Tyler – aged 11 – Davis Dyslexia Correction® Program
4 and 1/2 months after program
Grandmother (brought Tyler to see me, and helped him after his program)
“I have just come back from being an observer in Tyler’s reading group. The leader of the reading groups thinks Tyler is more than ready to join the class permanently. I have no doubt about that as he was recently tested for reading/comprehension levels and he is sitting in the mid stream where as before he was, sadly, close to the bottom.
“I am impressed!!!! Tyler had his hand up all the time for all questions and certainly had no trouble in accurately recalling the story.He read very well – I think he stumbled on one word but the leader is very quick to correct it – whereas as I would stop and let the reader try and work it out. But I’m not the leader. He even butted in to correct other readers pronunciation.. (he was correct on all words). He is a lot more confident and he doesn’t constantly say ‘I am dumb’ or ‘I’ve got a bad brain’. Yes we are as proud as punch. He has certainly come a long way.”
8 months after program
“Tyler’s teacher tested all her students for reading, maths, spelling etc. at the beginning of the year and again last week. Tyler didn’t even register on the Lexile reading before, but now he has improved by 978. The teacher told his mum that that is ‘absolutely amazing’. His improvement was the greatest by far in the class. …we are as proud as punch. He has certainly come a long way.
“And thanks to people like you and the Ron Davis Program for helping people like Tyler. So a BIG thank you.”
From Tyler
“Just a very big thank you for helping me in the Dyslexia Unlocked program. My teacher said I have made a BIG improvement in my confidence and results in my school work.”
Jack – aged 10 –Davis Dyslexia Correction® Program
9 months after program
From mum
“We really do appreciate the faith you have in him – your contact is always very refreshing and great for his confidence and seems to give him another bump in motivation to keep on with those trigger words. I’m impressed with the way he opens up to you, with the little bits that bother him with his schooling in one way or another, and you always seem to come up with some good ideas in which he can work around them. Thank you for your feedback to Jack with his words. [Jack sent me photos of his models and words]He reads what you respond to him and I believe its great for his motivation. He has worked well on his symbol work – often just needs to be told he needs to do one before he goes off to do something else and he gets stuck into it. Seems to be able to explain the meaning to me, though probably doesn’t master all the meanings in the dictionary.”
“I just wanted to let you know that Jack was elected as School Captain. He is reading in assemblies in front of everyone now, and also doing readings in school chapel now. It’s amazing!!”
Molly – aged 10 and 11 –
Davis Dyslexia Correction® Program, and the following year, Davis Attention Mastery℠ Program – for ADHD
from mum
“Molly took it upon herself to start [tidying] her room today. I have been observing her and she has her own sorting process going on!! I should be thanking you for unpacking this with her! …She was also proud of herself today when she used her new strategy for when the boys annoy her. “
“She’s amazing and I’m loving seeing her applying everything she has been learning. It’s so fascinating at the same time! We are just so happy we were able to be recommended to you, one of the best decisions we have made! Your help has been beyond amazing!”
Salomi – aged 19 –Davis Dyslexia Correction® Program
“I want to say thank you again for being my guide through the program. I have gained a confidence that continues to grow not only in my reading ability but overall understanding of myself. I feel that has been the biggest and most gratifying outcome for me. After striving all through my schooling to simply not stand out as someone who was different or struggling, I realised at 19 that it could be a possibility that my brain worked differently. I ended up deciding that I wanted to do tests to see if my gut feeling was right, all while still convincing myself that I’m not different, I’m just not working hard enough and I’m looking for excuses. I thought so negatively about my efforts because that was the response I got from teachers whenever my grades weren’t ‘average’.
When I finally did the tests with a psychologist, I found the whole experience so negative and degrading. As I was trying to answer the questions I was constantly being told that “that shouldn’t take you that long”. I felt so exposed having to sit in front of someone while they watched and analysed my ways of coping with reading and writing that I had conditioned myself into doing. When the testing was done and I was told I was dyslexic, it was told to me as a negative, that there was “nothing I could do about it”, it’s a learning ‘disability’.
It took some convincing from my mum, who found the Davis Program, that it was going to be a positive experience. I am so grateful for her and for you, Jan. Like I mentioned before, the biggest thing I feel I’ve gained from the program is confidence. I started embracing the fact that I think differently, and realising how it’s shaped me as a person.
I am not a creative, smart and talented person in spite of my dyslexia; I am those things because of it. Thank you for being my guide into helping me realise that. 🙂 “
Gillian – adult –Davis Dyslexia Correction® Program
“You are never too old to learn new techniques. I have quietly struggled with dyslexia for many, many years. Before the age of computers I was too embarrassed to write letters or do any other form of writing because of my poor spelling. Early last year I met Jan and discovered the Davis Dyslexia Programme; a programme that looks at dyslexia as a gift rather than a disability. Jan encouraged me to do a course with her and I had fun as I learnt new ways of learning.This programme does not rely on hours of phonics.
Jan is a wonderful facilitator and will build your confidence as you do the programme. She will look for your strengths and improve your self esteem. At the beginning of the course we set clear goals to aim for so I could see my improvement. Throughout the course there were several ah-ha moments when a problem was solved.
Jan is very flexible in the way she teaches the technique and will adapt to your individual needs.
Over the years I have done various courses to help me improve my reading speed and spelling but I have found the Davis Dyslexia Programme the most beneficial. I highly recommend the Davis Dyslexia programme and Jan Stead as a Facilitator!”
Miranda – aged 13 – Davis Dyslexia Correction® Program
“Doing the Davis Dyslexia program with Jan Stead of Dyslexia Unlocked has been life-changing for us.
Having just discovered my 13 year old daughter is dyslexic, and hearing about the effectiveness of the Davis program through others, we recently booked in for the 5 day program and have been thrilled with the results.Our daughter has her confidence back, and has been taught effective ways to make reading, spelling and grammar much easier, as well as tools to help her focus better. She also had a lot of hands-on fun with Jan along the way. She now sees dyslexia as something that has benefits as well as challenges and, with the immediate improvement following the 5 day course, is motivated to continue ‘mastering’ her dyslexia in a positive, creative way.
Jan’s positive, patient and encouraging way of teaching and supporting her students is remarkable. She is an excellent communicator and goes above and beyond to customise learning for the individual and guide the whole family through the process, including through followup sessions. The Davis Dyslexia program has rigorous standards for its facilitators and, being a learning approach researched and developed by someone with dyslexia, its results speak for themselves. I’m so glad we found Jan as a Davis program facilitator through Dyslexia Unlocked and recommend her very highly.”