How Davis is Different
Traditionally dyslexia has been viewed as a disability and many remedial approaches focus on coping strategies involving drill and repetition.
Davis facilitators understand the root cause of dyslexia, dyscalculia and ADD and other 'Specific Learning Difficulties'(SpLD).
We recognise that dyslexia is a form of intelligence: not a disability. Our approach treats dyslexic intelligence with dignity and harnesses it to the process of correcting learning problems.
Here is what's different:
The methods use the three dimensional learning style of the dyslexic student. Conventional methods are based on the idea that there is something wrong with the student, who needs to learn how not to be dyslexic. Davis methods are based on the idea that there is something different in an individual's thinking style; something of great value, that can be worked with towards a greater understand of language and maths.
It does not rely on instruction based phonics.
Since dyslexic students think in pictures, they have difficulty thinking with the sounds of words and thus it is difficult for them to try to read by breaking words down into component sounds.
It does not rely on repetition or drill.
Dyslexic students have a hard time remembering things that they do not fully understand. Repetition and drill are a waste of time for them, and only increase their frustration because they will not retain information unless they understand where it fits into the "big picture."
This programme corrects the learning disability using the natural strengths and talents of the individual's personal thinking and learning style. It is fun. Many other programmes address only the symptoms and involve a lot of repetition, boring and tedious and unhelpful to most dyslexics.