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Vol. 37 Davis Dyslexia Association International Issue 4 • 2004
IN THE MAIL
Dear Mr. Davis:
Today I received one of your my reports. They were so bad and with so what my problem was. Take it or leave
newsletters and read the wonderful story many misspellings that even I could not it! For the most part, everyone accepted
about Melissa. read them correctly. The teacher thought it and I was not embarrassed any
The one and only time I met with that this embarrassment would “motivate” more…most of the time.
you was in 1989. I heard of this new me. It did just the reverse; I never wanted I never did take any of your classes
breakthrough in dyslexia, which at the to write again. mostly because of what you did for me
time, I was not sure if this was my At the time I met with you, I as an fifteen years ago in those three short
problem or not. We had an appointment Art Director in the graphic arts and most hours. It gave me new confidence and
at 3pm and it lasted until 6. At the end of my work was visual. I did very well strength to tackle things I never thought
of this meeting you had given me so with this but there was always some I could do.
much insight to my lifelong problem, writing to be done. Sometimes it took me So in conclusion, I want to thank
that I ended up crying. You lifted from over three hours to write a one page letter. you so very much for your help and
me a great guilt, embarrassment, and a This was always very painful and there what you are doing for the Melissas of
feeling that I was not too smart. I was were still…misspelled words. the world.
49 years old at the time. After our “meeting” I made up my Thank you Ron.
Through my school years I was told mind that I was “very OK” and the world
I was just “lazy” and many times had to –Carl M. Gaither
was going to have to adapt to me. From
stand up in front of the class and read that point on, I would tell anyone up front
“
Copyright 2003 Randy Glasbergen. www.glasbergen.com
Kindness in words
creates confidence.
Kindness in
thinking creates
profoundness.
Kindness in giving
creates love.
”
Lao Tzu, philosopher
(6th century B.C.)
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THE DYSLEXIC READER PAGE 3
International
Davis Dyslexia Building Self-Advocacy Skills
Correction ®
v Belgium (cont’d)
Focusing on Talents that links between dyslexia and high talent
Continued from page 1 are often observed at MIT– indeed, these
Peggy Poppe
Borgerhout (Antwerpen)
One of the leading visionary thinkers in observations are so frequent that locally
the computer field is Nicholas Negroponte, dyslexia is called “the MIT disease.” +32 (03) 236 54 24
the dyslexic founder of the Media Lab at Some months after his book came out, Edith Rotenberg
Houtain-St. Siméon/Liège
+ 32 (04) 374-27-87
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Negroponte was featured on the cover of
WiReD magazine to celebrate the first ten
Viki Vandevenne
(MIT). More than a decade ago, he and
Bonheiden, Belgium
others started work to form the Media years of the Media Lab. Playing on the title
Lab which was to be based on the idea of Negroponte’s book, the WiReD article, +32 (0473) 30 41 51
v Bolivia
that major industries–such as publishing, begins: “Being Nicholas—The Media Lab’s
Maria Ormachea
telecommunications, television, feature film, visionary founder . . . the most wired man we
and computers– would all converge over know (and that is saying something).” During La Paz +591 (02) 792 945
v Brazil
time until at a certain point it would be hard the interview, Negroponte is asked whether
he would rather read text on a computer
Ana Lima
to tell which was which. Of course, now
these predictions are seen as splendidly and screen or on paper. His answer reveals the Rio De Janeiro
universally justified, as we are daily matter-of-fact, by-the-way, manner many +55 (021) 2295-1505
v Canada (cont’d)
Focusing on Talents great. So, she hired the one who had done
Continued from page 5 the lighting. She also noted that the dyslexic
Catherine Smith
Oakville/Toronto and Titanic. With an enormous career boost team members were easy to work with
+1 (905) 844-4144 from having a major role in a film that won because they were so highly motivated.
Kim J. Willson-Rymer many Academy Awards, she has more recently After so much failure in school, when given
Oakville/Toronto
+1 (905) 825-3153 moved on to help start a new computer a chance, they wanted to show what they
could really do. Also, they never had to
v China
graphics company in Montreal, Canada.
Delahaye’s personal estimate is that about read anything. When you are pushing the
Livia Wong technology and the software to the limits, you
Hong Kong
half of all computer graphics artists are
+852-2810-0282 probably dyslexic. Some may think her cannot consult a manual or a handbook. You
v Cyprus
estimate is rather large until it is compared have to ask your co-workers. It is an entirely
oral culture—perfect for dyslexics. Those
Alexis Mouzouris
with a study of first-year art students in a
Limassol London art school giving a rate of fully 75 who are responsible for education and hiring
+35-72-538-2094 percent. In France, Valerie’s difficulties with need to understand that many of the assumed
v France writing and working under pressure had rules do not apply when you are out on the
Dominique Blaess kept her from passing exams—even those edge of the really new.
Le Pecq/Paris required to enter art school. In the U.S.,
+33 (01) 39 76 12 61
Transforming Occupations
she was able to have accommodations Delahaye’s story highlights for us the
Jennifer Delrieu
Voisins le Bretonneux/Paris
with exams so she could finally receive a great changes that some occupations are going
+33 (01) 30 44 19 91 professional education in her area of strength. though at this time—and the increasingly
Carol Nelson-Pollard
She was not forced to be judged in areas that evident inconsistencies between the skills
Paris +33 (01) 46 51 72 63 were largely irrelevant to her work and talent. valued in the old verbal technological context
Odile Puget She has expressed concern that the educational and the skills coming to be more highly valued
Annecy/Geneva
+ 33 (04) 50 41 82 67
system in France still has done in the emerging technologies
very little to address these
Guilaine Batoz Saint-Martin
of images and visualization.
