Books Referencing Ronald Davis' Work
The book, The Gift of Dyslexia was first published in 1994, and is now available in 20 languages. Ronald Davis' groundbreaking view of dyslexia has influenced educators and researchers worldwide, and Davis Facilitators are now offering the program in more than 40 countries, in more than 30 different languages.
This page lists many of books now in print which discuss, recommend or reference the Davis program or The Gift of Dyslexia. Books that are highlighted with an asterisk (*) include a substantial discussion, explanation or exploration of Davis methods or theory.
A separate list of articles appearing in academic publications or research journals can be found here:
Alderson, Jonathan. Challenging the Myths of Autism: Unlock New Possibilities and Hope. HarperCollins Canada Ltd , 2012. [ISBN: 978-1554688708 ]
Allen, Tricia. Your Healthy Child with Homeopathy. John Blake, 2003. [ISBN: 9781843580546 ]
Armstrong, Thomas. In Their Own Way: Discovering and Encouraging Your Child's Multiple Intelligences. Tarcher; Revised Updated edition, 2000. [ISBN: 978-1585420513 ]
Armstrong, Thomas. Neurodiversity: Discovering the Extraordinary Gifts of Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Other Brain Differences . Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2010. [ISBN: 978-0738213545 ]
* Attebery, Kelly Ann. The Story of Evee's Sister: Playmaginating Dyslexia . CreateSpace, 2010. [ISBN: 978-1453813881 ]
* Bennett, Julie. Dyslexia Pocketbook. Teachers' Pocketbooks, 2006. [ISBN: 9781903776681 ]
* Bogdashina, O., and J. Siebelink. Waarneming en zintuiglijke ervaringen bij mensen met autisme en Aspergersyndroom. Garant, 2004. [ISBN: 9789044115376 ]
Bogdashina, Olga. Sensory Perceptual Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003. [ISBN: 9781843101666 ]
Bouchard, Dave, Sally Bender, Anne Letain, and Lucie Poulin-Mackey. For the Love of Reading. Orca Book Publishers, 2004. [ISBN: 9781551432816 ]
Bouwer, Cecilia. "Reading and Writing," Keys to Educational Psychology. pp 83-118. eds. Irma Eloff & Liesel Ebersohn, pp. 83-118, 2004. [ISBN: 9781919713441 ]
Brown, Teri J. Christian Unschooling : Growing Your Children in the Freedom of Christ. Sourcebooks, 2003. [ISBN: 978-1891400223 ]
* Butz, Curt. The World I Dream Of. O Books (Hants, UK), 2010. [ISBN: 9781846943157 ]
Chapman, Gaby. Let Them Have Books: A Proposal for Universal Reading Proficiency. iUniverse, 2010. [ISBN: 9781450257770 ]
Chivers, Maria. Dyslexia and other Learning Difficulties. Need2Know, 2005. [ISBN: 9781861440426 ]
Chivers, Maria. Practical Strategies for Living With Dyslexia. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2001. [ISBN: 9781853029059 ]
* Christo, Catherine, John Davis, and Stephen E. Brock. Identifying, Assessing, and Treating Dyslexia at School. Springer, 2009. [ISBN: 9780387885995 ]
Clausen-May, Tandi. Teaching maths to pupils with different learning styles. Paul Chapman Educational Publishing, 2005. [ISBN: 9781412903592 ]
Cohen, Cafi, and Janie Levine Hellyer . Homeschooling: The Teen Years. Prima Pub., 2000. [ISBN: 978-0761520931 ]
