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VOLUME 54

DAVIS DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL

ISSUE 1 2010

A Davis Graduate Answers a BIG Question

By Justin Carson Hes applying for college scholarships, elementary student. As a third grader, hoping to major in Sports Marketing. I struggled immensely to read first grade Many scholarship applications require level books. Also, I was unable to write students to write extensively about their a complete sentence on my own. experiences so far in life, and Justin was asked to answer a major question: What Back in third grade, my parents gave is the most significant challenge that you me the opportunity to seek help through have achieved? Just seventeen years old the Davis Dyslexia Correction Program. when he composed his answer in the spring My parents only showed me the door, of 2009, I think but I made the youll agree with decision to walk me that hes written through it. I My parents only an articulate and spent one week insightful answer. showed me the door, working with a Congratulations and Davis Facilitator, but I made the decision good luck, Justin! who provided to walk through it.

Justins Senior Picture Justin Carson was just nine years old when he flew to Arizona for a Davis Program with Davis Facilitator, Dr. Edie Fritz. Justins Davis experience not only changed his life, but also ultimately led his mother, Kim Carson, to become a Davis Facilitator and Davis Learning Strategies Mentor and Presenter. Today Justin is a high school senior in Brookings, North Dakota. IN THIS ISSUE

Simply stated, my most significant challenge in life was learning how to read and write independently. My journey learning how to read and write is more challenging than it is for most because I am a diagnosed dyslexic learner. That means that I think predominately in three-dimensions, but all our words and letters are two-dimensional. The transition from thought to written word was nearly impossible for me as an

me with learning tools. Although the program lasted one week, the work has continued for each one of my school years. I feel this was the start of building my very strong work ethic, which has extended into my involvement in my school, community, and church activities. I can think of so many goals that I never thought I would be able to accomplish. Starting with when I was
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News & Feature Articles Opening the Gift .................................... 4 Questions Teachers Ask ....................... 5-7 Labelled Learning Disabled .............7, 19 Creativity ...........................................8-10 Lazy Readers Book Club .................. 14-15 Book Reviews ................................. 16-17 Creatividad .....................................20-22 Regular Features In the Mail .............................................. 2 Famous Dyslexics .................................. 18 Q&A ................................................11-13 New Davis Licensees ....................... 23, 24 Davis Workshops ............................. 26, 27

Timmy Subdues a Cloud of Letters

By Lesa Hall, Davis Facilitator Pooler, Georgia

Timmy Thornburg is a nine-yearold third grader. His parents brought him in for a Davis Perceptual Ability Assessment because he was having trouble with reading. One of the things Timmy told me during his assessment was that when he built things with Legos he knew just what to do with the pieces, but when it came to letters, he was at a
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Timmy Thornburg, Cloud Master!

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In The Mail
A Mothers Lament
Dear Editor: I just wanted to say that Ive come to hate the phrase standardized test. My son has failed every standardized test hes taken, because hes an out of the box thinker. Public school teachers also told me my son didnt pay attention and was just not catching on in class. They asked me to have him tested for ADD. So I took him to the doctor. At that appointment, the doctor asked what my son was interested in. I said, Human anatomy. He looked at me strangely, because my son is only 6. He then started to talk to my son about the cardiovascular system.... Forty-five minutes later, after answering my sons questions, the doctor said, There is nothing wrong with your son. Either he is not interested in what the teacher is teaching or the teacher is not answering his questions. I relayed this to my sons teacher. Her response was, Yes, he seems to ask LOTS of questions! I was left wondering, why is that a problem? Isnt that one way a child learns? According to last years report card, my son is two years behind his fellow classmates. Ive chosen to home school him this year and I am shocked to discover that hes definitely not below grade level. I know he is working at grade level, as that is what I teach.
A Frustrated Mom

The Fourth Meal

Dear Ronald D. Davis: My son did a Davis Program last September with Laura Zink de Daz in Bogot, Colombia. I want to tell you that the Davis Program has helped my son a lot! I have to confess, I was skeptical at first, but all through September and October, the results were marvelous. When he brought home his next progress report, I was delighted with his grades. The head teacher said, What did they do to your boy in Bogot? Because hes come back changed. Now hes so confident and sure of himself, very enthusiastic, and he participates so much in class. His grades have dramatically improved. The only subject in which he didnt reach some of the standards was math. Later, at the second semester, I thought, Oh, heavens, Im not going to see such good grades this time! Thats because my son got involved in a theatrical production at church. He played two roles, and had to learn to perform some dances. They rehearsed for two months, and he had no time for homework or to prepare for the ESN, Colombia, South America v end of term exams. Hed get home from

school and have to rehearse for two hours every night, even on Saturdays. As a result he was just too tired to do any of his Davis exercises. But I have to tell you that he surprised me: he managed to maintain his grades and the only subject in which he failed to meet all the standards was English. And he recognizes that happened because he and his friends fooled around too much in that class. Soon hell be going back to school after Christmas break, and weve started doing Symbol Mastery and all the rest of his follow up exercises again. Were both sure that this coming term hell get even better grades than ever, because were both very focused on moving ahead with his home program. Thank you and Laura so much for this amazing Davis Method! The results are so wonderful, especially the confidence that it gives people with dyslexia. Im sure that the results would be even better if we parents were more disciplined about the follow up work, which I think of as our fourth meal of each day.

The Dyslexic Reader is published quarterly by Davis Dyslexia Association International (DDAI) 1601 Bayshore Hwy., Suite 260, Burlingame, CA 94010 USA. Tel. +1 (650) 692-7141. OUR GOALS are to increase worldwide awareness about the positive aspects of dyslexia and related learning styles; and to present methods for improving literacy, education and academic success. We believe that all peoples abilities and talents should be recognized and valued, and that learning problems can be corrected. EDITORIAL BOARD: Laura Zink de Daz, Alice Davis & Abigail Marshall. DESIGN: Michael Troller. SUBSCRIPTIONS: one year $25 in US, add $5 in Canada; add $10 elsewhere. BACK ISSUES: send $8.00 to DDAI. SUBMISSIONS & LETTERS: We welcome letters, comments and articles. Mail to DDAI at the above address. VIA FAX: +1 (650) 692-7075 VIA E-MAIL: editor@dyslexia.com INTERNET: www.dyslexia.com The opinions and views expressed in articles and letters are not necessarily those of DDAI. Davis, Dyslexia Correction, Davis Symbol Mastery, Davis Orientation Counseling, Davis Math Mastery, Davis Autism Approach, Seed of Genius, and Davis Learning Strategies are trademarks of Ronald D. Davis. Copyright 2010 by DDAI, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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younger, I wanted to read Harry Potter. But knew I never would. After my program, I started to read these books and finished each one before its movie release. More recently, Ive been named a Varsity Athlete Scholar, a goal achieved by maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the corresponding season. I never dreamed of receiving even one of these awards in my entire high school career. This year, I earned three. Earning a 21 on the ACT college entrance exams may not seem like a

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at how much Ive struggled in school and Im very proud of my score. Finally, the biggest surprise is being a Boys State Delegate. Boys State is a summer leadership and citizenship program sponsored by The American Legion. I never dreamed I would receive an invitation to apply for Boys State. I am so glad to have this opportunity to strengthen my future with this honor. But I am not anywhere near finishing my goals. I only see this as just the beginning to the rest of my life. v

After my program, I started to read the Harry Potter books and finished each one before its movie release.

good score, but I couldnt ask for anything better. I achieved this without the help of any accommodations. I look

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loss. It seemed to him that letters were like a cloud spilling over my head. When I see a letter, like F, he told me, Instead of seeing it as a letter, I see what I can make it into. Quickly sketching a drawing, he showed me how he can make an F turn into a forklift. Timmy could do this with any and every letter of the alphabet! Sometimes when Timmy was reading, his forehead would get hot. And sometimes hed even start to sweat. Its just not fun to read under those circumstances! So Timmy decided to do a Davis Program in late October of 2009.

Timmys parents, Ceciel and Jimmy Thornburg, were present during the entire week of his Davis program. Timmy wanted them there, and it was a great experience for all of us. His father says it was a gift for him to be present and watch as Timmy progressed through the Davis Program. He feels it allowed him to understand how his sons mind works. At the end of his Program I asked Timmy what changes hed noticed about himself that week. Timmys head hadnt gotten hot all week, and he felt he was learning to read. I asked him if that cloud of letters was gone. Oh, yes! So I asked him to draw me before and after pictures. Here they are:

Its like Timmy has a whole new lease on life.

During the program, just after we had finished Symbol Mastery of the word a, Timmy asked me if there were any words that didnt have letters. I said, Look at the model you just made. Words have three parts: what they look like, what they sound like, and what they mean. We discussed this quite a bit, and Timmy showed me how his model depicted all three parts. It was an aha moment for him to realize that every single word in The cloud before Timmys Davis Program our language is made up of those three parts.
The cloud after Timmy finished his program

Mr. Thornburg was in the room listening to this and when Timmy finished drawing, he looked at the pictures and said, Well, that tells me that everything is in order now! Timmys mother tells me that on his first day back at school after his program, his teachers commented, Its like Timmy has a whole new lease on life. Yesterday I spoke with Timmy on the phone and heres what he had to say: Before the program I didnt know a whole lot about reading. I enjoyed reading but I didnt like it. After the program I like reading; and science and history are easier now. Im having a whole bunch of fun at school now and Im reading faster. At school Im totally on my gray dot. Congratulations, Timmy, Master of the Cloud! v

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Opening the Gift

up or been distracted by an illustration that went with some other word entirely. I loved to read to myself, carefully, going By Amity Skala over each page until I understood the words. I could happily re-read a chapter You have to read this book, my mother said over the telephone. She went three times and escape into the wonderful world that the words triggered in my on to tell me about Ron Davis work mind. It didnt matter that I avoided and The Gift of Dyslexia. She told me situations when I would have to read excitedly how, as a baby, I had watched out-loud for others. and waited, reluctant to crawl. She said A very few pages into reading The Gift that as a young child I had all the preof Dyslexia I was in tears. How could reading skills but could not appear to this man who had never met me know make use of them. These stories were so much about my mind? I had to find mixed in with something about picture a facilitator and it could not even wait thinking, Albert Einstein, and clay for me to finish the next chapter. My skepticism faltered in the glimmer of hope that I would finally receive the help that I needed. I went on-line and soon A very few pages into had messages out to all the practitioners reading The Gift of within 200 kilometers of my home. Dyslexia I was in tears. This is how I found Sher Goerzen, my How did this man who had Davis Facilitator. She inspired me right never met me know so away with her interest, caring, and vast much about my mind? willingness to listen to my story. Sher patiently guided me through the training steps and taught me the fundamentals of the Davis approach. models. She seemed to be telling me Together we discovered that years of that my 29 years of frustration with experiencing dizziness, which I had spelling were actually some sort of gift. attributed to low-blood pressure, could This book makes you wish you were be significantly decreased through dyslexic, she said happily. I was very skeptical. Had she forgotten all the years orientation. I learned (and for the first time understood) that letters represent of embarrassment Id been through? sounds. And for the first time in my life What about the time Id signed all I could effortlessly spell available. my Valentine cards form instead of No longer would I have to sit staring at from? What about the opportunities a jumble of lines and dots, desperately I had passed up because I was afraid willing them to make sense, and all the I would be asked to spell something time knowing that something was terribly that I could not? wrong with them, or me. Why should I expect anything from Im continuing to work my way this magical book by Ron Davis? I slowly through the list of words that can managed fine, didnt I? I had a good trigger disorientation. Slowly Im making job as a professional dancer and dance clay models, knowing that once Ive instructor. I had a team of friends to proofread my written work. My computer completed them I will own the words, rather than them having control over me. had a spell-check program that I relied Ive discovered that street signs can on and when I didnt know how to spell something I would think back to the last actually give me useful information, and that I can read and understand a sentence time Id read the word in question, go and find the magazine or package I knew without tripping over the words. I no longer need to carry in my wallet a list of had the word I needed and then copy common words that I may suddenly need the spelling. I did not own a dictionary because it took me so long to look things to spell. Every day Im realizing that my world is like a high definition television up. Using the dictionary was such a chore! I would sing my way through the compared to the black and white screen experienced by non-dyslexics. alphabet song for the first letter. Then Shortly after my training, my father back to the beginning for the second letter. By the time I got to letter three and asked, Is it true that when you read the word cat you get a picture of a cat four I had forgotten what I was looking