La Bastidonne/Marseille
problems and misconceptions. More and more groups
+33 (0490) 08 98 56 Delahaye’s work Those who are are coming to a rediscovered
v Germany/Deutschland
experience is especially responsible for awareness of the importance
Liesbeth Berger-Laming
revealing in trying to education and hiring of visual and spatial abilities—
Stuttgart-Vaihingen understand the complex need to understand not only in art and design,
+49 (0711) 782 3115 relationship between dyslexia that many of the but also in engineering and
Ute Breithaupt and talent. She explained that assumed rules do not medicine, the sciences,
Langenselbold
+49 (06184) 93 84 88
in making the film Titanic, she apply when you are out mathematics and related
on the edge of the
Andrea Fleckenstein
eventually came to be in charge disciplines. In spite of strong
really new.
Witzenhausen of one of the key computer conventions of thought and
+49 (05542) 91 16 07 graphics teams—in which, as common belief, we are seeing
Cornelia Garbe it turns out, all the other
Berlin
a gradual reawakening of
+49 (030) 61 65 91 25
members were in fact dyslexic. interest in spatial abilities
Astrid Grosse-Mönch
Her team would job-out many of the less that were formerly thought to be relatively
Buxtehude difficult computer graphic shots to small unimportant in most areas.
+49 (04161) 702 90 70 outside companies and keep the most The old world of the book and writing
Wibke Hachmann demanding shots for themselves. Thus,
Freiburg
required one set of talents and skills, while
+49 (0761) 13 78 288
perhaps it is not too much to say that a major the expanding world of moving images and
Das Legasthenie Institut
part of Titanic’s enormous success is based visualized information seems to require quite
Sonja Heinrich on the high quality of the computer graphic a different set. However, it would be wrong
Supervisor-Specialist illusions—and, in turn, the substantial talents to see these changes as only relevant to the
DLS Workshop Presenter
DDA-Deutschland Director of a small group of young dyslexics. graphic arts in their varied forms. Rather,
Ioannis Tzivanakis In hiring her staff, Delahaye found she
Specialist Trainer
there are good reasons to believe that these
Workshop Presenter had to pull videotapes out of the trash in the technologies and techniques will in time
DDA-Deutschland Director personnel office. The personnel staff would
Wilfried Bähr
spread to virtually all areas—from science
Hamburg
reject applicants based on their paper and technology to business and politics.
+49 (040) 25 17 86 23 credentials and would not always bother to These technologies will provide a powerful
Ina Hallermann look at the videos. In contrast, Delahaye
Riezlern
set of new tools to analyze and manipulate
+49 (05517) 200 12
would not look at the CVs. She looked only all forms of information about ever more
Kirsten Hohage
at the video samples of their work. For varied subject matter. And, as these tech-
Nürnberg example, she saw one tape where the niques spread and alter the ways that we
+49 (0911) 54 25 18 animation was poor but the lighting was
Continued on page 7
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v Germany/Deutschland
Focusing on Talents of minds will arise as scientists. In my own
Continued from page 6 life, my ‘guru’ in computational science was (cont’d)
Christine Jacob
work and learn, it is expected that it is only a a dyslexic and he certainly saw the world in
a different and much more effective manner Lörrach
+49 (07621) 134 60
matter of time before visual talents show vast
increases in their perceived value. than his colleagues.”
Doris Karl-Akova
Bremen
Some might argue that the move to Some 50 years ago, Norbert Weiner,
images is really quite superficial, as it would one of the originators of the computer +49 (0421) 713 30
Rainer Knobloch
appear to shift attention and effort from basic revolution, warned that it was only a matter
of time before the computer eliminated the Röthenbach/Nürnberg
+49 (09120) 18 14 84
verbal literacy. However, a more persuasive
argument can be made that, especially for the value of lower brain functions just as the
steam engine had eliminated the value of Inge Koch-Gassmann
Buggingen
young, visual literacy will be as important, or
possibly more important, than verbal literacy. unskilled labor. Accordingly, we may well +49 (07631) 23 29
Angelika Kohn
Of course, you want proficiency in both as look to the supercomputer centers for
evidence of trends which will shortly affect Steinheim-Kleinbottwar
+49 (07148) 66 08
much as possible,
but we should not allow real visual talent to our whole economy and educational
system—very possibly for the benefit of Marianne Kranzer
Königsfeld
be dropped by the wayside just because of
verbal difficulties. many dyslexics. +49 (07725) 72 26
All forms of work are being changed Rediscovering Spatial Anneliese Kunz-Danhauser
Rosenheim
+49 (08031) 632 29
more rapidly and more deeply that most Abilities at Johns Hopkins
individuals and institutions are aware. Of With these gradual (and not so gradual)
Gundula Patzlaff
Stuttgart
course, many of us are aware that the more changes, it is all the more important that for
routine functions of the copy editor, the bank some time the assessment of abilities other +49 (0711) 23 64 86 0
clerk and bookkeeper are already being done than verbal and mathematical abilities have Margit Pleger
Wetter/Dortmund
+49 (02335) 84 87 60
more rapidly and more cheaply by machines. been widely neglected in most educational
However, many are not aware that in similar settings. They simply were thought to be
Barbel Preuss
München
fashion, it may not be very much longer unimportant. Fortunately, this has begun to
before “expert” computer sys- change as some research groups +49 (089) 69 38 03 92
tems and artificial life “agents” are gradually rediscovering the Ursula Rackur-Bastian
learn to reliably replicate the Idstein/Rheingau-Taunus-
Kreis/Wiesbaden
real value of assessing visual
+49 (06126) 565 01
more routine professional It is only a matter and spatial capabilities.