Cole-McCrea, Candace. "Cultural/Spiritual Attributions as Independent Variables in the Development of Identity and Potential for Persons of Exceptionality," Spirituality and Intellectual Disability. William C Gaventa and David L Coulter (editors), pp. 89-98. Routledge, 2002. [ISBN: 9780789016850 ]
* Coltheart, Max, and Genevieve McArthur. "Neuroscience, education, and educational efficacy research," Neuroscience in Education: The good, the bad, and the ugly. Oxford University Press, 2012. [ISBN: 978-0199600496 ]
Combs, Deidre. Worst enemy, best teacher: how to survive and thrive with opponents, competitors, and the people who drive us crazy. New World Library, 2005. [ISBN: 9781577314820 ]
Conner, Marcia L. Learn More Now: 10 Simple Steps to Learning Better, Smarter, and Faster. Wiley, 2004. [ISBN: 978-0471273905 ]
Cooke, Ann. Tackling Dyslexia: the Bangor Way. Wiley, 2nd Edition, 2002. [ISBN: 978-1861560650 ]
Daniels, Marilyn. Dancing with words: signing for hearing children's literacy. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001. [ISBN: 9780897897235 ]
Deiner, Penny Low. Inclusive Early Childhood Education: Development, Resources, and Practice. Cengage Learning, 2009. [ISBN: 9781428320864 ]
* Di Lauro, Anna. Ho mal di scuola!. Armando Editore,, 2012. [ISBN: 978-88-6677-043-5 ]
Dobson, Linda. The Homeschooling Book of Answers. Three Rivers Press, 2002. [ISBN: 978-0761535706 ]
* Donnelly, Karen. Coping with Dyslexia. The Rosen Publishing Group, 2000. [ISBN: 9780823928507 ]
* Eide, Brock, and Fernette Eide. The Mislabeled Child. Hyperion, 2007. [ISBN: 9781401308995 ]
Eide, Brock L, and Fernette F. Eide. The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain. Penguin, 2011. [ISBN: 9781594630798 ]
Elium, Jeanne and Don Elium. Raising a Family: Living on Planet Parenthood. Celestial Arts, 1997. [ISBN: 9780890878187 ]
Fawcett, Angela. Dyslexia: Theory and Good Practice. University of Michigan, 2001. [ISBN: 9781861562104 ]
* Freed, Jeffrey, and Laurie Parsons.. Right-Brained Children in a Left Brained World. Simon and Schuster, 1998. [ISBN: 9780684847931 ]
Göbel, Uwe. Gedankenzeichen. Edition Braus, 2000. [ISBN: 9783926318602 ]
Gilman, Barbara Jackson. Academic Advocacy for Gifted Children. Great Potential Press, 2008. [ISBN: 9780910707886 ]
Glazener, Laurie. Sensorcises: Active Enrichment for the Out-of-Step Learner . Brain Store, 2004. [ISBN: 9781890460396 ]
Golden, Robert N; Fred L. Peterson,and Karen H. Meyers. The Truth about ADHD and Other Neurobiological Disorders. Infobase Publishing, 2010. [ISBN: 9780816076369 ]
Goldish, Meish. Everything You Need to Know about Dyslexia . The Rosen Publishing Group, 2001. [ISBN: 9780823934621 ]
* Golon, Alexandra Shires. Visual-Spatial Learners. Prufrock Press, 2008. [ISBN: 9781593633240 ]
Grant, David. That's the Way I Think: Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and ADHD Explained . Taylor & Francis, 2010. [ISBN: 9780415564656 ]
* Hale, Alison. My World is not Your World. Archimedes Press, 1998. [ISBN: 9780953286102 ]
* Halla-Poe, Dorothy. A Matrix Model Approach for Children with Atypical Behaviors. Media Creations, 2003. [ISBN: 9781932047851 ]
Hammersley, L.. The Teaching Assistant's Guide: An essential textbook for foundation degree students. Routledge, 2006. [ISBN: 978-0415345682 ]
