DDA-Pacific
+64 4 478 2208| margot@giftdyslexia.co.nz |http://www.davisdyslexia.co.nz/
DDA-Pacific coordinates Davis program training and licensing in Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands.
For training and general enquiries for Davis Dyslexia Association Pacific, please contact, the Director, Margot Young.
Street Address
New Zealand
January 2019
Basic Practice Meeting – Wellington
This four-day course is open to students who have completed the Basic Field Assignments. Its purpose is to refine counsellor skills, and develop increased experiential understanding of dyslexic perception, thinking, learning style and process. It provides intensive supervised practice in small groups of the basic Davis procedures and is focused on improving technical skills. This course may be required to be repeated to improve skills for those wishing to pursue licensing as Davis Facilitators. Includes individual Specialist consultation. Note: this…
Find out more »Gift of Learning Workshop – Wellington
Advanced Workshop: Davis Methods for Math, Handwriting, Attention Difficulties, and Auditory Orientation: This four-day workshop is open to persons who have a Specialist recommendation after successfully completing the Basic Supervised Practice Meeting. It provides specialized training in advanced Davis techniques. Includes manual, 15-minute post-workshop consultation, Advanced Methods DVD, and Auditory Orientation CD.
Find out more »Davis Learning Strategies – Southland, NZ
Davis Learning Strategies Workshops are aimed at Year 0-3 teachers/aides and provide an effective reading enhancement programme to use class-wide. Waihao Downs School in South Canterbury have been implementing Davis Learning Strategies in their school for 5 years now and are extremely proud of their dramatic improvement in reading and writing levels amongst their students. Please let us know if you would like more information regarding their journey. Registrations are due, with payment, 3 weeks before the workshop starts. The…
Find out more »Davis Learning Strategies Workshops – North Island
Davis Learning Strategies Workshops are aimed at Year 0-3 teachers/aides and provide an effective reading enhancement programme to use class-wide. Waihao Downs School in South Canterbury have been implementing Davis Learning Strategies in their school for 5 years now and are extremely proud of their dramatic improvement in reading and writing levels amongst their students. Please let us know if you would like more information regarding their journey. Registrations are due, with payment, 3 weeks before the workshop starts. The…
Find out more »Davis Learning Strategies – West Coast, NZ
Davis Learning Strategies Workshops are aimed at Year 0-3 teachers/aides and provide an effective reading enhancement programme to use class-wide. Waihao Downs School in South Canterbury have been implementing Davis Learning Strategies in their school for 5 years now and are extremely proud of their dramatic improvement in reading and writing levels amongst their students. Please let us know if you would like more information regarding their journey. Registrations are due, with payment, 3 weeks before the workshop starts. The…
Find out more »Gift of Dyslexia – Melbourne
Dates and venue to be confirmed. Please email for more information. The Gift of Dyslexia Workshop is an introduction to the fundamental theories, principles and procedures of Davis Dyslexia Correction. These basic principles and methods form the foundation of the various Davis Programmes for dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia and ADD/ADHD. Training is done with a combination of lectures, demonstrations, paired practice sessions and Q & A. Each participant will have the opportunity to understand, experience and practice each procedure. Attendance…
Find out more »Davis Learning Strategies – Nelson, NZ
Davis Learning Strategies Workshops are aimed at Year 0-3 teachers/aides and provide an effective reading enhancement programme to use class-wide. Waihao Downs School in South Canterbury have been implementing Davis Learning Strategies in their school for 5 years now and are extremely proud of their dramatic improvement in reading and writing levels amongst their students. Please let us know if you would like more information regarding their journey. Registrations are due, with payment, 3 weeks before the workshop starts. The…
Find out more »April 2019
Advanced Supervised Practice Meeting – Wellington
This five-day course provides intensive supervision leading to mastery of the core Davis procedures; and further instruction in the logic, reasoning, and strategies underlying the Davis methods, and the administration of Davis Programs. This course may be required to be repeated for those needing additional practice.
Find out more »Pod Week 1 – Wellington
This training ensures professional standards of quality for providing 5-day Davis programs are fully developed and understood. Students work in groups of 3 (pods) under the supervision of a Davis Specialist, in one of the following roles for a full week: Providing a 5-day Davis Program. Receiving a 5-day Program. Observing a Program. The roles are not done in a specific order, e.g., some students may provide a program during their first Pod Week, while others may provide a program…
Find out more »July 2019
Pod Week 2 – Wellington
This training ensures professional standards of quality for providing 5-day Davis programs are fully developed and understood. Students work in groups of 3 (pods) under the supervision of a Davis Specialist, in one of the following roles for a full week: Providing a 5-day Davis Program. Receiving a 5-day Program. Observing a Program. The roles are not done in a specific order, e.g., some students may provide a program during their first Pod Week, while others may provide a program…
Find out more »August 2019
Pod Week 3 – Wellington
This training ensures professional standards of quality for providing 5-day Davis programs are fully developed and understood. Students work in groups of 3 (pods) under the supervision of a Davis Specialist, in one of the following roles for a full week: Providing a 5-day Davis Program. Receiving a 5-day Program. Observing a Program. The roles are not done in a specific order, e.g., some students may provide a program during their first Pod Week, while others may provide a program…
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