Literacy is the key foundation of most education establishments. By doing the Davis Dyslexia Correction programme you can improve literacy dramatically over the course of 30 hours one-to-one. In case you are considering coming to Kommetjie to work with Axel, you can look here for information about transport and accommodation in Kommetjie. ![]() Various options for you There are a number of options available to you, depending on the level of involvement you are prepared to take on, and what you can afford. We like to think that the Davis programme is actually available to practically anyone, as you are not really restricted by finances. All you need is the book, some plasticine, time and patience. Alternatively, you can sign up for a workshop to give you more confidence in applying the procedures in the book, or book in a professional one-to-one intervention. Handwriting correction might take an additional day. Even though the Davis Dyslexia Correction programme is generally structured as six hours daily over five days, it can be adapted to fit your schedule. Half-days are common, and we have done the work as a day a week over five weeks. The 30 hour one-to-one literacy programme gives adults and children over the age of eight effective tools to conquer the problem once and for all. You then use the tools at home for about 50 hours, and eliminate the problem for good. If a problem is recognised and addressed earlier, we can use our early intervention programmes to prevent the problem from ever becoming an issue. We talk about correcting learning difficulties, as there is in our view nothing to cure. By using our simple set of effective tools, you can overcome your learning difficulties once and for all. The Content and structure of the Literacy Programme The 30 hour correction procedure consists of the following steps: Alignment or Orientation: Release: Energy dial: Symbol mastery of the alphabet: Symbol mastery of punctuation marks: We use plasticine to clear up any confusion about the meaning of punctuation when reading. We may also cover usage of punctuation when writing. Reading exercises:
Symbol mastery of trigger words: Co-ordination exercises: Handwriting exercises: Maths and AD/HD: Follow-up at home Included in the five day programme is the training of a support person of your choice, a three hour review session a couple of months after the initial programme, up to six hours of phone support, and all materials needed for you to follow up the correction at home. Over the months following the programme, you use the clay at home to master the 219 trigger-words, and when this is completed, the dyslexia is fully corrected. For maths you will need to master the symbols and words used in mathematics. Cost and commitment: Cost: Only your time - and your chosen support person’s. Duration: Approximately 50 hours, normally spread over several months. Mastery versus learning
Mastery goes beyond learning. What we traditionally call learning often happens without truly understanding what you have learnt. When a picture thinker learns this way the learning normally doesn’t stick well in their memory. Mastery on the other hand, is for example what you do when you learn to ride a bicycle. When you have mastered the skill of bicycle riding, it will stay with you for the rest of your life. As literacy is a skill we need to aquire for life, this is obviously an important difference. We clearly need to master the letters of the Alphabet as well as the spelling of the most common words in the language. Trigger-words About 50% of all we read - whatever we are reading - is made up of what we call trigger-words. These are the most common words in the language and we call them trigger-words because they tend to break the focus of a dyslexic person. The reason is that the dyslexic uses the meaning of the word in their thinking process - and the meaning of the trigger-words does not translate easily into a picture. Mastery of the trigger-words consists essentially of discovering their exact meaning and translating that into an image. We use plasticine for making the image clear and specific and then anchor it into our long-term memory using our unique focusing tool. Training of your support person By the end of the 30 hour programme, the client has normally already experienced a significant change in self-esteem and the areas that he/whe decided to focus on, whether it is reading or spelling. A support person has received a three hour training in supporting with using the Davis-tools. This now needs to be put to use by doing specific follow-up work which normally takes about 50 hours. If the client decides to commit 1 hour weekly to this work it should be finished within a year. The follow-up work is imperative to the success of the programme, as the learning difficulty has not been permanently conquered until this work is done. If this work is not done there is a risk of the benefits experienced within the 30 hour one-to-one work may start fading away within a year or two. When a client is in education, we encourage as much involvement from school as possible - even though the success of the programme does not rely on this. In case you are considering coming to Kommetjie to work with Axel, you can look here for information about transport and accommodation in Kommetjie. |
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