Hargrave, J.B.. Talk, Walk, and Win: Navigating the Tough Years. Tate Publishing, 2010. [ISBN: 9781616634490 ]
Harrison, Richard T., and Claire Leitch. Entreprenurial Learning: Conceptual Frameworks and Applications. Routledge, 2008. [ISBN: 9780415394161 ]
* Hayes, Lenore C. Homeschooling the Child with ADD (or Other Special Needs). Prima Lifestyles, 2002. [ISBN: 978-0761535690 ]
* Heim, Günther. Denn das Schreiben und das lesen. BoD – Books on Demand, 2008. [ISBN: 9783837080896 ]
Hendrickx, Sarah. The Adolescent and Adult Neuro-Diversity Handbook: Asperger's Syndrome, ADHD . Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010. [ISBN: 978-1843109808 ]
Henry, Shari. Homeschooling: The Middle Years. Prima Pub., 1999. [ISBN: 978-0761520924 ]
Häfele, Hartmut. Bessere Schulerfolge Fnr Legasthene und Lernschwache Schnlerinnen Durch F÷Rderung Der Sprachfertigkeiten. BoD – Books on Demand, 2009. [ISBN: 9783837090192 ]
Hibbs, Ernest. "Was Dyslexia Used to Order the Alphabet?," Innovative Techniques in Instruction Technology, E-learning, E-assessment and Education. ed. Magued Iskander, pp. 150-155. Springer, 2008. [ISBN: 9781402087387 ]
Hills, Sandra, and Pat Wyman. What's Food Got to Do With It?: 101 Natural Remedies for Learning Disabilities. Center for New Discoveries in Learning, 1997. [ISBN: 9781890047245 ]
Holm, Ivar. Ideas and beliefs in architecture and industrial design. Ivar Holm, 2006. [ISBN: 9788254701744 ]
Horrobin, David F. The Madness of Adam and Eve. Bantam, 2001. [ISBN: 9780593046494 ]
Hull Learning Services. Supporting Children with Dyslexia. David Fulton, 2004. [ISBN: 9781843122227 ]
Hunter-Carsch, Morag, and Margaret Herrington. Dyslexia and effective learning in secondary and tertiary education. Whurr Publishers, 2001. [ISBN: 9781861560162 ]
* Jantzen, Cornelia. Dyslexia: Learning Disorder or Creative Gift. Floris Books, 2009. [ISBN: 978-0863157097 ]
Joseph, Belinda and Robert. Magic Glasses. Lulu.com, 2007. [ISBN: 9780978351540 ]
* Kurtz, Lisa A.. Understanding Controversial Therapies for Children with Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Other Learning Disabilities. Jessica Kingsley, 2008. [ISBN: 9781843108641 ]
Lahrson-Fisher, Ann. Fundamentals of Homeschooling: Notes on Successful Family Living . Nettlepatch Press, 2003. [ISBN: 9780964081369 ]
Lahrson-Fisher, Ann. Homeschooling in Oregon: The 1998 Handbook . Out of the Box Pub., 1998. [ISBN: 9780964081383 ]
Longe, Jacqueline L.. The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine: D-K. Thompson Gale, 2004. [ISBN: 9780787674267 ]
Macdonald, Stephen James. Crime and Dyslexia: A Social Model Approach. Stephen James Macdonald, 2010. [ISBN: 9783639177527 ]
* Macdonald, Stephen James. Towards a Sociology of Dyslexia: Exploring Links Between Dyslexia, Disability and Social Class. Stephen James Macdonald, 2009. [ISBN: 9783639131130 ]
* Marshall, Abigail. The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Dyslexia.. Everything Books, 2004. [ISBN: 9781593371357 ]
* Marshall, Abigail, and Vincent Iannelli. When Your Child Has . . . Dyslexia. Adams Media Corp., 2009. [ISBN: 9781598696776 ]
Mauk, Kristen L, and Nola A. Schmidt. Spiritual Care in Nursing Practice. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003. [ISBN: 9780781740968 ]