Colette Reimann
judgments of attorneys, engineers, of time before visual Researchers at Johns Hopkins
physicians and investment talents show vast University, for example, provide Landshut
+49 (0871) 770 994
bankers. Accordingly, not only increases in their us with a small window into
are the new technologies Ursula Rittler
Stuttgart
perceived value. what a few researchers are
changing the ways of doing high now doing—and how views +49 (0711) 47 18 50
Gabriela Scholter
level work, they are also eating are changing in a few institutions
away from below large chunks in ways that would seem Supervisor-Specialist
Stuttgart
+49 (0711) 578 28 33
of what used to be considered high-level sympathetic to the perspectives of strong
work. Both trends, whatever their relative
Inge Starck
visual thinkers and many dyslexics. These
pace in various occupations, are likely to researchers, Mills and Stumpf, saw that Battenberg/Eder
often benefit the talent mix that many dyslexics the conventional verbal and mathematical +49 (06452) 93 28 88
have—as they also make their varied difficulties reasoning measures were not enough and Marietta Tieben
Haren
+49 (05934) 70 47 37
become increasingly unimportant. they determined that what was needed was a
More and more of those working at the good way to assess spatial reasoning as well.
Magdalena Vogel-Eichert
Bonn +49 (0228) 689 69 70
edge of these new technologies, in the sciences In their words: “Spatial ability has been
Ulrike von Kutzleben-Hausen
as well as business or the professions, are given only token attention as an important
coming to recognize the implications of these dimension of cognitive functioning. Deisslingen
unexpected trends. For example, Dr. Larry Research on the structure, identification, +49 (07420) 33 46
Smarr, a physicist, astronomer and director of and development of spatial ability has been Dr. Angelika Weidemann
Ulm
+49 (0731) 931 46 46
a supercomputer center, has commented: “I conducted by a few researchers . . . around
Susanne Wild
have often argued in my public talks that the the world and often ignored by the
graduate education process that produces psychological and educational community. Paar
physicists is totally skewed to selecting those In addition, spatial ability has played only a +49 (08205) 959 08 28
with analytic skills and rejecting those with modest role in educational assessment and Christine Wusch
Wuppertal
+49 (0202) 80 230
visual or holistic skills. I have claimed that instruction.” The Hopkins researchers are
with the rise of scientific visualization as a aware that they are to some extent breaking
new mode of scientific discovery, a new class Continued on page 8
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v Germany/Deutschland
Focusing on Talents is the development of teaching approaches
(cont’d) that utilize a spatial orientation for . . . students
Continued from page 7
Anna Henia Zawidowski new ground. Of course, assessments of spatial who possess strong spatial skills and who
Feldgeding bei München abilities have been around for a long time. But have difficulty learning in other modalities.”
+49 (08131) 853 03 It is worth noting that the Hopkins
they have never been center stage. They have
v Iceland nearly always been treated as tangential to the researchers came out of a tradition started in
Gudrún Benediktsdóttir the 1970s where they had been accustomed
Hafnarfirdi
more conventional measures of academic
+354 822 0910 or 555 abilities. They note that although there are to dealing with only the most highly gifted
0862 other research programs similar to theirs, they students, in the beginning focusing mainly
Hólmfridur Gudmundsdóttir are the only ones so far using measures of on mathematical talent. Indeed, for some
Gardabae spatial ability in a serious way. The use of time they have dealt with, as they say, the
Tel: +354 895-0252 “one-out-of-10,000” gifted not the usual
computers in the Hopkins testing program is
Sigurborg Svala of special interest. One obvious benefit of “one-out-of-20” gifted. In order to do this
Gudmundsdóttir
Mossfellsbaer computer use in spatial testing is that it allows they have traditionally given a college
+354 566-8657 the actual rotation of objects on the screen– entrance examination (the “SAT”) to students
five or six years early--testing students on a
Stefanía Halldórsdóttir
objects such as blocks, twisted cables or
Wade molecule structures. good deal of material they have never been
Kopavogur taught. Then, they would take into their
+354 564 2890 The Other Side of program only those students who received
Ingibjörg Ingolfsdóttir Extreme Giftedness the highest scores out of very large numbers
Mossfellsbaer It is noteworthy that Hopkins researchers of students nation-wide. Consequently, the
+354 586-8180 or
896-7472 have also found that to deal effectively with Hopkins researchers had as their early focus,
the most highly talented students, one must
Sigrún Jensdóttir
almost entirely, the most extremely gifted
Mossfellsbaer
be ready to deal with dyslexia and other children.
+354 586-8180 or 566- learning disabilities as well. This idea is
7737
It is therefore all the more noteworthy
especially hard for many that their research focus has
Valgerdur Jónsdóttir conventional educators to
Kópavogur
moved, in time, toward spatial
+354 863 2005
understand. By training and abilities, toward learning
shared experience, they find it To deal effectively
Sturla Kristjansson
difficulties and toward the
Hafnarfjordur
hard to believe that it is not with the most highly integral use of computer
+354 845 6956 unusual for the smartest people talented students, one graphics in their assessment
Thorbjörg Sigurdardóttir
to have dyslexia or some form must be ready to deal tools. This progression is seen
Hafnarfirdi of learning disability. with dyslexia and other as singularly important in
+354 862 2021 But the Hopkins learning disabilities gaining a sophisticated
v Ireland researchers, along with a few as well. This idea is understanding of these
Sister Antoinette Keelan others, saw that some forms especially hard for patterns—which contain so
Dublin of learning problems are not many conventional
+353 (01) 884 4996
many unexpected connections
uncommon among the most educators to
and linkages between things
v Israel highly gifted. This is the reason understand.
which were formerly thought
Etya Chesler
Conclusions of John
that an explicit item on their
Kfar-Saba/Tel Aviv Hopkins researchers to be worlds apart.