Amity Skala and Gareth Owen, Flamenco guitarist with the Spanish dance company, Alma de Espaa (Soul of Spain)

in your mind? All I can say is, Yes, it is a picture. But its a picture so real, so sensory, so rich and alive, that I can become cat and know what it is to feel retracting claws, tuna breath, the vibration of purring, and melting into furry puddles of sunshine. To be stroked and stroking at the same time. I feel sorry for those who only see the sterile letters that represent cat. I was reading a book the other day and came to the word of, which has always had my vote as being the most difficult word in the English language. I waited. Nothing happened. I looked at the page again. Of was still there and I was confident about the meaning of the sentence. I suppose its not true that nothing happened. There was a tremendous sense of relief and gratitude to Sher Goerzen, my parents, and most of all to Ron Davis, for acknowledging the gift of dyslexia.
Amity Skala is 30 years old and lives in Victoria, B.C., Canada. She was fully homeschooled as a child and as an adult has completed diplomas in small business management, nutrition, and eating disorders. She works as a professional Flamenco dance instructor and booking coordinator for the Alma de Espaa Flamenco Dance Company. Amity is an accomplished painter, baker, and published poet. Recently her artistic projects have gravitated towards film and video editing. v

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Questions Teachers Ask about Dyslexia and Davis Dyslexia Correction

By Abigail Marshall

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the weaknesses, such as stopping music lessons or participation in sports in order to fit in reading tutoring sessions. Rather, parents and teachers need to find a good way to balance both. All children should be encouraged to pursue activities that they find enjoyable, in which they excel, and can experience success on a regular basis. Should a child be held back a grade if it appears he cant keep up? It is rarely a good idea to retain a child in school to repeat the same instruction that was given the previous year. If it didnt take the first time, the same thing repeated a second time wont suddenly lead to better results. The long-term harm that comes from

Teachers and parents need to understand that learning disability is probably an inaccurate term when used to describe dyslexia.

Who gets dyslexia? Dyslexia is not a disease that someone gets -- it is a term used to describe a learning style. Depending on how one defines dyslexia, the term applies to anywhere from 5% to 20% of the population. When is the disorder usually detected? We do not consider dyslexia to be a disorder but rather, a learning difference. Most often, the symptoms of dyslexia become apparent in primary grades when the child has difficulty learning to read, but many individuals are not identified as dyslexic until they are in their teens or even adults. When is it too late for treatment? In our view, its never too late. We have worked successfully with individuals in their 80s.

How can I know for sure the problem is dyslexia and not something else? Dyslexia is a term used to describe a set of symptoms, so almost by definition, a person who has a significant number of those symptoms is dyslexic. The exception would be the cases where the symptoms are clearly due to another physical or medical cause. For example, a child with an undiagnosed vision or hearing problem might also have difficulties learning to read, but the real need might be treatment to correct vision or recognize and treat hearing loss.

The long-term harm that comes from retention usually outweighs the benefits.

Some Davis Dyslexia Program graduates, ages 7 to 88.

How can I help parents keep their children from feeling inferior when they have a learning disability? Teachers and parents need to understand that learning disability is probably an inaccurate term when used to describe dyslexia. A better term would be learning difference. It is also important to realize that all children have both strengths and weaknesses, and that many strengths typically accompany dyslexia. Dyslexic children tend to be weaker on language skills, but stronger with visual-spatial skills, and they are often very creative thinkers and problem solvers. This may simply be due to the way their brains are wired. They are more likely to think three-dimensionally and to think in pictures than to focus on words and symbols. Both parents and teachers should be attentive to the strengths they observe in children and encourage activities and interests that allow those strengths to be expressed. Although it is also important to remediate weaknesses, we should not make the mistake of limiting a childs ability to participate in areas of strength in order to create extra time to focus on

retention usually outweighs the benefits. Rather than to hold them back, it is much better to give such children targeted support and intervention, and help them maximize their learning potential. If there are other factors in addition to dyslexia, those may be the exception that proves the rule. For example, if a child is one of the youngest and/or smallest in his grade, if he missed many days of school due to illness during the year, or if the child is moving to a new school or community, enrolling him in a lower grade may be a better fit, and the child may be less likely to suffer loss of self-esteem. Is it possible that children who have trouble with literacy are just not bright? Reading ability and dyslexia are not related to intelligence. That is, many children who are intellectually impaired can learn to read, and many dyslexic students are highly or even profoundly gifted.

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When is the best time to get treatment? A standard Davis Dyslexia Correction Program seems to work best with children age 9 and older. However, it is best for individuals to get appropriate support as soon as there is a need. That is, as soon as their dyslexia creates some sort of functional problem for them. Since this generally occurs in primary years, that would be the time to start with age-appropriate support. For what age group is the Davis approach most appropriate? Would it be appropriate for kindergarteners? The Davis Dyslexia Correction Program is appropriate for individuals age 8 through adult. It is not appropriate for kindergartners. That said, we do have a program developed for classroom use with children from Kindergarten through Third Grade (age 5-9). It uses a number of Davis techniques, which have been adapted for younger children. This program is called Davis Learning Strategies and you can read about it or energy level. They are not meant to correct dyslexia, which really requires a more intensive, one-on-one approach. Nonetheless, if younger kids learn these skills, they often can avoid falling behind and may not develop the learning barriers that are typical of dyslexia.

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without their own mental creative process involved, students are unlikely to remember or retain the picture, may mistake the concept at its heart, or may not have a complete understanding of it.

I read about the idea of modeling the alphabet and trigger words I understand that one of the issues out of clay. This seems like a great with dyslexic students is their activity for students but I question tendency to process thoughts whether modeling 200 trigger through mental images, rather words would be too overwhelming. than sounds. As an educator, Through your experience and would it be beneficial for me to observations, do you have any develop picture representations insight into whether this was for my dyslexic students? an easy task to complete? Did An important part of the Davis modeling all 200 words become Program is to enable dyslexic students confusing? Would you recommend to have a mental picture depicting the focusing on few words at a time?

meaning of abstract words, or of any word that causes confusion for them. We find that it is best to use a threedimensional medium, and that is why we work with clay. However, it is also essential that the students creative process be involved, such that each student creates his own picture. To understand the reason for this, consider a model for the word let, specifically, its use meaning permit. The model depicts a person stroking a cat in his lap. The sentence that goes along with the model is, The cat let me pet her. The student who created that model gave a lot of thought to the meaning of the word, and created something with personal meaning as well as a concept that can be explained to others. But another individual, looking at that picture might only remember the cat, or perhaps associate that picture in their mind with a different word, such as pet. For this reason, we do not think that it is helpful for teachers to create pictures for the students, simply because

Words are modeled one at a time. An older child doing the regular Dyslexia Correction Program might model two or three words at each session, and might spend 45 minutes to an hour every day making models. That child could easily model 15 words each week. In a K-3 classroom setting using Davis Learning Strategies, a teacher would probably focus on one word for each class session, especially with the youngest children.

Let: allow; permit The cat let me pet her.

view videos from a school using the program at http://www.davislearn.com. Davis Facilitators can also help younger children, by working with a parent to get their child started using Davis techniques, with a program called the Davis Reading Program for Young Learners. However, the Davis Learning Strategies and the Davis Reading Program for Young Learners are intended to provide foundational skills, both for reading development and for self-regulation of attention, focus and

Quotable Quote
We never understand a thing so well, and make it our own, as when we have discovered it for ourselves.

Rene Descartes 1596 1650 French mathematician, philosopher and physicist

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Is it realistic to think that I could implement the Davis approach in a classroom with many students who are not dyslexic? I teach in a general education classroom in which student needs are diverse, and may not always include dyslexia. I am curious as By Elisabeth Snell to whether I can implement this method in my classroom so that it Ive been increasingly frustrated with benefits all students, not just those public educations heavy slant toward with dyslexia.

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I Know! Lets Put All Our Great Thinkers in a Box Stamped Learning Disabled

Davis Learning Strategies is intended to be used in a general classroom setting, with all students. The study completed with the Davis Learning Strategies pilot program showed that all children benefited. None of the children who participated in the program during their K-3 years needed special education services during subsequent grades. In fact, a far greater than expected percentage of the students qualified for gifted education programs after their Davis Learning Strategies experience. These children fared better than children in other classrooms at the same schools with similar demographic profiles. If you are interested in implementing the Davis Learning Strategies, I would highly recommend attending a two-day Davis Learning Strategies Workshop. There, your questions would be answered, and the workshop materials would provide you with a suggested scope and sequence for the presentation of words, as well as suggested activities. Keep in mind that the book, The Gift of Dyslexia, focuses on the standard Dyslexia Correction Program, not on the modified, Davis Learning Strategies for K-3 classrooms. So, again, the best approach for working with younger children would be to take the two-day workshop. We usually schedule many workshops during summer months, and they are priced in a way that we hope is affordable on a teachers salary. v

Davis Learning Strategies is intended to be used in a general classroom setting, with all students.

gifted. His art continued to expand, his reading continued to lag. The school verbal, non-visual learners even in moved him to humiliating remedial areas where visual/spatial learners are classes for two years, while at the same naturally gifted. time giving him the most advanced art For example, dyslexic people are classes available. Finally, at 16 Cliff was often in the higher IQ ranges and tend diagnosed with severe dyslexia and a to be heavily gifted in arts, music, and very high IQ. conceptual or spatial relations. Alexander He isnt alone. Many children are Graham Bell, Da Vinci, Picasso, Thomas branded slow who excel outrageously Edison and Einstein were all dyslexic. Its in another area. In my opinion, the area a wiring of the brain in a totally different of natural inborn skill should be greatly way that fuels a different section instead encouraged in a child in this situation of the reading/symbol relation section because odds are good they are wired traditional thinkers for something use. This wouldnt incredible. have mattered at Understandably all when most of parents are more weve got things so the world didnt concerned with boxed up and stamped read books were weaknesses than neatly that if a child isnt too expensive for strengths but an excellent reader regular people, sometimes these theyre made to feel and the scribes odd strengths like a failure. and priests were are what the child the readers. The was made to do. gifted woodworker, Thomas Edison artist and inventor wasnt looked down never did become a stellar writer but on because he didnt read; most people somehow he fulfilled his destiny; a didnt. This alternate brain wiring gave destiny other men werent wired to fulfill. these trades a great advantage. Many From the outside, visual learners appear famous scientists had assistants to take to have difficulty paying attention to a the dictation we now know as their spoken lecture. This is because they think writings. entirely in images and the instructor is However, now weve got things so using a verbal communication method, boxed up and stamped neatly that if a and they must use enormous mental effort child isnt an excellent reader because to translate the words to images before they are physically wired differently taking them in. and must use a whole other section of This is bad enough in middle school. the mind than the easy readers theyre Lets move on to college and the made to feel like a failure. The gifts workplace. Hello, tech companies Im they inherit as part of this package are talking to you if youre requiring a neglected (they are rewired for a purpose degree and especially a four-year and it isnt to win the spelling bee!), or more degree before hiring your and too often they drop out of school creative/troubleshooting employees, because it isnt speaking a language they youre ruling out many of the ones who can take in. are actually going to prove most gifted My husband was a child prodigy in in your area the minds wired to invent arts and won awards as early as six. His dyslexic and other visual/spatial/ skill with all things spatial drew attention conceptual minds. Look for experience! and he was placed in a school for the

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Creativity: What Is It And Where Can I Get Some?

