Research
We are frequently asked if there is research that can support our work.
There would appear to have been no comparative studies ever done to demonstrate the benefits of any one method over another. Most research into the benefits of any particular method used to help dyslexics appears to have been commissioned and funded by the people providing that method.
However, though there has been no independent research into the benefits of the Davis® Programme, there has been research into Davis® methods.
Davis Learning Strategies
The Davis® Learning Strategies (DLS) were designed to provide more effective reading instruction in Kindergarten and First Grade in the United States, roughly equivalent to Reception and year 1 in the UK.
This link http://www.davislearn.com/research.htm will show you the initial research undertaken and also will let you look at reports from a Colorado School that has incorporated DLS into its curriculum.
The methods used are basically the same as those used in a Davis® Correction Programme; these children have simply not yet developed problems that require correction.
René Engelbrecht
René Engelbrecht researched the effect of the Davis® Methods on children in South Africa for her PhD thesis. Her results can be found here:
http://english.rene-engelbrecht.co.za/research/
Here again, the methods used were the same as in a Davis® Correction Programme.
The Rocky Point Academy
The Rocky Point Academy in Canada monitored the improvement in reading ability of all of their clients who had a Davis® Correction Programme. The results can be seen here.
http://www.rockypointacademy.com:80/statistics.htm
Independent research, not linked with Davis
It is increasingly possible to find high quality research, that has not been undertaken either to prove or to disprove whether Davis® Methods are effective, which supports the Davis approach to the issues connected with dyslexia, as this article by Abigail Marshall demonstrates.