+972 (09) 768 0267
six-point research agenda is: The Hopkins researchers see
“Explore the benefits of using
Goldie Gilad
their newly developed spatial
Kfar Saba/Tel Aviv
spatial tests to identify tests as timely. They note that,
+972 (09) 765 1185 academic ability in students with learning “spatial tests have been around for years, but
Eve Resnick
disabilities.” Thus, the Hopkins researchers have not been as widely administered as are
Kfar Saba/Tel Aviv explain that they are investigating “the tests of verbal or mathematical reasoning.”
+972 (09) 766 2140 relationship between the development of However, “today,” they observe, “some
Judith Schwarcz spatial reasoning and specific learning educators are intrigued by their potential.
DDA-Israel Director
Supervisor-Specialist
disabilities.” Although there is much What if,” they ask, “spatial tests were added
Pearl Zarsky speculation about such a relationship, they to the regular program of standardized
Ra’anana/Tel Aviv point out that, “little empirical research has
+972 (09) 772 9888
assessment? Could they flag abilities that
been conducted to establish its existence. currently go undetected?” Could they
v Italy This line of research would help us to better “identify promise in students who now pass
Elisa De Felice understand individuals with learning
Roma +39 (06) 507 3570
more or less unnoticed? That, at least, is the
disabilities and assist educators as they hope,” in their view.
plan appropriate educational interventions.”
Accordingly, they feel that “one possibility
Continued on page 9
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v Netherlands (cont’d)
Monique Commandeur
Uithoorn
+31 (0297) 56 88 50
Alexandra De Goede
Aerdenhout
+31 (023) 524 3263
Mine de Ranitz
Driebergen
+31 (0343) 521 348 News from South Africa: collection of selected works from past
Christien De Smit
exhibitions lining the walls of my office.
Sluis +31 (0117) 461 963
Davis Program Graduate Her work will be placed prominently
Leonardus D’Hoore
Wins International among them.”
Sluis +31 (0117) 56 29 40 Is this not exactly the creative GIFT
Art Award
Saskia Dijkstra
and TALENT that Davis is all about?
Amsterdam By Carine Van Vuuren Congratulations Bronwen!
+31 (020) 463-2753
Marijke Eelkman Rooda-Bos
One of my former Davis clients,
Gouda +31 (0182) 517-316 11-year-old Bronwen Small from Pretoria, Bronwen Small from South Africa.
Marianne Emmerzaal
South Africa, was recently awarded a $150
Zwijndrecht prize for a painting she submitted.
+31 (078) 612 3000
She was one of the winners in the
Pérola Gonçalves
Amsterdam
International Category of the Brian Ayers
+31 (020) 636 3637 Memorial Art Exhibition. It is a United
Jan Gubbels
States exhibition celebrating the unusual
Maastricht artistic ability of children with learning
+31 (043) 36 39 999 disabilities.
Sue Hillier-Smith This is what Mr. Saul Chase, Curator of
Breukelen
+31 (0346) 265 059
the Exhibition says, “Bronwen was the first
recipient of the Curator’s Purchase Award
Judith Holzapfel
Deventer
for the finest entry from outside the United
+31 (0570) 619 553 States. (There were 13 others.) I have a
Will Huntjens
Horn +31 (0475) 589 238 Winning Entry: “African Kaleidoscope”
Trudy Joling
Laren
+31 (035) 531 00 66
Helen Kaptein
Middleburg
+31 (0118) 64 37 73
Marie Koopman
Bilthoven
+31 (030) 228 4014
Carry Kuling
Heemstede
+31 (0235) 287 782
Edith Kweekel-Göldi
Soest +31 (035) 601 0611
Imelda Lamaker
Hilversum
+31 (035) 621 7309
v Netherlands (cont’d)
Ron Davis in New Zealand schools in New Zealand. The Ministry will
Continued from page 1 be looking with interest at the results from a
ZeiZei Lerninstitut
Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch. In school on the North Island where Raewyn Drs. Siegerdina Mandema
will be introducing DLS in the primary Specialist Trainer
Advanced Workshop
Hamilton, he gave a lecture hosted by
SPELD, the leading learning disabilities classrooms. Presenter
DLS Workshop Presenter
DDA-Nederland Director
organization in New Zealand. Ron will be returning to New Zealand
Catherine Churton, Ron Davis, in November and December 2004 to present Robin Temple
Specialist Trainer
Workshop Presenter
Raewyn Matheson, and Alice Davis also met two workshops, as well as traveling to
with several key staff of the Ministry of Australia for a media and lecture tour of Maria Hoop
Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Adelaide. +31 (0475) 302 203
Education to discuss how Davis Learning
Karin Meij
Amsterdam
Strategies (DLS) could be introduced to
+31 (020) 679 9152
Sjan Melsen
Arnhem
+31 (026) 442 69 98
Petra Moolhuizen
Middelaar
+31 (024) 696 3530
Marianne Oosterbaan
Zeist +31 (030) 691 7309
Ineke Pijp
Groningen
+31 (050) 542 0817
Petra Pouw-Legêne
Beek +31 (046) 437 4907
Lydia Rogowski
Helmond
+31 (0492) 513 169
Hanneke Schoemaker
Wageningen
+31 (0317) 412 437
July 21-24, 2004 Fundamentals Workshop in Auckland, New Zealand.