McLoughlin, David, Carol Leather, and Patricia Stringer. The Adult Dyslexic: Interventions and Outcomes. Wiley, 2002. [ISBN: 978-1861560452 ]
* Mercogliano, Chris. Teaching the Restless. Beacon Press, 2003. [ISBN: 9780807032466 ]
Miles, T.R. and Elaine Miles. Dyslexia: a hundred years on. Open University Press, 1999. [ISBN: 978-0335200344 ]
Minematsu, Nobuaki, and Tazuko Nishimura. "Consideration of Infants' Vocal Imitation Through Modeling Speech as Timbre Based Melody," New Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence. eds. Ken Satoh, et al, pp. 26-39. Springer, 2008. [ISBN: 9783540781967 ]
Morgan, Ellen, and Cynthi Klein. The Dyslexic Adult in a Non-dyslexic World . Wiley, 2001. [ISBN: 978-1861562074 ]
New York Dept. of Public Instruction and Charles Rufus Skinner. Child Study. L, 1997. [ISBN: 9781435732001 ]
Nielsen, Lee Brattland. Brief Reference of Student Disabilities. Corwin Press, 2008. [ISBN: 9781412966337 ]
* Nyíri, János Kristóf and Tamás Demeter. Essays on Wittgenstein and Austrian philosophy. Rodopi, [ISBN: 9789042008885 ]
Nzira, Viola, and Paul Williams. Anti-Oppressive Practice in Health and Social Care. SAGE Publications, 2008. [ISBN: 9781412922685 ]
* Orenstein, Vik. Photographer's Market Guide to Building Your Photography Business. Writer's Digest Books, 2004. [ISBN: 9781582972640 ]
* Papolos, Demitri F., and Janice Papolos. The Bipolar Child. Random House, 2002. [ISBN: 9780767912853 ]
* Patton, Sally. Welcoming children with special needs: a guidebook for faith communities. Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, 2004. [ISBN: 9781558964792 ]
* Pavey, Barbara. The Dyslexia-Friendly Primary School. Paul Chapman, 2007. [ISBN: 9781412910309 ]
Payne, Trevor, and Elizabeth Turner. Dyslexia: a parents' and teachers' guide. Multilingual Matters, 1998. [ISBN: 9781853594106 ]
Peer, Lindsay. Dyslexia-Successful Inclusion in the Secondary School. David Fulton, 2001. [ISBN: 978-1853467424 ]
* Peer, Lindsay, and Gavin Reid. Multilingualism, literacy and dyslexia: a challenge for educators. David Fulton, [ISBN: 9781853466960 ]
* Phoenix, Chris. "A Multi-Level Synthesis of Dyslexia," Unifying Themes in Complex Systems IV. ed Yaneer Bar-Yam, Ali Minai, pp 100-112. Springer, 2008. [ISBN: 9783540738480 ]
Pollak, David. Dyslexia, the self and higher education. Trentham Books, 2005. [ISBN: 9781858563602 ]
* Poole, Jennifer. Decoding Dyslexia. Troubador Publishing, 2008. [ISBN: 9781906510510 ]
* Reid, Gavin. Dyslexia: A Complete Guide for Parents. Wiley, 2011. [ISBN: 978-0470973738 ]
Reid, Gavin, and Jane Kirk. Dyslexia In Adults: A Practical Guide for Working and Learning . Wiley, 2001. [ISBN: 978-0471852056 ]
Scheele, Paul R.. The PhotoReading whole mind system. Learning Strategies Corp., 1999. [ISBN: 9781853466960 ]
Schetter, Patricia, and Kandis Lighthall. Homeschooling the Child with Autism: Answers to the Top Questions Parents and Professionals Ask. John Wiley & Sons, 2009. [ISBN: 9780470292563 ]
Scott, Rosemary. Dyslexia and Counselling. Wiley, 2005. [ISBN: 978-1861563958 ]
Senge, Peter M. (ed.). Schools that Learn. Doubleday, 2000. [ISBN: 9780385493239 ]
