australia | | | | What is the Maths Master Program? |