Tonny Stor
Heerhugowaard
+31 (072) 57 22 771
DYSLEXIA IN THE NEWS Karima P.A. Turkatte
Amsterdam
+31 (020) 696 4379
China Research Supports reading problems misfire in a different
brain region than the one used in reading Agnes van den Homberg-
a Developmental and Jacobs
Functional (Rather Than
alphabet-based languages like English. This America Limburg
demonstrates that the learning disorder dyslexia +31 (077) 464 23 22
Biological or Structural) is not the same in every culture and does not Annette van der Baan
Theory of Dyslexia have a universal biological cause… Amsterdam
“Neurologists described the results as ‘very +31 (020) 420-5501
Rieja van der Valk
A study conducted by Dr Tan Li-Hai of the
Almelo
important and innovative.’ While dyslexia has
National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda
and the University of Hong Kong and published
certain common roots, they said they now have +31 (0546) 867 537
Annemarie van Hof
some proof that this kind of functional problem
in the September issue of Nature, revealed
plays out differently according to the unique Utrecht
significant differences in brain scans of Chinese
demands that Western and Eastern languages +31 (030) 65 86 700
Drs. Marian J.A. van
dyslexics. In newspapers across the USA Joseph
place on the brain’s wiring and processing
B. Verrengia, AP Science Writer reported the Leeuwen
Woudenberg
centers. And, it suggests that treating dyslexia
+31 (033) 286 3506
following on September 2, 2004.
around the world probably will require different
“Westerners shudder at the idea of reading
therapies between nations and languages as Sjakkelien van Lier
Deventer
even the most basic street signs and instructions
well. ‘We should not be alphabet-centric in
in Chinese, a language with 6,000 characters to +31 (0570) 600 008
our thinking,” said Georgetown University
Gerard van Poppel
memorize to be considered fluent. A new set of
Gouda
neuroscientist Guinevere Eden. ‘Reading is
brain images shows why: Reading English-style
alphabets and Chinese characters use very
complex,’ Eden said. ‘This shows we need to +31 (0182) 535 265
be more open-minded about diverse treatment
different parts of the brain. The results also
approaches.’”
suggest that Chinese schoolchildren with
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v Spain (cont’d)
Book Reviews Silvia María Sabatés
Rodrigo
Madrid +34 (091) 378 2331
Beatrice Conti
For those of us who can remember the but I will tell you I found the story intriguing
to read even after I knew how it ends. You may Wolfisberg
+41 (062) 636 2146
agony of grade school when asked to spell a
word, there is a scene that triggers the emotions want to read her other books about Jackie
Flowers first. They are “Blind Spot” and Regula Dürr
Basel
of that memory. Jackie Flowers recalls when she
+41 (061) 321 60 32
was a child in school and everyone was looking “Extreme Indifference.” Another one she wrote
at her to spell a word correctly so their team that is not about Jackie Flowers is “Quiet Time.”
Ursula Fischbacher
Orpund
could win the box of chocolate covered I have read and enjoyed all of them.
+41 (032) 355 23 26
Edith Forster
Math on Call and Ettenhausen
+41 (052) 365 45 54
Math at Hand
Heidi Gander-Belz
Reviewed by Ray Davis Monchaltorf
+41 (01) 948 1410
Katharina Grenacher
Both of these books make great references
for visual learners. The illustrations and graphics Bern
show excellent examples of how numbers/ +41 (031) 382 00 29
Christa Jaeger
introduces pre-algebra and stops there. Math on
Riehen +41 (061) 641 4667
However, some clients will want to explore the
Call skips over pre-algebra and explores some
additional details covered in Math at Hand.
Susanne Jeker
actual algebra problem solving.
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v United States/Georgia
New Facilitators & Presenters Hólmfridur
(con’t.)
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Scott Timm
brother is dyslexic and through
Woodstock/Atlanta
brings. I am really looking forward to being him I’ve gotten to know both
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able to help people of all ages.” Mjosund 10, the gifts and the drawbacks of
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Hawaii
dyslexia. I have had the same
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ggbah@mmedia.is experience in my teaching for
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Kim Ainis THEN I learned of the Davis Program….”
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of my life. I have been a
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Jodi R. Baugh
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Elementary teacher for 7 years. Francisca Sibbald was introduced to working
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Iowa Stefanía Halldórsdóttir was part of the management team there and later
Mary Kay Frasier worked in marketing at Kellogg’s, she had become
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techniques, been able to tackle she began to be involved in tutoring children and
Kansas teenagers who had literacy difficulties and she
Carole Coulter
problems in many areas of
Overland Park/Kansas City my life. I have enjoyed the now has extensive experience in this field. In
+1 (913) 831-0388 challenges my field assignments early 2002 she commenced the Davis Dyslexia
Louisiana
have presented me and I look Facilitator Training in order to add to her skills.
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Baton Rouge Foundations developmental program with
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Christina Martin a fantastic center in Iceland, though traveling practitioner of Auditory Integration Training,
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for programs is an option.” Sunnubraut 31,
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Ann Minkel with children, teenagers and adults in Literacy,
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Numeracy, Early Learning and Movement
“I am so grateful for the programs in Australia, Singapore and Bangkok.
Dean Schalow opportunity to become a She speaks English and Indonesian.
Manistee Davis Facilitator. My daughter
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13 Wentworth Street, Ermington,
is dyslexic and has been NSW 2115, Australia. +61 (02) 9638 4939.
Minnesota struggling in school, but since
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ciscasibbald@ozemail.com.au
Plymouth/Minneapolis
she has had the wonderful
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Davis tools, her life has Erika Meier-Schmid
changed in so many ways. I am looking forward JM Spaeten 24, Bonstetten,
Cyndi Deneson CH-8906, Switzerland.