By Laura Zink de Daz, Davis Facilitator, Bogot, Colombia

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Everyone is creative even me. Although most of my life I believed that because I had no particular artistic ability, I wasnt creative either. We sell ourselves short when we think of creativity that way. So what is it, really? There are probably as many ways to be creative as there are people on the face of the earth. Often we think of creativity as the ability to imagine or invent something new. Sometimes we think this new thing has to be astoundingly brilliant to qualify as creative. But in fact, a creative idea might just be a good one that no one has thought of yet. Perhaps its simply a way to fix a broken item when you dont have the right tools handy. Or adapting a traditional activity to apply it in a new way. Or creativity might simply be the expression of a personal vision that others dont share yet.

Creativity is a hard thing to measure. To my knowledge, there are no standardized tests capable of measuring it. The issue of creativity is important to Davis Facilitators, though we dont really feel the need to quantify it. We understand that our clients tend to be very imaginative and creative, but we also know that they learn faster and better when theyre allowed to use their creativity as a tool for learning. While measuring creativity objectively is hard, there are attitudes and conditions that foster the creative drive, in school and in life beyond school. If you want to support and encourage creativity in your children and others around you, heres quick overview of conditions that will help you do that. Be supportive and accepting. Creative efforts need support. Creativity blossoms in an environment of acceptance, one thats free of the fear of failure, and emotionally safe for self-expression, experimentation and exploration. Recognize that we all have strengths and weaknesses. With children, sometimes we tend to focus so much on remediating their weaknesses, that we ignore their strengths. We assume those talents will simply develop naturally, whether or not we give them attention. Children need positive feedback about their strengths and lots of opportunities to develop them. This feedback creates a safe place in their lives to experiment creatively. Process is more important than outcome. Theres a lot of focus these days on standards and outcomes for school children. But the process of creating (and learning) is more important than the outcome, because we always learn along the way. Manys the teacher whos discovered that while she was focused on teaching a particular skill, her students learned something incidentally of equal or greater importance. When we focus too heavily on the perfect outcome, we can miss entirely what can be learned from the process.

Generally, creative people are flexible, open to change, willing to imagine possibilities and to play with ideas. Sometimes we call them divergent or out of the box thinkers. They arent necessarily malcontents, but they do tend to operate on the assumption that things can always be improved. Along with this, creative people also tend to approach work with an eye for quality, and, whatever their area of expertise, theyre dedicated to producing that quality. We have the romantic notion that creative people get their ideas in a sudden, singular Eureka! moment of inspiration. Of course, that can happen. But most creativity is the result of working, re-working, revising, and refining an effort the creative person makes willingly, even enthusiastically, because hes always trying to make things better, especially his own work.

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Make room for exercise. Glucose and oxygen feed the brain. Any time your child feels his learning, focus or creativity isnt working, a little exercise may break the block. (Koosh balls are great for this!) If your childs school is considering canceling recess in favor of extra time for test preparation, its time to organize a protest!
On the other hand, its wise to be aware of some of the attitudes, behaviors and conditions that tend to quash creativity:

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Fear of failure. When I was a teacher, one of the first things I learned about my students whether they had learning challenges or not Incubation time isnt wasted time. was that those who had a history of failure often refused to try anything new. Failure is such an The brain incubates and processes ideas in part assault on self-esteem that such children need through daydreaming. The creative process has to protect themselves from the psychological its own timetable coming up with an idea or solution takes as long as it takes. Dont rush the consequences of failing again. Often they do brain of a child who appears to be woolgathering, this by not engaging, simply not trying. Its less humiliating to tell yourself and others, I may actually be hard at work. decided not to do that or I didnt even try Expose your child to many than to have tried and failed. Fear of failure is different kinds of experience. Exposure one of the biggest obstacles to creativity, so its to many different forms of creativity sparks important to frame it in a positive light whenever creative thinking and helps us make connections possible. After all, we fail forward. That is, between things we might otherwise assume are failing teaches us something important we can unrelated. And keep in mind that imitation is the use next time. Edison tried about 1,800 different first step towards independent creation. substances for the filament in his incandescent lamp. His comment around attempt number 1,000 was, Ive gained a lot of knowledge. I now know a thousand things that wont work. Weve always done it this way. Dont rock the boat, dont swim against the current, things are fine the way they are These attitudes discourage us from trying anything new, impede progress in general, and stifle creativity in both young and old. Pressure. Please, please, please, hold reasonable expectations about what children are developmentally capable of. If we expect or demand that children perform at a level too advanced for their stage of development, we run the risk that theyll develop an aversion for the subject, task or activity in question. Aversion can turn into fear, and fear paralyzes. Excessive control. Always keep in mind Piagets famous quote: Each time one prematurely teaches a child something he could have discovered for himself, that child is kept from inventing it and consequently from understanding it completely. Worse, if we continually tell children how to do things, they can come to distrust their own instincts, believing instead that experimentation and exploration are a waste of time, because theres only one right way to do it your way! Competition. Oh, I know, this is heresy! Americans are supposed to believe in competition in all things. Competition has its place, even in learning, but it can be carried to extreme. We all develop at our own rate. Win/lose situations can deny us the opportunity to move to the beat of our
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Theres more than one way to skin a cat. This frightful old saying is full of wisdom. While 2 + 2 may always be 4 in base 10, the world is full of issues and problems for which there is more than one right answer. Listen carefully for an answer, as opposed to the answer you expected. Simple is as good as complex and sometimes, better. Kids need to know that being creative doesnt necessarily mean doing something complicated. An example: When hot dogs were first invented, you just got the tube of meat served with gloves. But people kept walking off with the gloves. The solution: serve them in a bun! Most importantly, believe in your childs creativity. Because he IS creative, in his own way, and if youre patient, youll soon discover how!

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own drum and take pride in the progress we make But for a Davis Facilitator like me, its clear competing against ourselves. that the tools and strategies I use with my clients include all of the attitudes and conditions that Excessive use of rewards. Many foster creativity, and none of those that quash it. activities offer us intrinsic pleasures, but we Using the Davis Tools can also help parents and can stifle our childrens motivation by offering teachers minimize their use of the more negative extrinsic rewards for whats already intrinsically attitudes at home or in class. motivating. Inappropriate use of material rewards Davis Dyslexia Correction presupposes that stunts intrinsic motivation. Its is a great way to the child is intelligent and has an intrinsic desire teach children that learning is so unpleasant, you to overcome his difficulties. The Dial, Release, have to be bribed into doing it! And it can keep a our focus on using the Orientation Point or creative child from experimenting for the sheer Alignment, all these allow the child and his fun of discovering something new. support persons to create the conditions that foster both learning and creativity. They create a stress Surveillance. To be creative, you need to free, accepting environment that allows the child be willing to take a risk, try something that might to progress, something that scolding and blaming not turn out perfectly. Its pretty hard to find the rarely produce. In this accepting environment courage to risk failure when youre constantly the child can take responsibility for his use of being observed. Under surveillance, we play it tools and strategies that help him learn, as well safe and creativity rarely blooms. as for how he uses his creativity and imagination for the same purposes. Excessive evaluation. Including, This is extremely important, because no matter excessive standardized testing. Creative people how much we parents and facilitators might tend to be self-critical and given to selfwish to do this work for the child, we simply examination. This is true of creative children cant. None of us can take control of another as well. When we put too much emphasis on persons perceptions, imagination or creativity external evaluation they can lose this ability, as and manipulate them to produce what we want. well as the ability to take satisfaction in their What we can do, is create an environment that accomplishments and progress. frees the child to do all this for himself. The job of both Facilitator and teacher is ultimately, to How many of those negative attitudes and create a stress-free emotional space in which the conditions do we see growing in schools today? child can become motivated and have faith in his Id venture to guess that most of us have seen intelligence, creativity, and ability to make sense our children or clients subjected to many or all of the world around him. In the long term, this of these in traditional classrooms. And many of will allow the child to develop all his talents and us realize that we grew up with them ourselves, create a successful life. And who can say which at home, in school or at work. of our creative children and students, at some time in the future, might be the one to solve one of the many critical challenges that human kind is facing? v

Quotable Quote
Each time one prematurely teaches a child something he could have discovered for himself, that child is kept from inventing it and consequently from understanding it completely.

Jean Piaget, 1896 1980 Swiss psychologist and philosopher, pioneer of the constructivist theory of knowing.

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I dont know. Youll have to try it out and let me know what happens. Whether or not he can use his minds eye to see behind him or backward and forward in time is really a function of his own imagination. Its OK for kids to play around with their minds eye I know my son did! But that isnt the goal of our work. You will help him find his orientation point, recognize when he is on point, and bring his minds eye back when he goes off point while reading or writing. He can play around to see what else he can do during his free time.

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by Abigail Marshall

Swiveling Camera Eye Q: I have been reading about the concept of the minds eye in The Gift of Learning, but I hesitate to teach or discuss it with my son until I understand it better. Given his vivid imagination, Im sure hell ask me, Can I see behind me with my minds eye?. If he has a swiveling camera view from on top of his head, he may be tempted to make interesting use of it, and Im not sure I should encourage him to try that. Should I perhaps tell him to just turn around if he wants to see behind himself with his minds eye... and keep his minds eye facing forward all the time? Hell probably also ask me, Can I see backwards and forwards in time? Oh dear... I dont want to get his attention any more off track than it already tends to be! What would be the correct answers to these questions?

The purpose of Orientation Counseling is to give a person the ability to control the location of the minds eye and eliminate perceptual distortions while reading.