* Serrano-Lopez, Maria and Matthew E. Poehner. "Materializing linguistic concepts through 3-D clay modeling," Sociocultural theory and the teaching of second languages. Equinox Pub., 2008. [ISBN: 9781845532505 ]
Sher, Barbara. It's only too late if you don't start now. Dell Trade Paperback, 1999. [ISBN: 9780440507185 ]
* Silverman, Linda Kreger. "The two-edged sword of compensation: How the gifted cope with learning disabilities," Uniquely Gifted: Identifying and Meeting the Needs of Twice Exceptional Learners. Kiesa Kay (Ed.), (pp. 153-165). Avocus Publishing Inc, 2000. [ISBN: 9781890765040 ]
* Silverman, Linda Kreger. Upside-Down Brilliance: The Visual-Spatial Learner. DeLeon Publishing, 2002. [ISBN: 9781932186000 ]
Silverstein, Alvin, . Dyslexia (My Health). Scholastic Library Pub., 2002. [ISBN: 9780531165607 ]
Sims, Ronald R., and Serbrenia J. Sims. Learning styles and learning: a key to meeting the accountability demands in education. Nova Science Publishers, 2006. [ISBN: 9781594546082 ]
* Smith, Joan M. You Don't Have to Be Dyslexic. Learning Time Press, 1996. [ISBN: 9780962875816 ]
Stern, Marcia B. Child-Friendly Therapy. W. W. Norton & Company, 2008. [ISBN: 9780393705645 ]
Stordy, B. Jacqueline, and Malcolm J. Nicholl. The LCP Solution: The Remarkable Nutritional Treatment for ADHD, Dyslexia, and Dyspraxia. Ballantine Books, 2000. [ISBN: 978-0345438720 ]
Taylor, Steve. Making Time: Why Time Seems to Pass at Different Speeds and How to Control It. Icon Books, 2009. [ISBN: 9781848310018 ]
* Temple, Robin. Dyslexia: practical and easy-to-follow advice. Element, 1998. [ISBN: 9781862043145 ]
Thomson, Moira. Supporting gifted and talented pupils in the secondary school. Paul Chapman Educational Publishing, 2006. [ISBN: 9781412919685 ]
Tom, Deborah. Find the Balance: Esseential Steps to Fulfillment in your Life and Work. BBC Books, 2004. [ISBN: 9780563521389 ]
Turner, Jessica Baron. Your Musical Child: Inspiring Kids to Play and Sing for Keeps . Hal Leonard Corporation, 2004. [ISBN: 9781890490515 ]
* Vittles, Jacqui. Dyslexia: An Amazing Discovery. Eloquent Books, 2009. [ISBN: 978-1608608430 ]
Volkman, Victor R.. Beyond Trauma: Conversations on Traumatic Incident Reduction. Loving Healing Press, 2003. [ISBN: 781932690002 ]
von Károly, Catya, and Ellen Winner. "Investigations of Visual-Spatial Abilities in Dyslexia," Focus on dyslexia research. ed. Henry D. Tobias, pp. 1-26. Nova Publishers, 2004. [ISBN: 9781590339503 ]
von Károly, Catya, and Ellen Winner. "Dyslexia and Visual-Spatial Talents: Are they Connected?," Students with Both Gifts and Learning Disabilities. ed Tina M. Newman, Robert J. Sternberg; pp. 95-115. Springer, 2004. [ISBN: 9780306483790 ]
Weaver, Andrew J., John D. Preston, and Leigh W. Jerome. Counseling Troubled Teens and Their Families. Abington Press, 1999. [ISBN: 978-0687082360 ]
* Wenger, Ruth. Alphaskills. Campus Verlag, 2005. [ISBN: 9783593378329 ]
Williams,Kimberly, and Marcel Lebrun. Keeping Kids Safe, Healthy, and Smart. R&L Education, 2009. [ISBN: 9781578869718 ]
* Willis, Mariaemma, and Victoria Kindle-Hodson. Discover Your Child's Learning Style. Prima Pub., 1999. [ISBN: 9780761520139 ]
Wiltshire, Paula. Dyslexia. Raintree Steck-Vaughn. 2002. [ISBN: 9780739852217 ]
* Wood, Tracey. Overcoming dyslexia for dummies. For Dummies, 2005. [ISBN: 9780471752851 ]