Supervisor-Specialist
to start working with clients to help them use
Advanced Workshop
the Davis tools to overcome their problem.” +41 (01) 700 1038.
Presenter Lesblind.com, Kjarna, Thverholt 2, 270 e.h.meier@swissonline.ch
Bloomington/Minneapolis
+1 (888) 890-5380 (Toll-Free)
Mosfellsbær, Iceland. +354 586 8180. ibi@isl.is
+1 (952) 820-4673 Sigrún Jensdóttir “I am Mark O’Brien has been a Naturopath/Homeopath
Bernadette Peterson proud to become a Davis
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for over 15 years. “After hearing a radio talk by
Facilitator and thankful to Ron
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Ron Davis about The Gift of Dyslexia, I was
Davis for this opportunity. I interested in the possibility of help for my two
Virginia Putzke have watched my husband,
Cold Spring/St. Cloud
dyslexic children. Instead, I found the inspiration
son and daughter struggle with
+1 (320)-685-7977
and motivation to become a Davis Facilitator and
their dyslexia and they are now receive the fantastic benefits of the program
Mississippi using their wonderful tools
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myself. My two children have completed the
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and their gifts with great results. I cannot wait program successfully and I now look forward to
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to start working with clients and watching them sharing these benefits with clients of all ages and
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unbelievable program.” Lesblind.com, Kjarna, 2444 NSW, Australia. +61 (02) 6582 3633.
Thverholt 2, 270 Mosfellsbær, Iceland. mark_dyslexia@hotmail.com
+354 586 8180. sibi@simnet.is
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Montana
her to Davis. After completing a Davis daughters and her grandson are
Programme herself, she is convinced this is the dyslexic and classroom teaching Elsie Johnson
way forward for schools. Recently she has did not provide the answers. Kalispel
become a Governor of a Suffolk School, and Gail began her search with Davis in 2000 when +(406) 257-8556
intends to promote Davis through her work as a she completed a DLS Teacher Workshop and Linda Jo Price
Facilitator in her Norfolk home and when meeting implemented it in her school. She has now Bozeman
educational officials in her role as Governor. completed her Facilitator training and provides +1 (406) 586-8218
Dyslexia-East Anglia, Farm View, 98 High Road, the Davis Program on a full time basis. 3rd Nancy Sitton
Needham, Harleston, Norfolk IP20 9LF, UK. Whitefish
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Millennium Solutions Pty Ltd, 41 Waters Road,
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9405 2800. gail@3ms.com.au Nebraska
Shawn Carlson
Maria del Pilar Perez
Ornelas Aprendo mas, Fray Laura Zink de Diaz “I look Lincoln
Jose de Arlegui 1355, Viveros, forward to this new and exciting +1 (402) 420-1025
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San Luis Potosi SLP 78290, career after 20 years of teaching
Mexico. +52 444 817 0961. and consulting in language Barbara Clark
Gardnerville/Carson City
+1 (775) 265-1188
pilar-po@hotmail.com learning. Thank you to DDAI
for ‘turning me on’ to such a
New Hampshire
Michele Siegmann
wonderful program, such a gift
Dinorah Stella Garcia Galvan Esmeralda to humanity!” Laura speaks Mason/Manchester/Boston
#224, col. Petrolera Ch., Tampico, Tamaulipas both Spanish and French as well as English. +1 (603) 878-6006
New Jersey
89219, Mexico. +52 833 228 3651. 1007 South 21st Place, Mount Vernon, WA
dinorah@jones.com.mx 98274, USA. +1 (360) 848-9792. Lynn Chigounis
Montclair
+1 (973) 746-5037
laura@prolinguistica.com
Agnes van den
Nancy Cimprich
Homberg-Jacobs “My Shari Chu of San Antonio,
profession was nursing and Texas, has a B.S. in Education Elmer/Philadelphia
social pedagogy. This changed with a specialization in reading +1 (856) 358-3102
since 2003 because of our son from the University of Texas at Charlotte Foster
Supervisor-Specialist
Bernardsville/Newark
being dyslexic. Spelling was San Antonio and a M.Ed. from
especially difficult for him but Houston Baptist University. +1 (908) 766-5399
New York
this has seriously improved She has been in the field of
Carla C. Niessen
after mastering all of the education for 10 years as an
trigger words. I then decided to become a Davis elementary school teacher, tutor and administrator. Clintondale/Poughkeepsie
Facilitator and can now work with many children She presently serves as the Board Chairperson +1 (845) 883-5766
and their parents. Dyslexia and AD(H)D have my for the Acivers School, a private school for students Wendy Ritchie
Hilton/Rochester
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special interest. Beterlezen, Hofweg 37, 966 NE with special needs in San Antonio, Texas, which
America Limburg, Nederland. +31 (077) 464 utilizes the Davis Learning Strategies. Several
2322. info@beterlezen.nl years ago, she was a Davis Program client, and North Carolina
Gerri W. Cox
DLS Workshop Presenter
has now become a Facilitator to share with others
Trudy Joling is a high
the life-changing gift she received through the Shallotte/Wilmington
+1 (910) 754-9559
school teacher and mother of a
Davis Program. Learning Solutions, 9402
daughter. After trying different
Sageglen, San Antonio, TX 78254, USA. Tina Kirby
Sanford/Fayetteville
types of therapy for her daughter,
+1 (210) 414-0116.
