Based on “The Gift of Dyslexia” Davis® techniques, this course offers greater understanding about your child’s natural way of thinking and gives you greater empowerment to support them on their academic and life journey.

Session breakdown:

Session 1: Confused?

Your journey as the parent of a bright but struggling learner.

The role of confusion in a learning difficulty.

The Davis “Release” Procedure.

Session 2: Gifts and Problems

The talents that go with learning difficulties.

How can a talent cause a problem?

Word thinking and picture thinking.

Session 3: How do dyslexics think and learn?

The concept of ‘disorientation’ and its role in a learning difficulty.

The problem with if.

The Davis “Create-A-Word” procedure.

Session 4: Learning for Picture Thinkers

Visualisation for reading comprehension

Punctuation as a reading skill

Retention of what has been read

Why Clay?

The Davis “Picture-At-Punctuation” and “Symbol Mastery” techniques.

Session 5: Going Deeper

“Picture-At-Punctuation”: fiction and fact.

Dictionaries: their power for picture-thinkers.

“Symbol Mastery” on subject-specific vocabulary.

Picturing technical definitions.

Session 6: Pulling it all together

Comprehensive course review.

Creating a complete support strategy for

your bright but struggling child