About Davis Methods
Looking for help? Davis methods empower neurodivergent individuals of all ages by transforming their learning abilities and interactions in a life-changing way. For more information visit our main website at davismethod.com.
History of Davis Methods
In 1980, at age 38, Ronald Dell Davis overcame his own severe dyslexia when he found a way to quickly eliminate common perceptual distortions. For the first time in his life, he could read and enjoy a book without struggling. To his surprise...
Red Dirt and Water
The Story Behind our use of Clay to Model Words and Ideas
When I was an infant, my mother was told I was a Kanner's baby. Dr. Leo Kanner coined the word autism in the US. For the first nine years of my life, I was oblivious to everything.
An Adult Testimonial to the Merits of the Davis Method
Before I can discuss the positively amazing impact the Davis Method has had on my life, first I should give some background about my dyslexia. I was diagnosed as a “severe to extreme” dyslexic while in my 3rd year of study at university. The...
Davis Research Studies
The Davis Dyslexia Correction program was developed by Ronald Dell Davis from independent experimentation and research , beginning in the early 1980's. Davis, who was himself severely dyslexic, had discovered a simple mental technique that radically improved...
Diary of a Week with a Facilitator
Diary of 13-year-old Bridget Dalton's week with her Davis facilitator
Monday
I was really excited because I was having a week off school and coming to a place I didn't know and staying in a bed-and-breakfast. But I was also quite nervous, mainly...
Experiences - Reports from Adults
The Davis program was created by a dyslexic adult, based on discoveries made when he managed to correct his own dyslexia at age 38. The program was developed through continued research with adult volunteers. Davis Facilitators...
Experiences - What Davis Clients Say
Featured feedback about Davis Dyslexia Correction program results from adults, children, parents and teachers.
I can see clearly now: Beating dyslexia with clay
As all too many parents know , the quest for "solutions" to dyslexia can be a long and frustrating one. But now a new teaching method - in which dyslexics model key words in clay - promises to put an end to the problems of dyslexia once and for ...