Disoriented Daydreamer Q: Is there a way of telling when Im disoriented? Are the disorientations the same for everyone or do different people experience them in different ways? Also, Im a very consistent daydreamer. Is that a symptom of disorientation? A: Yes, daydreaming is a sign of disorientation. And yes, you can tell when you are disoriented. But in order to tell, first you have to know what it feels like to be oriented. Some people go through their lives disoriented most of the time so there is no reference point for them to know the difference. Essentially, heres what it feels like to be oriented: All your perceptions are accurate. Your body feels relaxed, centered and balanced. Your mind feels calm and alert.
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A: Your image of a swiveling camera is a good one. The minds eye can move all over the place and point in any direction. The purpose of Orientation Counseling is to give your son the ability to control his minds eye. Being on point is similar to putting the camera on a fixed tripod it will be stabilized and focused in a way that is ideal for reading with his real eyes. Its location is what is important in Orientation Counseling. I dont think you need to worry about answering your sons questions about what else he can see with his minds eye. Rather, if he asks those questions, the best answer would be,

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Backwards Out Come Sentences Q: Sometimes I say sentences backwards. Heres an example: I might say, The tails dog is sticking out, instead of The dogs tail is sticking out. Does this mean I am dyslexic? Ive also noticed that I have some of the other characteristics, such as being a deep sleeper and Im really good with faces. A: It is possible that your reversal of words stems from the same causes as dyslexia. Most dyslexics report that they think mostly in pictures. Sometimes the words do not flow in the same order as their mental pictures. Dyslexic individuals also often have problems with sequences, and getting things out of sequence. Youll find more information about the dyslexic thinking style in the book The Gift of Dyslexia, by Ronald D. Davis. This book might give you more insight into the reasons for your verbal mistakes and other characteristics. URL: http://www.dyslexia.com/articles/ SERIOLandSpellReading.pdf Basically, the tools we use are: Davis Orientation Counseling. This ensures accuracy of perception, which helps the individual to correctly perceive and retain a memory of letter order in words Spell Reading & Sweep-Sweep-Spell Reading Exercises. These reading exercises encourage students to take note of left-to-right ordering and to spell-out the letters of unfamiliar words. This helps build strong mental sequencing ability and ensures that letters are perceived and recalled in their correct order. Davis Symbol Mastery with words. Our clay modeling approach includes modeling all the letters of a word, and practice visualizing the word, including mastering the spelling backward as well as forward. (If you have a clear mental picture of the letters of the word, it is as easy to recite the letters right to left as left to right, so this exercise helps build the habit of keeping a stable visual memory of the word). Heres a tip for your students, that might help for now. Encourage them to slow down and say the letters of words aloud as they write them. Sometimes these errors are just an output problem. That is, the student has the right letters in mind, but they come out in the wrong order on paper. I noticed when my own son was a child that if I asked him to spell a word orally he usually got it right, but it came out wrong on paper. So sometimes the solution is to involve other parts of the brain in the process. This is why most good teaching approaches for dyslexia, including the Davis Program, are multi-sensory, combining visual, auditory, and kinesthetic mental pathways whenever possible.

Sometimes the words do not flow in the same order as their mental pictures.

The Letters Are All There But In the Wrong Order

Q: I work with adults with learning disabilities. A couple of our students seem to write and spell reasonably well. When they spell a word they most often have the right letters but one or two may be inverted. What I mean is if they were writing charity they may in fact write chraity. Could this be a symptom of dyslexia, and if it isnt do you know what this might be or what may cause this? A: Yes, the inversion of letters is a common symptom of dyslexia. It is caused by issues related to sequencing either in the initial perception of letters, or in the writing process. The Davis Dyslexia Correction Program provides specific tools and techniques to address this problem. I wrote an article describing a possible neurological reason for this difficulty and explaining how the Davis Program addresses the problem. The title of the article is Brain Function, Spell Reading, and Sweep-SweepSpell and you can find it at the following

most good teaching approaches for dyslexia, including the Davis Program, are multisensory, combining visual, auditory, and kinesthetic mental pathways whenever possible.

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Teaching English in Italy Q: Im an Italian teacher of English at a primary school (pupils age 6 to 10). Im looking for practical guides and specific books for teaching English to dyslexic students at Pre-K-2 and Grade 1 (such as, skill builders based on NCTE standards). In our country there are some web sites and books that offer information and tips about dyslexia. And Ive found lots of books about how to teach Italian or Math, but none about English at the primary level. Can you recommend anything? You can read more about this technique, and how we use it, in Ronald D. Davis book, The Gift of Dyslexia. This book is available in Italian as well as English and you can learn more about the Italian version at: http://www. dyslexia.com/italian.htm Over-stimulated or Predisposed? Q: After reading The Gift of Dyslexia, I am sure my three children have dyslexia. As an educated mother, I made a point of stimulating my children from birth on. Is it possible that dyslexia could be developed from 3 to 6 months of age, if the child is over-stimulated? I am very concerned about all those Baby Einstein videos.

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A: We dont think that dyslexia would result from over-stimulating children during early infancy. We do think that dyslexia could be worsened by pushing toddlers and pre-school age children to read or write before they are ready, such as at age 3 or 4. That is because, when confused they are likely to disorient, make mistakes, and eventually become frustrated. Very quickly they can develop an automatic, emotional response, which we call a trigger. In other words, if they A: We dont have materials for teaching English felt confused and disoriented when they saw a particular letter or word, they may automatically as a foreign or second language, but you might find that the Symbol Mastery technique described have the same response when they see that letter or word again. Over time, these triggers in The Gift of Dyslexia will help your students can manifest as symptoms of dyslexia and the master basic English vocabulary. A study frustrations will lead to compulsive solutions using this technique for teaching adult English speakers to learn Spanish vocabulary is discussed that disable the learning process. However, we would think that 3 to 6 months under the heading Academic Research at would be far too young an age for an infant to the following URL: http://www.dyslexia.com/ develop that response. At that age, the whole science/research.htm world is confusing to all infants, but they are probably too young to develop triggers as a And you can see examples of Davis Symbol response to confusing stimuli. We do not think Mastery here: http://www.symbolmastery.com/ there is any particular benefit to programs that We use clay modeling to help dyslexic students attempt to expose infants to letters and words, in their native language because we feel that most dyslexic individuals think in pictures rather but we have no evidence that such activities than words, and experience confusion when they could lead to or cause dyslexia. Keep in mind that there is a genetic component encounter in their reading small, abstract words to dyslexia. If all three of your children have that have no pictorial meaning. Clay modeling dyslexia, it is quite likely that they share a helps them integrate the appearance of the word genetic predisposition. v in print with a mental image representing the meaning of the word. This can be used for learning a foreign language because it can be particularly difficult to master these small, abstract words, especially when translations do not fully reflect the nuances in meaning that affect usage. To the same extent that this approach helps dyslexic students master their own language, it should also help students master a second language.

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The Lazy Readers Book Club

Great Reads from
By Laura Zink de Daz, Facilitator in Bogot, Colombia Here are some excellent recommendations from Danny Brassell of The Lazy Readers Book Club. These are great reads for reluctant readers or those who just plain dont have time for reading. Dannys just kidding when he says these books are for lazy readers. He knows were all busy, and some of us just need encouragement. At his website, www.lazyreaders.com, you can find Dannys picks, updated monthly, as well as archives of past selections by month, reading level, and page count. If you purchase books at Amazon.com through links at the Lazy Readers website, Bookends (www.bookends.org) will receive a donation. Bookends is a nonprofit organization devoted to increasing childrens access to books. Dannys recommendations are always organized into categories: AD, for adults; YA, for young adults; and CH, for childrens books. He always lists a page count and some brief comments, which we include below. He usually posts about 10 recommendations per month, three or four per category. At the website, you can sign up to receive his monthly recommendations by email, just as I do! This time weve included recommendations from all categories, including one for adults.

Parallel Play: Growing Up with Undiagnosed Aspergers By Tim Page Adult, 208 pages Doubleday, 2009 ISBN-10: 0385525621 ISBN-13: 978-0385525626 The highly uplifting memoir of a Pulitzer Prize-winning critic who just happened to grow up with Aspergers Syndrome (and nobody diagnosed it which could be seen as a curse and a blessing). To me, this is essential reading for all teachers.

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Books & Tools for Doing it on Your Own
Davis Symbol Mastery Kit
Contains everything needed to do Davis Symbol Mastery: A manual in checklist format, 117-minute instructional DVD, laminated alphabet strip, letter recognition cards, dictionary, grammar book, punctuation booklet, pronunciation key cards, and clayall in a sturdy nylon shoulder bag. Suitable for working with students of any age. Symbol Mastery Kit $139.95

Davis Young Learner Kit for Home-Use

Provides parents with the instructions and materials needed to provide 5-7 year olds with effective and fun learning strategies for improving prereading and language arts skills.

Young Learner Kit for Home-Use $129.95

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I Can Do It The Confidence to Learn
Teachers, parents, school administrators, and students speak about the many benefits of using Davis Learning Strategies at Vale Elementary School in Oregon. DVD: $9.00 (running time: 12 min.)

Dyslexia The Gift

This documentary introduces the concepts and methods in The Gift of Dyslexia. Viewers of all ages will find the interviews and animated sequences highly informative and entertaining.

Video or DVD $39.95

ReadOn Interactive Software

A comprehensive learning tool, designed to assist people of all ages learn to read or overcome reading problems associated with dyslexia. Operating Systems: Windows 98, ME, NT4 (SP 6), Win2000, XP Languages: English only

Gift of Dyslexia Audio CD Set

This 4 CD set contains full narration of The Gift of Dyslexia, read by author Ron Davis.

Software $195.00

4-CD Set $29.95 $39.95

Unlocking the Power of Dyslexia A brief look at the life of Ronald Davis and the impact of his remarkable discoveries. DVD: $8.00 (Run time: 15 minutes) The Davis Dyslexia Correction Program This documentary film provides an excellent overview of Facilitators at work with Davis clients,explains how dyslexics think and perceive, what causes dyslexia, and what occurs during and after a Davis Program. DVD: $8.00 (Run time: 18 minutes) Davis Dyslexia Correction Orientation Procedures This detailed instructional DVD provides demonstrations of each of the Davis procedures for assessment and orientation described in The Gift of Dyslexia and The Gift of Learning. These methods help focus attention, eliminate perceptual confusion, improve physical coordination, and control energy levels. DVD: $85.00 Davis Symbol Mastery and Reading Exercises Features 27 examples of Facilitators and clients using the Davis Symbol Mastery Kit and practicing the Davis Reading Exercises. Included are mastering the alphabet, punctuation marks, pronunciation, and words; and reading exercises to build visual tracking and whole word recognition skills, and to improve reading fluency and comprehension. (This DVD is included with Davis Symbol Mastery Kit) DVD: $85.00

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$25.95 Softcover How do you find a word in the dictionary if you have no idea how to spell it? With this book! Lets you look up words by their phonetic spelling to find its correct spelling. by Diane Frank

Bumperly Bumper Bee

$12.75 Hardcover A beautifully illustrated story of a bee with challenges, whose talents help him prevail. A great tale of tolerance, understanding, friendship and achievement for ages 4 - 8. by Michael D. Davis

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BOOKS FOR CREATIVE LEARNING

The Gift of Learning
by Ronald D. Davis, Eldon M. Braun Expands the Davis Methods with theories and correction procedures that address the three basic areas of learning disability other than reading, which children and adults experience.
The Gift of Dyslexia: Why some of the smartest people cant read and how they can learn. by Ronald Davis, Eldon Braun Explains the theories behind Davis Dyslexia Correction methods, and details basic procedures in an easy-to-follow, scripted format. Large type, illustrations and photos make this book dyslexic-friendly.
Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World by Jeffrey Freed & Laurie Parsons Innovative ideas and visual-spatial approaches for helping A.D.D. kids to tune in and excel in educational endeavors. Softcover $9.95 $14.00

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El Don de la Dislexia The Gift of Dyslexia in Spanish. Newly revised with additional chapters, illustrations and photographs. Published in Spain by Editex Softcover $28.95 Smart But Stuck: What Every Therapist Needs to Know About Learning Disabilities and Imprisoned Intelligence by Myrna Orenstein, Ph.D. Deals largely with ndiagnosed learning disabilities in adults. Softcover $13.95 $19.95 Strong-Willed Child or Dreamer? by Dana Spears & Ron Braund A must for parents of children who are imaginative,sensitive, moody, stubborn, and compassionate. Softcover $9.25 $12.99 Teaching Kids with Learning Difficulties in the Regular Classroom Find proven and powerful strategies and techniques to help any student become a successful learner. Softcover $29.50 $36.95 The Myth of the ADD Child by Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D. Essential for any parent of an active child. Detailed profiles of behavior patterns are keyed to suggested strategies for getting each child on track, without drugs or coercion. Softcover $11.00 $15.00 Everything Parents Guide To Children With Dyslexia: All You Need To Ensure Your Childs Success by Abigail Marshall A must read for every parent who knows or suspects their child has dyslexia. Softcover $13.45 $14.95

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Barrons Mathematics Study Dictionary

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The Journey that Saved Curious George Children, 30 pages HMH Book, 2005 ISBN-10: 0618339248 ISBN-13: 978-0618339242 I cannot believe it took me so long to recommend this wonderful book, which I just recommended to a couple of my mentors. The true story of Jews, Margret and H.A. Rey (creators of Curious George), fleeing Paris in 1940 from Nazi invasion. Makes a wonderful writing prompt for children, as the world would have never known Curious George if they had not escaped. My writing prompt: who did not escape the person with the cure for cancer, the worlds most-gifted ballerina or perhaps the inventor of a microphone for NFL referees that actually works?

