Davis® method
The Davis Method: How It Works and Why It Helps Where Other Methods Don't
If you're looking for information about the Davis Method, chances are your child is struggling with reading, writing, or concentration. Here you'll learn how the method works and why it helps where traditional approaches haven't worked.
Diagnosis or gift?
What is dyslexia really?
When people hear the word “dyslexia,” they usually think of reading problems – letter reversals, slow reading of syllables, spelling errors.
That’s true, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Dyslexia is not a disease or mental retardation. It is a specific way of thinking and perceiving information.
What is the program?
When people hear the word “dyslexia,” they usually think of reading problems – letter reversals, slow reading of syllables, spelling errors.
That’s true, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
About 30 hours, usually over five consecutive days.
Face-to-face in Bamberg, in an agreed area or online worldwide.
Up to 6 hours after the program at no additional charge, then support by mail and phone.
Up to 6 hours after the program at no additional charge, then support by mail and phone.
Mechanism, not mistakes
I don’t just look at mistakes. I look for the mechanism that creates them. When symbols or attention lose stability.
What is the program?
When people hear the word “dyslexia,” they usually think of reading problems – letter reversals, slow reading of syllables, spelling errors.
That’s true, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Important Note
The report is not a medical diagnosis and does not replace an evaluation by a doctor or clinical psychologist.
It is an educational and diagnostic document that provides additional professional support when communicating with an educational institution.
Available in your required language
Available in your required language
Important Note
For Schools, Universities & Examination Centers
For Schools, Universities & Examination Centers
For Schools, Universities & Examination Centers
For Schools, Universities & Examination Centers
For Schools, Universities & Examination Centers
For Schools, Universities & Examination Centers
For Schools, Universities & Examination Centers
For Schools, Universities & Examination Centers
For Schools, Universities & Examination Centers
The child sees letters differently than you do.
She thinks in images - she turns them over in her head, sees the object from all sides at once. This is a gift for life: imagination, ingenuity, unconventional solutions. The same mechanism fails with letters, because the symbols have no volume, and the brain still tries to "wrap" them. Hence the permutations, omissions, moving text.
Davis's method works not with errors, but with their cause - and returns control over one's own perception to the child.
For Schools, Universities & Examination Centers
For Schools, Universities & Examination Centers
For Schools, Universities & Examination Centers
For Schools, Universities & Examination Centers
For Schools, Universities & Examination Centers
For Schools, Universities & Examination Centers
Diagnosis or gift?
What is dyslexia really?
When people hear the word “dyslexia,” they usually think of reading problems – letter reversals, slow reading of syllables, spelling errors.
That’s true, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Important Note
The report is not a medical diagnosis and does not replace an evaluation by a doctor or clinical psychologist.
It is an educational and diagnostic document that provides additional professional support when communicating with an educational institution.
500+
Families from 9 countries
500+
Families from 9 countries
500+
Families from 9 countries
500+
Families from 9 countries
500+
Families from 9 countries
Він народився у 1942 році в Америці. У той час не було слова «аутизм», не було «дислексії». Були лише діагнози, що звучали як вирок: «відсталий», «непридатний до навчання», «дитина Kаннера».
Рон не пам’ятає перші 9 років свого життя. Аж поки одного дня він не «прокинувся», раптом усвідомивши реальність довкола себе. До 12 років він не розмовляв. До 17 — не читав.
Letters get mixed up, attention drifts, and thoughts break off. Outwardly, this is often perceived as a lack of effort.
«Я не був хворим. Я просто думав інакше.»
–Р. Дейвіс
Поки лікарі шукали вади, він бачив світ у 3D-моделях. У 17 років тест показав 137 балів. До 27 років, після років ліплення з глини, його IQ сягнув 169. Але для світу він залишався «інвалідом».
Прорив 1980 року
У 1980 році в готельному номері стався справжній прорив. Після трьох днів інтенсивних експериментів над власною орієнтацією та сприйняттям, Рон відкрив книгу «Острів скарбів» і... почав читати. Це було перше повноцінне читання в його житті.
Important Note
I don’t just look at mistakes. I look for the mechanism that creates them. When symbols or attention lose stability.
Hidden disorientation
Letters get mixed up, attention drifts, and thoughts break off. Outwardly, this is often perceived as a lack of effort.
Conditions for Davis®
The diagnosis determines whether there are conditions for effective work using the Davis® method and whether there is a real prospect for change.
FOR ADMISSION & STUDY
Written Report for Schools and Educational Accommodations
Davis® is a powerful tool. The PRIMA System is a way to apply it precisely: taking into account the language, culture, the child's experience and real life.
Mechanism, not mistakes
I don’t just look at mistakes. I look for the mechanism that creates them. When symbols or attention lose stability.
Mechanism, not mistakes
I don’t just look at mistakes. I look for the mechanism that creates them. When symbols or attention lose stability.
Mechanism, not mistakes
I don’t just look at mistakes. I look for the mechanism that creates them. When symbols or attention lose stability.
Mechanism, not mistakes
I don’t just look at mistakes. I look for the mechanism that creates them. When symbols or attention lose stability.
Mechanism, not mistakes
I don’t just look at mistakes. I look for the mechanism that creates them. When symbols or attention lose stability.
Mechanism, not mistakes
I don’t just look at mistakes. I look for the mechanism that creates them. When symbols or attention lose stability.
Want details?
A full description of the program — Davis Instrument Mechanics, a step-by-step lesson plan included in the materials package.
TAMARA ★ PRIMA SYSTEM
500+
Families from 9 countries
30+
Years of practice
9
Countries online
Among them are speech therapists, doctors, psychologists, and teachers who were looking for an answer for their own children.
Who is it suitable for?
For children from 7 years old, teenagers and adults.
For those who think in images, not words.
For those who are cramped in the traditional system.
The program works with reading, writing, and literacy — from easy forms to pronounced ones.
First step
A qualifying call is 15–20 minutes. You tell me your situation, I tell you if I can help.
+49 151 2044 1278
Bamberg, Germany · online worldwide