Trudy experienced the positive
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Ruth Mills
impact of the Davis Program
and decided to become a Davis Pearl Zarsky “Upon Pineville/Charlotte
Facilitator herself. Her past completing my B.S. in +1 (704) 541-1733
experiences as a sales representative for Pan Am, Elementary Education I moved Elizabeth Ratliff
Cary/Raleigh
+1 (919) 461-3948
as well as a high school teacher are a great asset to Israel and have taught
to work with both adults and children, parents English as a Second Language
and schools. Her office is located at her home to children and adults. English, North Dakota
Karen Nelson
Bismarck
address in the centre of Holland and is called though not Israel’s official second
+1 (701) 527-5367
“Keerpunt X,” which means Turning Point. Trudy language is important for those
speaks Dutch, English, French and German. who wish to continue on to higher education or
Ohio
Sandra Korn
Keerppunt X., Rozenlaanije 1, 1251 BW Laren, job advancement. Davis opens the door to those
Nederland. +31 (035) 531 0066. who may have been adapting in their mother Liberty Township/ Cincinnati
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with a foreign language with so many difficulties
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v United States/Ohio
and differences. I plan to volunteer at our local with the fascinating people who have the gift of
(con’t.)
center and a high school, which offers children dyslexia.” Dyslexia Assistance, 36 Castle Circuit,
Lisa Thatcher
with scholastic difficulties the possible chance Seaforth, Sydney, NSW 2092, Australia. +61 (02)
Mount Vernon/Columbus
to overcome and advance, giving them equal 9400 2305. suejutson@optusnet.com.au
+1 (740) 397-7060 opportunity to reach their true potentials.” The
Véronique Pfeiffer
Pennsylvania
Center of Learning Correction, 20, Hashahafim
“Originally a school teacher at
Marcia Maust Street, Ra’anana, 43724 Israel. +972 (09) 772
Berlin/Pittsburgh
senior grade, I have been teaching
9888. pzarsky@hotmail.com
+1 (814) 267-6694 German as a Second Language
Yvie Leenaars-de Rooÿ as well. Dyslexia is an important
South Dakota
Kim Carson
works part time as a teacher in topic in my scholastic field.
DLS Workshop Presenter a secondary school where she The Davis Dyslexia Correction
Brookings/Sioux Falls is also tutoring adolescents Program gives me the opportunity
+1 (605) 692-1785 with learning difficulties. to tackle the learning problems of pupils with
Tennessee She became enthusiastically systematic effectiveness. It impresses me to see
Sheri Howard
Harrison
involved with the Davis methods how young people and adults suffering from
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after having been tipped off by dyslexia learn techniques which will help them in
a friend of hers about The Gift of Dyslexia while time to master their problems. With strengthened
Texas
Kellie Antrim-Brown
talking to her friend about the problems her son self-confidence they will come closer to their
Ft. Worth experienced at school because of his dyslexia.” personal goals. I am myself a mother of two
+1 (877) 230-2622 (Toll Free) Deken Dr. Dirckxweg 15, 4854 AA Bavel, school-age children.” Limmattalstr. 127, 8049
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Janalee Beals yvieleenaars@hotmail.com v.pfeiffer@freesurf.ch
Bedford/Dallas/Ft. Worth
+1 (877) 439-7539 (Toll Free) Ann Devloo-Delva “I am Laurie Challoner, Welcome back! One of
a dyslexic myself and a parent our starting Facilitators from the UK returns to
Success Learning Center
Rhonda Clemons
of three dyslexic sons. In my providing correction programs, now “down
DLS Workshop Presenter family I have already worked under”!! Omega Dyslexia Correction, PO Box
Colleen Millslagle
DLS Workshop Presenter
for seven years with the Davis 1215, Nelson, New Zealand. +64 (021) 059 8670.
Tyler/Dallas
Programme with good results. Laurie_challoner@hotmail.com
+1 (866) 531-2446 (Toll Free) It is very important that parents
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Jacinta Fennessy B.A.
support their child. Therefore
English and Philosophy,
Shari Chu it is very positive when a parent can attend the
San Antonio
Postgraduate Diploma in Ed.,
programme.” Sint-Telesbaldusstr. 34, 8630
+1 (210) 414-0116 Veurne, Belgium. +32 (058) 316 352.
M.A. Ed Psych., Certification
in the Teaching of English as a
Susan Dickens
Leander/Austin
Peggy Poppe “I’m a mother Foreign Language. Over 20
+1 (512) 515-5591 of two daughters. One of them years experience as a teacher
completed the Davis Program in international education at
Susan Lewis
Lubbock
in 2002. The result of her elementary level, and in teaching English
+1 (806) 771-1385 success with the Davis language at University level. “I am really excited
Shannon Liverman
Methods encouraged me to about helping students acquire the tools to enable
Lampasas/Austin
become a Davis Facilitator. them to control their dyslexia. I am constantly
+1 (512) 556-6990 I’m looking forward to working amazed at the power of the Davis Program.
Amanda Meyer
with adults and children in order to help them Observing students thrive in terms of higher
Burleson / Ft. Worth
discover their own special gift.” Leerstoornissen, self-esteem, increased confidence and improved
+1 (817) 426-4442 Leren studeren, anders bekeken, Gebroeders academic skills is most rewarding – like watching
Dorothy Owen
Blommestraat 12, 2140 Borgerhout (Antwerpen), a butterfly emerge from its cocoon. Witnessing
Supervisor - Specialist Belgium. +32 (047) 450 2332. peggy.poppe@pi.be the intense relief in parents is an equally rewarding
Plano/Dallas and moving experience.” Dyslexia Solutions
+1 (972) 447-8327 Sue Jutson “Having heard
Vienna, Schlachtshammerstr. 75, A-1220 Vienna,
Ron Davis speak, I was
Paula Roberts Austria. +43 (01) 774 9822.