Purplicious By Victoria Kann & Elizabeth Kann Children, 40 pages HarperCollins, 2007 ISBN-10: 0061244058 ISBN-13: 978-0061244056 My daughter Kate loves me reading aloud this book to her every night. A girl who loves pink is teased by all the other girls who insist black is the it color, but she finds a kindred spirit who mixes pink and blue to create a beautiful purple cake. Thats the kind of girl I want you to be friends with, I always tell Kate.

Maybe a Bear Ate It By Robie Harris Children, 32 pages Orchard Books, 2008 ISBN-10: 043992961X ISBN-13: 978-0439929615 With funny illustrations by Michael Emberley, this fun story about a boy searching for his lost favorite book is sure to get a lot of giggles from little ones.

The Samurais Tale By Erik C. Haugaard Young Adult, 256 pages Sandpiper, 2005 ISBN-10: 0618615121 ISBN-13: 978-0618615124 Wow! Yeah, this is the kind of book I would have liked to read when I was a teenage boy. Haugaard immerses the reader in 16th century Japan. There, the young protagonist Taro (an orphan of course!) serves the great warlord Takeda and avenges the death of his family. Boys can read this book faster than the Nestle Quik bunny downs a glass of chocolate milk.

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Book Reviews

by Abigail Marshall

Dyslexia Pocketbook A Pocketful of Tips, Tools and Techniques to Unlock the Potential of Learners with Dyslexia By Julie Bennett Cartoons by Phil Hailstone Teachers Pocketbooks 2006 ISBN-13: 9781903776681 The Dyslexia Pocketbook is a short, cheerful book that provides a friendly and supportive overview of dyslexia, geared to giving classroom teachers the ability to understand the dyslexic learning style, and to reach all of their students. The book is filled with helpful suggestions, with an emphasis on the need to promote self-esteem and use teaching methods that reach all kinds of learners. I particularly liked the books emphasis on positive aspects of dyslexia coupled with the cheerful cartoons. I feel that this book is very compatible with the Davis approach, because of the emphasis on dyslexic talents and suggestions about presenting information in ways geared to all learning styles. I found a couple of tips for spelling or math that seemed to be old solutions tricks that really dont help with conceptual learning but most of the ideas presented were sound, with an emphasis on teaching the way students learn best. I also appreciated that the book provided a good overview of various approaches to dyslexia, including a succinct and accurate description of Davis methods. This little book might make a nice gift for parents to share with teachers, to gently guide them to creating a more dyslexia-friendly learning environment. The pocketbook size, brevity of text and lively illustrations pack a large amount of information into a compact and easily-used format.

Flight By Elizabeth Stow Ellison Holiday House, 2008 ISBN-13: 978-082342128 Young Adult Fiction (ages 9-12+) This first novel by author Elizabeth Ellison provides a candid portrayal of hidden illiteracy in a family of three siblings and their parents. Set in a suburban California community in the 1980s, the book is narrated from the viewpoint of Samantha, a 12-year-old girl with a dyslexic older brother named Evan, who is blessed with an adventurous spirit and exceptional artistic and athletic talent. Unfortunately, Evans school struggles eclipse his talents, and are often the source of conflict with his parents who clearly favor their eldest son, who is a high achiever making plans for college.

The author avoids taking the easy way out in plot development, deftly avoiding seemingly predictable outcomes, and adding complexity to her characters.

I was particularly impressed with the insightful portrayal of the family dynamics, including the emotional distance between the younger teenage children and their parents. The author avoids taking the easy way out in plot development, deftly avoiding seemingly predictable outcomes, and adding complexity to her characters. Even though the book is geared to middle-school age readers, I found

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it a compelling read. Although it is a work of fiction, I do think it may also provide helpful insights for parents of dyslexic children or their siblings. The author is a schoolteacher who shared her own painful childhood experiences with me:
My inspiration for writing the book comes from many sources and personal experiences as a student and now as a teacher. While I have enjoyed writing from a very young age, it was a real struggle for me, as was reading. I was extremely sensitive and recall feeling very overwhelmed by entire pages of text. I remember looking at pages of text and thinking, I cant get through that. In second and fourth grade my teachers used the SRA Reading Comprehension Program. I had such a hard time with those little reading cards. In fourth grade my teacher made this elaborate bulletin board. Each student had a rocket and as we progressed through the levels in the SRA kit, our rockets moved up on the board. I can honestly tell you that my rocket never took off. I was stuck in what was appropriately called the brown level. I just couldnt make my way through the text and the laborious exercises. This teacher also used a speed-reading device. It was a projector that would project lines of text and we were supposed to read along to the end of what ultimately amounted to a story. I remember that my classmates were all asking the teacher to make it go faster, and I wasnt keeping up as it was, but I just went along because it was easier to look like I was managing. On the inside I felt horrible.

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Book Review by Sue Hall, Davis Facilitator in West Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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Under the Desk

By Amanda LeRoux, Illustrated by Michael P. Burke $15.00 from Aaspirations Publishing

I saw a clip of Amanda La Roux being interviewed on CNN, and she describes herself as severely dyslexic. She rarely reads, as reading gives her migraines that can last for weeks, and yet she loves to write and is an accomplished author! Under the Desk is a story of a little girl entering Grade 1. Maria didnt like Kindergarten and is pretty sure she wont like Grade 1. Her fears are realised when she meets symbols, whether alphabet letters or numerals. She finds a friend, and they make a deal to ensure that her work gets done, but Maria remains ignorant of what these symbols are, or how to write them. Her friend leaves the school after one term of Grade 1, and Maria is devastated. The deal no longer exists. The principal identifies her as dyslexic and becomes Marias saviour. Thats the end of the book. In my opinion, Under the Desk is beautifully written, and well illustrated. There is no doubt that the story is told by a six-year-old, who lives in the moment. I felt a bit left up in the air at the end, but that is because I am a Davis Dyslexia Correction Facilitator, and I want to know what the Principal did to help Maria! I later learned that there will be 5 more books, taking us right up to Marias university experience. My sense of uncertainty was probably like what little Maria felt when the principal promised her mom, well help Maria to learn in her own way. I think lots of people would enjoy reading Under the Desk, particularly the parent of a child recently identified as dyslexic, or an older child who needs to know shes not alone. My own need to know tells me I have to read the next 5 books in the series!
Sue Hall founded The Whole Dyslexic Society, devoted to increasing awareness and providing support to dyslexic individuals. Sues website is www.positivedyslexia.com and the website of The Whole Dyslexia Society is www.dyslexiacanada.com.

The book ends on a positive note, with a message of empowerment not just for Evan, the dyslexic sibling, but for his younger sister, who learns that she has the ability to take a stand within her own family to confront some long-festering problems. Flight was named one of Bank Street College Educations Best Books of 2009. Elizabeth Ellison has a masters degree in literature and teaches 5th grade language arts.

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Famous Dyslexics
Edward Vickerman
Twenty-six-year old Edward Vickerman was named Outstanding Teacher of the Year for the United Kingdom in October, 2009. Vickerman is dyslexic, and in school was never expected to amount to much. It was assumed that he would join the family furniture restoration business. But Vickerman persevered, determined to become a teacher in spite of being rejected by two teacher training courses. Today he is director of specialism, head of business and a business and enterprise teacher at The Freeston Business and Enterprise College in Normanton, West Yorkshire. He doesnt hide his dyslexia from students, and often uses new technology in the classroom. He is determined to ensure that his students have every opportunity to succeed. I was told I could never be a teacher, Vickerman said upon accepting the award, so this is for everyone like me who is dyslexic but who wants to teach. Award judges described him as witty, funny, innovative and an absolute dynamo in the classroom, and the colleague who submitted his name in nomination for the award said: He is the most talented, exciting and enthusiastic teacher we have ever had, with skills way beyond our expectations. (References: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_yorkshire/8325792.stm; http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/Outstanding-teacher-rewarded.5766658.jp; and http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/teacher-of-the-year-award-fordyslexic-1809427.html)

Carolyn W. Greider
Carolyn Greider is a professor and molecular biologist at Johns Hopkins University. Working with Elizabeth Blackburn at UC Berkely, she discovered the enzyme telomerase in 1984. She subsequently pioneered research into the structure of telomeres and how they are protected from progressive shortening by the enzyme she discovered. (Telomeres are areas of repeated DNA that protect the ends of chromosomes from destruction over time.) In 2009 she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, sharing the honor with Dr. Blackburn and Dr. Jack Szostak. Greider was brilliant even as a high school student. She became interested in laboratory research and biochemistry at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and eventually applied to graduate programs in molecular biology programs across California. In spite of having great research experience, great letters of recommendation and outstanding grades, she had poor GRE scores. Greider later learned that she is dyslexic. Fortunately, the University of California, Berkeley admitted her to the graduate program she was interested in. There, she and Dr. Blackburn met, and there she made the discovery which ultimately led to her Nobel Prize.

