Davis Reading Program For Young Learners
The Purpose
To provide young children with an introduction to Davis tools for attention focus and self-regulation, to learn the alphabet and use Davis techniques to acquire primary level pre-reading and reading skills, and to provide parents or other family members with the knowledge and experience to continue to support their children’s learning during early school years.
The Program
1. Consultation & Assessment
Ages Served: Appropriate for children age 5-8, and older children with significant developmental delays. Note: Children of this age who are already exhibiting dyslexia symptoms or reading anxiety may require some steps and program time beyond those outlined below.
Length of Program: Approximately 30 hours, generally provided in half-day sessions over two or more consecutive weeks, depending on the child’s stamina and distance from Facilitator. The program requires the presence of a parent or other designated support person, who will be observing and participating throughout the overall program time.
How do I get started?
The first step is to schedule a free 15-20 minute phone consultation. During this time I will learn all about you/your child and gain an understanding of how I might be able to help.
The second step is to schedule an in-person assessment. This is a 1.5 - 2 hour meeting where I will interview the potential client and a parent/support person and assess the potential clients perceptual ability. At the end of the assessment you will have a clear set of goals for improvement, an understanding of how the program can help you achieve those goals and what your specific program will entail based on those goals. You will then have the option to schedule your program.
2. Two Week Program
What happens during a program?
The child will learn the following mental-focusing techniques:
Davis Focusing
Release (stress-reduction and relaxation technique)
Energy-dial (self-regulation of energy level)
Koosh Ball Exercise ( to reinforce focusing skills)
Letter and Alphabet Mastery: The child will model and master upper and lower-case letters of the alphabet in clay, followed by mastery of the entire alphabet sequence.
The child and parent will learn how to use Davis Symbol Mastery to learn language symbols and master the most common and basic words encountered in early reading such as “a”, “the”, “for” “to”
Support training and instruction will be provided to the parent throughout the program
3. Follow Up
I will provide up to six hours of follow-up services on an as-needed basis, and these are included in the Program fee. However, it is the responsibility of the individual who has received a Davis program to continue with the post-program exercises agreed upon with me.
4. Results
After working with me, the child and the parent will know how to use Davis techniques to control attention focus and energy level. The child will have mastered the alphabet and basic punctuation marks. The child and parent will have been provided with learning techniques for beginning reading skills, and knowledge and experience with learning methods for mastering words and language symbols.
“When someone masters something, it becomes part of that person. It becomes part of the individual’s thought and creative process. It adds the quality of its essence to all subsequent thought and creativity of the individual.”
— Ronald D. Davis
