A school boy whose goal was to go back to mainstream school
Q had been at a remedial school and needed to improve his literacy skills before he could be accepted back into mainstream education. The following letter is from his mother, written 5 months after the programme:
"Initially Q was rather nervous that he would not cope at (his new school) and there were times that I suspect he panicked a bit in class. I revised the whole “dial” section with him again which helped. What I discovered early on is that he was being made to read out loud in class and this was really stressing him. I wrote a note to the teachers and explained the Davis Program to them and also gave them a run down on Q’s dyslexia. The staff has been very encouraging and Q is keeping up with all the work and doing brilliantly in maths!!! His formal spelling is great but gets a bit catastrophic sometimes if he has to write paragraphs on a subject. He is not penalised for poor spelling though! The school have in fact really embraced the fact that a Dyslexic kid is not a stupid one and have recently given my phone number to another desperate mom whose child appears to be Dyslexic, so it would seem they are impressed with the way Q is overcoming his problem.
"Overall Q loves the school. Apparently he is extremely funny and the other kids enjoy having him around. He takes his Koosh balls to school in a little bag he made for them and teaches all his friends to play!! He thinks that making clay models is the solution to all reading problems and is very ready and willing to show all his mates how it’s done!
"With being back at school, the trigger words are progressing more slowly than I would like but Q is very good about going on point and certainly appears focussed.
The teacher’s comments in Q’s work books have been very positive and encouraging. His work is neat and all properly completed. He is apparently a well behaved and well mannered child in class. All in all it’s a very far cry from the Remedial Centre he was in and there is not a day that goes by that we are not truly grateful that we came across you and the Davis Program."
Sara Kramer worked with Q in Cape Town. She now lives in Wimbledon. Her contact details are at www.unlocking-learning.co.uk/sarakramer