Bernie Taylor
Bernie Taylor is an American writer, lecturer and fly-fishing instructor. His articles have appeared in the magazine Fly Fishing and many other angling publications. His research on fishing has taken him all over the Western United States, to Canada and Alaska. In 2005 his book, Big Trout: How & Where to Target Trophies, was published by The Lyons Press. He realized he was dyslexic as an adult and has read Ron Davis book, The Gift of Dyslexia. I found out that I am dyslexic recently, at 38 years of age. It put a lot of things in perspective. Oddly enough I am a writer and author. I have written for more than a dozen magazines in as many countries. Unlike other writers it takes me dozens of rewrites to get it grammatically correct. But the creative juices keep me going. I am a big out-of-the-box thinker. Ron Davis book was very helpful to me. I have also bought a dozen or so copies to send to relatives and associates whom I thought were also dyslexics. v

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Ever wonder why so many start-ups that made billions were headed by someone who was only a high school dropout? Theres your answer. Not all visual/conceptual learners are dyslexic, but its a good clue the brains been rewired to invent and conceptualize. If you seek out the people who are largely degreed from traditional schools, odds are good theyre traditional/verbal/ sequential learners and while theyll excel in school, they likely wont have the visual/ conceptual rewiring which gives difficulty in school, but also gives the instinctive ability to think in connected, lucrative rabbit trails and uncover the unnoticed patterns and connections that lead to invention. Verbal/traditional learners learn things by repetition and drill, building one concept on top of the other. They are good with lists of facts. They learn concepts in building blocks. They are often orderly and follow sequences well. Visual learners learn a concept as a whole, all at once and not in pieces, and then they link it to everything else they know. This leads to invention. The world needs both kinds, and when a company is only hiring one kind of mind, theyre going to lose the benefits of the other. Due to the artificial focus on degrees, valuable dyslexic minds are often shunted into little nothing jobs because people tend to equate writing/reading ability with overall intelligence, which is a mistake that will cost much time and delay in the advancement of science and industry which are traditionally headed up by visual thinkers and especially dyslexic minds. v
Reprinted with permission from the blog, Love in a Tin Roof Cottage. Elisabeth Snell is a retired agent, daughter of an inventor and the wife of acclaimed dyslexic nature artist, Cliff Snell III. You can read more postings at Elisabeth Snells blog at http://tinroofcottage.typepad.com/love_ in_a_tin_roof_cottag

Thats Ostrobogulous!
By Laura Zink de Diaz, Davis Facilitator, Bogot, Colombia

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A very long time ago, before paper money was invented, people used coins made of gold, silver or copper. When they bought something worth less than the value of the coin, the vendor would snip off the edges to make change. Thats one reason why youll often see coins in museums where part of the decorative image is missing. Have you ever noticed that the character Elmo on Sesame Street never refers to himself using the words I or me? Hes suffering from autophoby, the fear of referring to yourself! Say this word three times fast:

Floccinaucinihilipilification! Floccinaucinihilipilification! Floccinaucinihilipilification!

Floccinaucinihilipilification is one of the longest words in the English language. It dates from about 1741, when highly educated men would say it to impress others with their erudite vocabulary. (How obnoxious!) What does it mean? It comes from four small Latin words, all of which mean the same thing: that something is valueless. Adding -fication to them, turns the word into a noun, which means the statement that something is utterly without value. Next time you feel like saying, Wow, interesting, or Thats weird! say this instead: Thats really ostrobogulous! And see how people react! v

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Creatividad: En Qu Consiste y Cmo La Cultivamos?

Por Laura Zink de Daz, Facilitadora Davis en Bogot, Colombia

Muchos suponen que la creatividad nicamente se revela en habilidades artsticas. Pero esa sera una definicin demasiado limitada. Por lo general consideramos que la creatividad es la habilidad de imaginar o inventar algo nuevo. A veces pensamos que solo las ideas ms brillantes son creativas. Pero en realidad las ideas creativas pueden ser sencillas o complejas, y muchas veces simplemente ofrecen una nueva manera de resolver un problema. Por lo general, las personas creativas tienden a ser adaptables, abiertas al cambio, dispuestas a imaginar las posibilidades de la vida, y a jugar con las ideas. En su propio trabajo, tienden a ser perfeccionistas, insistiendo mucho en la calidad, y mantienen la actitud de que siempre es posible mejorar. A veces tenemos a impresin de que las ideas creativas llegan repentinamente, en un instante de inspiracin. Puede suceder as, pero por lo general, la creatividad resulta de mucho esfuerzo y varias revisiones del trabajo. La persona creativa est dispuesta a hacer este esfuerzo, porque siempre est tratando de mejorar las cosas, sobre todo sus propias creaciones e ideas.

sntomas de dislexia no solamente tienden a ser muy creativas y de gran imaginacin, sino que aprenden mucho ms rpido y ms fcilmente cuando pueden acceder su propia creatividad. A continuacin, una lista de las condiciones y actitudes que apoyan y cultivan la creatividad en nios y adultos (seguida de otra lista de las actitudes que hay que evitar si no queremos suprimir la creatividad). Apoyar y animar. Los esfuerzos creativos necesitan nuestro apoyo. La creatividad florece en los entornos tolerantes y abiertos. En estos entornos la persona creativa se libera del miedo del fracaso, y se siente con libertad de expresarse, explorar, y experimentar. Reconocer que todos tenemos debilidades pero tambin talentos. A veces con los nios nos enfocamos tanto en intervenciones para mejorar sus debilidades, que hacemos caso omiso de sus talentos. Suponemos que los talentos van a desarrollarse por si solos. Pero, para su bien psicolgico, los nios necesitan or comentarios positivos respecto a sus talentos, y tambin necesitan oportunidades para desarrollarlos. Los comentarios positivos les proporcionan la autoestima necesaria para arriesgarse a experimentar con su creatividad. El proceso importa ms que el resultado. Hoy en da hay mucho enfoque en las normas y estndares acadmicos. Pero el proceso de crear (tanto como el de aprender) es ms importante que el resultado, porque siempre aprendemos mucho en camino al resultado. A muchos profesores les ha pasado que mientras ensean alguna destreza a la clase, los estudiantes aprenden indirectamente otras cosas de igual o mayor importancia. Cuando nos enfocamos

Es muy difcil medir la creatividad. No hay exmenes estandarizados que la midan. Pero s hay actitudes y condiciones que fomentan y cultivan la creatividad en los estudios y en la vida. Este tema nos importa en el Mtodo Davis porque entendemos que las personas con

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demasiado en el resultado perfecto, podemos perder la oportunidad de aprender del proceso otras cosas igualmente valiosas. No olvidarse de los beneficios del ejercicio. La glucosa y el oxgeno alimentan el cerebro. Cuando su hijo siente que tiene poco enfoque o que su creatividad no est funcionando, es posible que con un poco de ejercicio, se rompa ese bloqueo. (Las pelotas Koosh ayudan con esto!) Si en el colegio de sus hijos, piensan eliminar el recreo para dedicar ms tiempo a lo acadmico, deben protestar! Se han hecho estudios que demuestran que despus de esos minutos de actividad fsica, los nios vuelven a clase (y los adultos a su trabajo) no solo con ms nimo para seguir estudiando o trabajando, sino con ms capacidad de ejecutar bien! El perodo de incubacin no es tiempo desperdiciado. Cuando soamos despierto, el cerebro no desperdicia el tiempo: desarrolla y procesa ideas durante esos minutos. El proceso creativo toma el tiempo que toma, sigue su propio ritmo y horario. No apresuren puede que cuando ven al nio soando despierto, su cerebro est muy activo! Ms importante que nada: es importante creer en la creatividad de sus hijos. Porque S SON creativos, a su manera, y si tenemos paciencia y les brindamos nuestro apoyo, nos revelarn su creatividad. Por otra parte, es bueno estar conciente tambin de las actitudes y condiciones que tienden a suprimir la creatividad. Por ejemplo: El miedo al fracaso. El miedo al fracaso es uno de los obstaculos ms grandes a la creatividad. Fracasar repetidamente destruye la autoestima. Los nios necesitan protegerse del fracaso, y una manera de lograr esto es simplemente no esforzarse, o negarse a intentar lo nuevo. Sienten menos humillacin al decir, No lo hice, que al decir Lo intent pero no pude. Pero hay que ser realista: todos fracasamos de vez en cuando. Por eso, es importante ayudar al nio a comprender que cada vez que fracasamos, tenemos la oportunidad de aprender algo que nos sirva para el prximo intento. Thomas Edison prob 1,800 sustancias para el filamento de su bombillo incandescente. Cuando ya haba hecho 1,000 intentos coment, He aprendido mucho. Ya elimin mil sustancias que no dan resultado. No se hace as. No mezas el bote, no nades contra la corriente, las cosas estn bien como estn, siempre lo hacemos as Estas actitudes nos comunican la idea de que no debemos intentar nada nuevo. Impide el progreso en general y sofoca la creatividad entre los jvenes y adultos. Presin. Debemos tener expectativas realistas y razonables respecto a lo que pueden lograr los nios, de acuerdo con su nivel de desarrollo fsico y cognoscitivo. Si obligamos a los nios a ejecutar a un nivel ms avanzado que su habilidad, corremos el riesgo de que terminen sintiendo aversin para el tema, tarea, o actividad en cuestin. Esa aversin puede convertirse en miedo; y el miedo paraliza. Control excesivo. Tengamos siempre concientes las palabras de Piaget: Cada vez que enseamos al nio algo que hubiera podido aprender por si solo, le quitamos la oportunidad de inventarlo, y por lo tanto, de comprenderlo completamente. Peor, si siempre le decimos al nio cmo hacer las cosas, puede desconfiar de sus propios instintos, creyendo que la experimentacin y la exploracin son un desperdicio de tiempo, porque solo hay una manera correcta de hacer las cosas.

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Cada quien tiene su manera de matar pulgas. Aunque puede ser siempre verdad que 2 + 2 = 4, en la vida encontramos muchos problemas para los cuales hay ms de una solucin aceptable. No debemos descartar las respuestas inesperadas que nos pueden dar los nios. Las respuestas o soluciones ms comunes, muchas veces no son las nicas, ni las mejores. Lo sencillo es tan bueno como lo complejo y a veces es mejor. Los nios deben comprender que lo creativo no tiene que ser complicado. Por ejemplo: Cuando primero inventaron los perros calientes, se venda slo el tubito de carne y el vendedor le proporcionaba guantes al que combraba. Pero la gente tena la tendencia de irse con los guantes todava puestos. La solucin: servir el perro en un pan una solucin sencilla y duradera.