Tyler +1 (903) 570-3427
inspired to sell my design and
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manufacturing business and
Casey Linwick-Rouzer Amanda Meyer “ My center is called the
Sugar Land/Houston
join the growing ranks of
+1 (832) 724-0492
Davis Facilitators who are Lighthouse Dyslexia Center. I chose this name
making a difference to those because throughout history lighthouses have
Laura Warren
DLS Workshop Presenter
with learning difficulties. I provided hope and guidance. I came across the
Lubbock
began my working career as a registered nurse, Davis Program while searching for a way to help
+1 (806) 771-7292 then traveled, working on yachts, before meeting my youngest son. It was our light in the fog. I
Virginia
my husband and settling in Sydney where we are plan for my center to provide a guiding light to
Donna Kouri raising two boys. I now look forward to facilitating others. I am married with two teenage sons, and
Mount Pelier / Richmond positive changes with all ages and walks of life I am a certified teacher with a B.S. in Industrial
+1 (804) 883-8867 and anticipate many rewarding hours working Technology. I love reading, collecting walking
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v United States/Virginia
canes and family time.” Lighthouse Dyslexia Center, upon the DDAI website, I knew that I had found
(con’t.)
321 N.W. Hillery, Burleson Texas, 76028, USA. something different. I read The Gift of Dyslexia
+1 (817) 426-4442. ameyer1517@sbcglobal.net and attended the Fundamentals Workshop. As I
completed my training, student after student in Angela Odom
DLS Workshop Presenter
Susan Nikolic-Vicentic “My
my clinic benefited from the Davis methods.
blessing came in the form of the Midlothian/Richmond
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Finding the Davis Dyslexia Correction Program
internet and the discovery of the
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and becoming a Davis Facilitator has been such (804) 744-0321
Jamie Worley
a positive and life-changing experience for me.
Newport News/Norfolk
with dyslexia and for years we had
Together with Facilitator Nicole Melton, I look
+1 (757) 283-5218
tortured her with programs and
forward to helping others benefit from the gifts
tutors with little or no success. The
Washington
that Ronald Davis has given us.” Learning
Dyslexia Correction
discovery of Davis and The Gift of Dyslexia was a
Disability Resource Clinic, 22129 Steeplechase
true miracle for us. Jelena completed the program Center of Washington
Marilyn Anderson
Lane, Diamond Bar, CA 91765.
with great success and her self-confidence has
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Kent/Tacoma
soared; she now stands amongst the top students in
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program I became passionate about becoming a struggling with learning disabilities as a private Christy Biron
Facilitator and helping others achieve the same tutor for over five years. It was not until she Washougal/Vancouver
triumphs. With 20 years of experience in the found the Davis Program that she was able to +1 (360) 835-9627
Jackie Black
Arlington/Everett
automotive industry as a customer service manager truly understand and help these individuals
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behind me, I decided to do something much closer to overcome their learning disability symptoms that
Meadowbrook
my heart: become a Davis Facilitator. After all, the inhibit their success in daily activities. She will
job I had been doing was only a paycheck; it brought be providing the Davis Dyslexia Correction Educational Services
Dorothy Bennett
Renie Royce Smith
no real gratification. Well, here I am and I feel Program along with Facilitator Karen Pongs.
Spokane & Everett
honored to have studied Ron Davis’s work and am Learning Disability Resource Clinic, 22129
privileged to now be able to help others to nurture Steeplechase Lane, Diamond Bar, CA 91765. +1-800-371-6028 (Toll-Free)
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four children and my loving parents. I will provide Carol Hern
DLS Workshop Presenter
Spokane
programs from home.” Heart of the Matter Learning
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Davis Training Programs Mary Ethel Kellogg
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Spokane
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The Davis Facilitator Training
Rebecca Luera
Casey Linwick-Rouzer “I
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listened to the report of one child’s Program requires approximately
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+1 (425) 222-4163
experience of a Davis Correction
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The Davis Specialist Training Ruth Ann Youngberg
Bellingham
changed in an instant. I knew I
+1 (360) 671-9858
wanted to be a Davis Facilitator. Program requires extensive
Laura Zink de Díaz
As a parent, spouse, aunt and friend experience providing Davis programs
of intelligent, creative and gifted and an additional 260 hours of Mount Vernon / Everett
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training. Specialists and Facilitators
help others discover their gifts and put the stress and West Virginia
are subject to annual re-licensing Gale Long
Elkview/Charleston
struggles they encounter in a word-thinkers’ world
based upon case review and
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New Hope Learning
Centers, Inc.
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Davis Learning Strategies
Darlene Bishop
inspired to bring the correction programs to individuals
Margaret Hayes
and their families, as well as promote the Davis Mentors and Workshop
Presenters are experienced teachers Milwaukee
+1 (888) 890-5380 (Toll Free)
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❖ This Directory is current
experience mentoring classroom
as of September 15, 2004.
newperceptions@nstci.com
teachers of children 5- 9 years of age.
It is subject to change.
Between newsletter issues,
Karen Pongs “I have been an educator for ten years
new Facilitators are added,
and have spent the last five working with learning For information about training and a
full directory of Davis providers, see and occasionally, some
become inactive. However,
disabled students of all ages. Over the years, I have
the Davis Providers list at
witnessed student after student struggle in their www.dyslexia.com/providers.htm
academics. Unsatisfied with the temporary solutions or call +1 (650) 692-7141 or toll-free www.dyslexia.com
that teaching provided, I went on search for an answer. is always up to date.
in the US at 1-888-805-7216.
I read books about various learning disabilities and
felt frustrated when nothing helped. After stumbling
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