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que utilizo con mis clientes, incluyen todas las actitudes y condiciones que cultivan la creatividad, y ninguna de las que la suprimen. Al usar las Herramientas Davis, los padres y profesores pueden bajar al mnimo su uso de las actitudes ms negativas indicadas arriba, en casa o en el saln de clase. El Mtodo Davis presupone que el nio es inteligente y posee el deseo intrnseco Uso excesivo de premios. Muchas de dominar sus retos. El Disco Selector, la actividades nos ofrecen placeres intrnsecos. Liberacin, y nuestro enfoque en el uso del Pero podemos suprimer la motivacin del nio Punto de Orientacin o si le ofrecemos premios Alineacin, todas estas extrnsecos por hacer algo herramientas permiten al intrnsecamente motivador. nio y a sus ayudantes El uso excesivo de premios Finalmente, la crear las condiciones que puede sofocar la motivacin responsabilidad de fomentan el aprendizaje de los nios de experimentar facilitador tanto de y la creatividad. Crean y descubrir nuevas cosas profesor, es de crear un un entorno apoyador, e ideas. Y en entornos espacio emocional libre sin estrs, que permite acadmicos les comunica la de estrs, en que el al nio progresar algo idea de que el aprender es nio pueda motivarse y que no podemos realizar tan desagradable que solo desarrollar f en culpando y regaando al vale la pena cuando nos su inteligencia, joven. En este entorno sobornan! creatividad, y capacidad apoyador, el nio puede de comprender responsabilizarse de su Vigilancia. Para uso de las herramientas correctamente el ser creativo, hay que estar y estrategias que le dispuesto a arriesgar la mundo a su ayudan a aprender, y posibilidad del fracaso. alrededor. tambin de su uso de la Es difcil encontrar la creatividad e imaginacin. valenta de arriesgar Esto es sumamente el fracaso, cuando nos importante, porque por mucho que nosotros, observan constantemente. Cuando nos vigilan, nos volvemos tmidos y la creatividad no florece. los padres y facilitador, quisiramos hacer este trabajo por el nio, no podemos. No podemos tomar control de las percepciones, imaginacin Evaluacin excesiva. Sobre todo, evaluacin estandarizada. Las personas creativas y creatividad de otra persona para producir lo que nosotros queramos. Pero s podemos tienden a ser auto-crticas y dadas a la autocrear un entorno que libera al nio a hacer este evaluacin. Tambin son as los nios creativos. trabajo por su propia cuenta. Finalmente, la Cuando nos enfocamos demasiado en la evaluacin externa, pueden perder esta habilidad, responsabilidad de facilitador tanto de profesor, es de crear un espacio emocional libre de estrs, y tambin pueden perder la habilidad de sentir en que el nio pueda motivarse y desarrollar satifaccin de sus logros y progreso. f en su inteligencia, creatividad, y capacidad Cuantas de estas actitudes y condiciones de comprender correctamente el mundo a su vemos en los colegios hoy en da? Me imagino alrededor. A la larga, esto le permitir desarrollar que la mayora de Uds. han visto muchas de stas todos sus talentos y crear un futuro exitoso. Y en los salones de clases de los colegios de sus quin puede decir cules de nuestros hijos o hijos. Y otros reconocern que crecieron con ellas estudiantes, en su futuro, sera el que haga un tambin, en casa, en el colegio, o en el trabajo. descubrimiento o invente algo que resuelva Para mi, como Facilitadora del Mtodo Davis, alguno de los retos ms difciles que enfrenta la est claro que las herramientas y estrategias humanidad? v Competencia. Eviten llevar la competencia a extremos. Todos desarrollamos a nuestro ritmo. Si en todas las actividades de la vida hubiera un solo ganador y muchos perdedores, eliminaramos la oportunidad de progresar a nuestro ritmo, y de sentir orgullo cuando competimos no con otros, sino con nosotros mismos.

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Brigitte Reinhardt I have years of experience with young people having learning difficulties during their professional training. Now I will be able to better guide them towards greater success in vocational school and on their final exams. Praxis fr Lernberatung, Moosgasse 7 94560 Offenberg-Neuhausen Germany, +49 (78109) 919 268, brigitte@bgreinhardt@.de. Ana Menndez Porrero Centro especializado en la evaluacin y tratamiento de problemas de aprendizaje, El rincn de los nios. 29c sur #3518 casa 1, Colonia El Vergel, Puebla, Mexico 72170 +52 (222) 750 76 42, Anam84@yahoo.com. Luciana Borelli Noronha Batalha When I read the book, I knew there was something special about this man, Ron Davis, just by the sentence: the prayer of that child is the only reason this book exists! I was not wrong at all. I decided to take the course to become a Facilitator and I met him. He is one of the most special, enlightened and humble people Ive ever met in my whole life and I am very proud to represent Davis in Brasil, and help him make his dream come true (as he wrote to me on my book), which is to help dyslexics stop suffering and start to discover their gifts and talents. I am willing to do that! Thanks to everyone who is responsible for my graduation and growth as a Facilitator, especially, Dorothy Owen. +55 (61) 8185-6442 Luciana.trata.dislexia@gmail.com. Mara Cristina LpezAraiza Gonzlez Consultorio Particular. Dr. Jos Mara Vertiz # 985, Interior C, Mexico, D.F. CP 03600 +52 (55) 5536 5889, cristinalopezaraiza@yahoo.com. Leila Martin I started my Davis journey after watching a New Zealand game show where a woman was trying to win enough money to cover the cost of training in the Davis methods. My daughter, Lauren, then 11, is dyslexic, so I rang the woman and she talked about the progress her son was making using the program. I immediately phoned a Facilitator and booked Lauren into a program. Her Facilitator, Rochelle Booth, was fantastic, and she totally understood my daughter. It was Rochelle who encouraged me to investigate the training. Thanks Rochelle! Id like to thank my husband and two wonderful girls for their love, support and understanding through my journey; Catherine Churton, for her wonderful guidance during my training, and Ron for providing us with a fantastic program. Dyslexia Freedom. 365 High St., Hawera New Zealand 4610, +64 (027) 721 3273 dyslexiafreedom@xtra.co.nz. Markus Rauch Gerda-Weiler-Str. 30 Freiburg, Germany +49 (761) 476 2581 rauch.m@web.de Elizabeth Currie Shier I am so very happy to intoduce myself as a newly licensed Facilitator. I cant wait to officially open the doors of my new business Dyslexia and ADD Alternatives of Oakville. My journey with Davis began almost 3 years ago. My daughter completed the Davis Dyslexia Correction Program in grade 3 with great results. When she began struggling with math in grade 4 it was natural to have her complete the Davis Math Mastery Program. Although I had toyed with the idea at the end of Julias reading program, it was on the last day of her math program that I decided to find a way to become a Facilitator. I wanted to be able to give to other dyslexics what the programs gave to my daughter: tools to take back self-esteem, confidence, and a sense of accomplishment. I feel privileged that I am allowed to watch clients walk away with bright eyes and smiles on Fridays. I quite seriously cant think of a better way to end each and every week. Its been a great journey and I cant wait to see whats around the next bend. Dyslexia and ADD Alternatives of Oakville. 1138 Gable Drive, Oakville, Ontario Canada L6J 7P2. +1 (905)-829-4084 Bethshier38@hotmail.com. Judith Zapata Prange Two members of my little family have attended a Davis Program. Our quality of life shot up! Now Im a newly licensed Davis Facilitator, hopeful and excited to help more people with dyslexia in Basel, Switzerland and in Lima, Peru, South America. Jiron Romero Hidalgo 115-402, Lima-41 San Borja, Peru +41 (61) 721 7501 Abc1223zapata@blluewin.ch. Guido Peerboom I have a degree in physics and discovered at the age of 40 that I am dyslexic. The success of my own Davis Dyslexia Correction Program led me to decide to complete the training to become Davis Facilitator and start my own business. Peerboom Counseling, Diepstraat 15, Eijsden, Nederland 6245 BJ +31 (62) 155-2959. www.peerboom.org, guido@peerboom.org Angela Gonzales MD I am the mother of three boys. My youngest is a gifted and talented dyslexic. It was on the journey to help him regain his self-esteem and confidence that we found the Davis Dyslexia Correction Program. Immediately following his program his confidence and reading skills began to blossom. Throughout my years of practicing pediatrics, I knew that the dyslexics I saw in my office were intelligent, but I had no treatment options for them, short of medication. To find this effective, medicationfree approach to correcting dyslexia is a dream come true. My personal journey to become a Davis Facilitator has been one of enlightenment and growth. Thanks to everyone at DDAI for spreading this gift. Renaissance Mind, 4199 Flat Rock Dr. #16, Riverside, CA 92505, angelagonzales@ureach.com +1 (951) 710-9616

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Oregon Nicole Cates Milwaukie +1 (586) 801-0772 Rhonda Erstrom Vale +1 (541) 881-7817 Kathy Pozzi Ontario +1 (541) 881 6497 Melissa Slominski Tigard / Portland +1 (503) 957-2998 Pennsylvania Marcia Maust Autism Facilitator/Coach Berlin/Pittsburgh +1 (814) 267-5765 Puerto Rico Ines Grajales Pagan Caguas +1 (787) 743-0605 South Carolina Angela Keifer Greenville +1 (864) 420-1627 South Dakota Kim Carson DLS Presenter-Mentor Brookings/Sioux Falls +1 (605) 692-1785 Lillian Lee Miles Sioux Falls +1 (605) 274-2294 Texas Kellie Antrim-Brown Ft. Worth +1 (817) 989-0783 Success Learning Center Rhonda Brown DLS Presenter-Mentor Colleen Millslagle DLS Presenter-Mentor Tyler/Dallas +1 (866) 531-2446 (Toll Free) +1 (903) 531-2446 Shari Chu Helotes/San Antonio +1 (210) 414-0116 Jodie Harber Cedar Park/Austin +1 (512) 918-9247 Lori Johnson Boerne/San Antonio +1 (210) 843-8161 Casey Linwick-Rouzer Sugar Land/Houston +1 (832) 724-0492 Frances Adaleen Makin Greenville/DFW +1 (903) 268-1394 Leslie McLean Amarillo +1 (806) 331-4099 or +1 (877) 331-4099 (Toll Free) Accelerated Comprehension Center Dorothy Owen Supervisor Specialist Edward E. Owen Susan Stark Owen Dallas/Ft. Worth +1 (888) 329-1134 (Toll Free) +1 (817) 919-6200 Paula Roberts Tyler +1 (903) 570-3427 Laura Warren DLS Mentor-Presenter Lubbock +1 (806) 790-7292

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Special Congratulations and Greetings!

Congratulations to Marcia Maust of Berlin, Pennsylvania, Gale Long of Elkview, West Virginia, Gabriela Scholter of Stuttgart, Germany and Shelley McMeeken of Dunedin, New Zealand on completing their Davis Autism Approach Supervisor training! Congratulations to Davis Facilitators Georgina Dunlop of the Dyslexia Correction Centre in Ascot, Berkshire, UK and Tessa Halliwell of Arrow Upon Soar, Leicestershire, UK! They have now also earned the designation, Davis Autism Approach Facilitator/Coach! Congratulations to Lorna Timms in Christchurch, New Zealand for completing her Davis Supervisor-Specialist training! A special Welcome Back to reinstated Facilitators, Paul Francis Wright in BartonUpon-Humber, North Lincolnshire, UK and Christine Noiset in Chavannes, Switzerland.

Davis Training Programs

The Davis Facilitator Training Program consists of eleven training steps, and requires 450 hours of workshop attendance, practice meetings, and supervised field work. The Davis Specialist Training Program requires extensive experience providing Davis programs and an additional 260 hours of training. Specialists and Facilitators are subject to annual re-licensing based upon case review and adherence to the DDAI Standards of Practice. The Davis Autism Approach Facilitator/Coach Training Program is available to experienced and licensed Davis Facilitators. It requires an additional 200-250 hours of specialized training and field work to become licensed to work with autistic individuals and their families. Davis Learning Strategies Mentors and Workshop Presenters are experienced teachers and trainers with 2-3 years of specialized training and experience mentoring classroom teachers of children 5-9 years of age.

For more information about training and a full directory of Davis providers, visit: www.dyslexia.com/licensing.htm or www.dyslexia.com/providers.htm or call +1 (650) 692-7141 or +1 (888) 805-7216 toll-free in the USA.

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Virginia Donna Kouri Montpelier/Richmond +1 (804) 883-8867 Angela Odom DLS Presenter-Mentor Midlothian/Richmond +1 (804) 833-8858 Jamie Worley Yorktown/Williamsburg +1 (757) 867-1164 Washington Aleta Clark Auburn/Tacoma +1 (253) 854-9377 Rebecca Luera, M.Ed. Fall City +1 (800) 818-9056 (Toll free) +1 (425) 222-4163 Renie Royce Smith Spokane & Everett +1-800-371-6028 (Toll-Free) +1 (509) 443-1737 Ruth Ann Youngberg Bellingham +1 (360) 752-5723 West Virginia Allison Boggess Elkview +1 (888) 517-7830 Gale Long Autism Facilitator-Coach Elkview/Charleston +1 (888) 517-7830 (Toll Free) +1 (304) 965-7400 Wisconsin New Hope Learning Centers, Inc. Darlene Bishop Margaret Hayes Milwaukee +1 (888) 890-5380 (Toll Free) +1 (262) 255-3900 Anne Mataczynski Wausau +1 (715) 551-7144

Young Learner Kit for Home-Use

Based on the Davis Dyslexia Correction methods, this Kit enables parents of children, ages 5-7, to home-teach and help young learners to:
focus attention control energy levels improve eye-hand coordination learn the alphabet learn basic punctuation develop and strengthen pre-reading and basic reading skills prevent the potential of a learning problem improve sight word recognition The Kit includes: and comprehension Instruction Manual establish life-long how-to-learn Sturdy nylon briefcase skills. Reusable modeling clay (2 lbs.) Clay cutter The Davis Methods Websters Childrens Dictionary for Young Learners (hardcover) Davis Focusing Strategies provide Punctuation Marks & Styles Booklet children with the self-directed ability to be physically and mentally focused Two Koosh Balls Letter Recognition Cards on the learning task at hand. Laminated Alphabet Strip Davis Symbol Mastery enables Stop Signs for Reading Chart children to master the alphabet letters, punctuation marks and basic sight words with a simple, easy and fun alternative to pencil-paper activities and drill. Davis Reading Exercises improve accuracy with word recognition and comprehension.

The Kit is priced at $129.95

(Shipping and Handling will be added) To purchase a kit, use our secure online ordering at: www.dyslexia.com/bookstore or call our toll-free number: 1 (888) 999-3324
Note: For older children (ages 8 and up), we recommend the Davis Symbol Mastery Kit.

This Directory is current as of January 31, 2010. It is subject to change. Between newsletter issues, new Facilitators are added, and occasionally, some become inactive. However, the Davis Providers list at www.dyslexia.com is always up to date.

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Basic Workshop for Primary Teachers

Teachers, would you like to Improve the reading skills of all the children in your class regardless of their learning style? Manage your classroom more effectively? Prevent the onset of learning disabilities? Use research-based methods that are flexible and easily fit into and enhance any existing curriculum? This two-day workshop provides Primary Teachers (K-3) with unique and innovative strategies for improving reading instruction and classroom management, and equips young learners with proven life long skills in how to learn. Instruction includes: Theory and Reasoning for each Strategy. Video demonstrations of each Strategy and classroom implementation suggestions. Supervised experiential practice on each Strategy. Q&A and discussion about each Strategy. Materials include: Detailed Manual with suggested year-long guides, blackline masters, and numerous tips for each implementing each Strategy in various curriculum activities. DVD demonstrating each classroom Strategy. Teacher Kit: alphabet strip, letter recognition cards, clay, cutter, dictionary and two Koosh balls. (Classroom materials sold separately) In the forefront of what I liked most was how easily the Davis strategies fit into many areas of Kindergarten curriculum. It relieved me of a paper-pencil approach and gave me a hands-on, kinesthetic approach. It helped develop the little finger muscles to move on to coordinate paper-pencil activities. Creating the alphabet over time also accomplished the development of ownership, responsibility, and a sense a pride in all the children. I believe all Kindergarten children would benefit from Davis Learning Strategies. LB, Kindergarten Teacher, Mission San Jose Elementary School, Fremont, California

2010 DATES & LOCATIONS

Date International June 5-6 United States June 17-18 June 21-22 June 23-24 July15-16 Shallotte, NC Richmond, VA Denver, CO San Diego, CA Amarillo, TX Brookings, SD Lubbock, TX Springfield, MA Clinton, OK Tyler, TX Richmond, VA +1 (910) 754-9559 +1 (888) 805-7216 +1 (888) 805-7216 +1 (888) 805-7216 +1 (806)-790-7292 +1(605)-692-1785 +1 (806)790-7292 +1 (866)-531-2446 +1 (806) 790-7292 +1 (866) 531-2446 +1 (804) 833-8858 Zurich, Switzerland +41 (44) 948 1410 Location Telephone

Workshop hours: 9am-4pm with one hour lunch break. Cost: $595 per person (US only) Academic Units or CEUs (US and Canada only) Two Quarter Units are available through California State University. Cost is $65 per unit, plus $35 administrative fee. A written assignment, which can be completed before and during the workshop, is required. Would you like to bring a DLS workshop to your school/area? Call 1 (888) 805-7216, and ask for Paula McCarthy.

Aug. 2-3 Aug 3-4 Aug. 5-6 Sept. 23-24 Sept. 30-Oct. 1 Oct. 7-8 Oct. 11-12

For more details, visit www.davislearn.com

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Materials included with workshop

The Gift of Dyslexia Workshop

Fundamentals of Davis Dyslexia Correction Workshop based on the best-selling book The Gift of Dyslexia by Ronald D. Davis WORKSHOP OUTLINE DAY ONE
Background and Development of the Davis Dyslexia Correction Procedures Research and discovery. The gifts of dyslexia. Anatomy and developmental stages of a learning disability. Overview of the steps for dyslexia correction. Davis Perceptual Ability Assessment (a screening for dyslexic learning styles) Demonstration and Practice Session Symptoms Profile Interview (used to assess symptoms, strengths and weaknesses; set goals; establish motivation) Demonstration and Practice Session

DAY THREE
Orientation Review Procedure (a method for checking orientation skills) Demonstration & Practice Session Davis Symbol Mastery (the key to correcting dyslexia) What is Symbol Mastery? Why clay? Mastering Basic Language Symbols Demonstrations and Group Exercises Reading Improvement Exercises Spell-Reading. Sweep-Sweep-Spell. Picture-at-Punctuation

DAY TWO
Davis Orientation Counseling Procedures (methods to control, monitor and turn off perceptual distortions) What is Orientation? Demonstration & Practice Session Release Procedure (method to alleviate stress, headaches) Alignment (an alternative to Orientation Counseling) What is Alignment? How is it used? Group Demonstration Dial-Setting Procedure (a method for controlling energy levels)

DAY FOUR
Fine-Tuning Procedure (checking and adjusting orientation using balance) Symbol Mastery Exercises for Words Demonstrations Group Exercises Practice Sessions Implementing the Davis Procedures

To register for US workshops call toll free 1 (888) 805-7216

2010 INTERNATIONAL SChEDULE

Australia
April 7-11, 2010 Melbourne Presenter: Lorna Timms Language; English Email: pacific@dyslexia.com Telephone: +64 (3) 477 0056

Germany

Denmark

Feb 11-14 Hamburg Presenter: Ioannis Tzivanakis Language: German (English Translation) Email: info@dyslexia.de Telephone: +49 (040) 2517 8622 May 13-16 Freiburg Language: German (English Translation) Presenter: Ioannis Tzivanakis Email: info@dyslexia.de Telephone: +49 (040) 2517 8622

United States

March 14-17 Daytona Beach, FL Presenter: Gerry Grant Language: English Email: answers@davistraining.org Telephone: +1 (888) 392-1134 June 24-27 Burlingame, CA Presenter: Loma Timms Language: English Email: answers@davistraining.org Telephone: +1 (888) 392-1134 Aug 11-14 Dallas, TX Presenter: TBA Language: English Email: answers@davistraining.org Telephone: +1 (888) 392-1134

April 22-25 2010 Silkeborg (Near Aarhus) Presenter: Robin Temple Language: English (Danish Translation) Email: info@dyslexia.de Telephone: +49 (040) 2517 8622

United Kingdom

Mar 29 Apr 1 Torquay, Devon Language: English Presenter: Richard Whitehead Email: uk@ dyslexia.com Telephone: +44 (0)1684 566300

For updated workshop schedules visit: www.dyslexia.com/train.htm

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Call Dorothy Owen Davis Training Consultant: Toll Free: 1 (888) 392-1134 Email: answers@davistraining.org

The Gift of Dyslexia Workshop

Based on the best-selling book The Gift of Dyslexia by Ronald D. Davis This 4-day workshop is an introduction to the basic theories, principles and application of all the procedures described in The Gift of Dyslexia. Training is done with a combination of lectures, demonstrations, group practice, and question and answer sessions. Attendance is limited to ensure the highest quality of training. Who should attend: Reading Specialists & Tutors Parents & Homeschoolers Resource Specialists Educational Therapists Occupational Therapists Speech/Language Therapists Participants will learn: How the Davis procedures were developed How to assess for the gift of dyslexia. How to help dyslexics eliminate mistakes and focus attention. The Davis Symbol Mastery tools for mastering reading. How to incorporate and use proven methods for improving reading, spelling, and motor coordination into a teaching, home school, tutoring, or therapeutic setting.

2010 International Schedule

Feb 11-13 March 14-17 Mar 29 - Apr 1 April 7-11 April 22-25 May 13-16 June 24-27 Aug 11-14 Hamburg Daytona Beach, FL Torquay, Devon Melbourne Silkeborg Freiburg Burlingame, CA Dallas, TX Germany USA UK Australia Denmark Germany USA USA

U.S. Course Schedule 8:30 - 9:00 Registration (first day) 9:00 - 5:00 Daily (lunch break 12:00-1:30) U.S. Fees and Discounts Special Rates for 2009 $925 per person, normally $1175 ($200 deposit required) $875 early bird discount with full payment, normally $1075 Advance registration required Includes manual, one-year DDAI membership, verification of attendance, and Workshop Kit Academic units and CEUs available

See page 27 for more workshop details.

For a detailed brochure on enrollment, prices, group rates, discounts, location, and further information, contact the DDA in your country. DDAI-Intl, Canada & USA 1601 Bayshore Highway, Ste 260 Burlingame, CA 94010 Tel: 1-888-805-7216 Fax: 1 (650) 692-7075 E-mail: ddai@dyslexia.com DDA-DACH Deutschland-Austria-Switzerland Wandsbecker Chausee 132 D-22089 Hamburg GERMANY Tel: 49 (040) 25 17 86 22 Fax: 49 (040) 25 17 86 24 E-mail: germany@dyslexia.com SWITZERLAND Tel: 41 (061) 273 81 85 E-MAIL: ch@dyslexia.com DDA-Latin America Calzada del Valle #400 Local 8 Colonia del Valle Garza Garca, Monterrey Nuevo Len Mxico, CP 66220 Tel: 52 (81) 8335-9435 Email: spanish@dyslexia.com DDA-Nederland Kerkweg 38a 6105 CG Maria Hoop, NEDERLAND Tel: 31 (475) 520 433 Fax: 31 (0475) 301 381 E-mail: info@davisdyslexie.nl DDA-UK Davis Learning Foundation 47-49 Church Street Great Malvern Worcestershire WR14 2AA Tel: +44 (0)1684 566300 E-mail: uk@dyslexia.com DDA-Pacific 295 Rattray Street Dunedin, New Zealand 9016 Tel: 64 (0274) 399 020 Fax: 0064 3 456 2028 Email: pacific@dyslexia.com

Enrollment limited v Classes fill Early v Call 1 (888) 805-7216 or 1 (650) 692-7141 For updated workshop schedules visit http://www.dyslexia.com/train.htm For a full description of the Davis Facilitator Certification Program, ask for our booklet.