Dyslexia: There is an Answer

Pittsburgh, PA, April 06, 2009 --(PR.com)-- It is estimated that 10-15% of the population struggles with dyslexia. Unfortunately, a large majority go undiagnosed – despite struggling to read or write throughout their lives. Usually bright in every other respect, dyslexics are often misunderstood, leading to frustration and low self-esteem.

Breakthrough research by Ronald D. Davis, author of the internationally acclaimed book, The Gift of Dyslexia, indicates that dyslexia is not a malfunction of the brain, eyes, or ears - it is a compound of simple factors which can be dealt with step by step.

Davis will be touring the US and Canada to conduct a series of lectures to present his breakthrough methods for treating people with dyslexia. Davis has helped many thousands of adult and child dyslexics all over the world to read, understand the dyslexic learning style, and enhance their natural creative ability.

Davis explains, “Dyslexics have a visual, multi-dimensional, picture-thinking style, and are less predisposed to word-based thinking.” It is this difference in perception and thinking style that causes dyslexics to have difficulty recognizing printed symbols - such as letters of the alphabet and written words. Their lack of verbal thinking also poses problems with teaching approaches which emphasize phonics and phonemic awareness.

According to Davis, confusion with symbols and abstract words cause a dyslexic’s perception to distort - resulting in the well-known transpositions, mistakes, fatigue, and frustration seen while reading and writing.

In order to successfully assist a dyslexic individual, one must address both the perceptual distortion, and the underlying confusion with symbols and words.

Davis asserts, “If control can be gained over perceptual disorientation by using simple mental processes, and language skills taught with methods adapted to picture thinkers, then someone who is dyslexic will be able to read and write without problems.”

Considered autistic from infancy, Davis grew up labeled a “dummy” at home and “mentally retarded” at school. Despite his severe learning disabilities, he became a successful engineer, businessman and sculptor. Davis was functionally illiterate until the age of 38 when he discovered a method that allowed him to stop the distorted perception that rendered words impossible to decipher - and to read a book cover-to-cover for the first time in his life without struggling.

Davis went on to research and develop training procedures known as the Davis Dyslexia Correction Program for dyslexic adults and children which are now changing the face of special education and learning disability correction throughout the world. These methods are geared towards the unique learning style of dyslexics. The unique aspects of his work include a series of perceptual and kinesthetic exercises called Davis Orientation Counseling, which quickly and easily enable people prone to disorientation, and who suffer from learning difficulties, to control the mental processes that cause distorted perceptions of letters, words and numerals.

Davis has also developed creative learning procedures called Davis Symbol Mastery which allows dyslexic students to think with symbols and words so they can learn to read easily, and with full comprehension. The process involves students modeling symbols and word concepts in clay, a multi-sensory process that enables them to exercise their creativity. With this approach, learning is permanent.

Ron and Alice Davis founded Davis Dyslexia Association International (DDAI) in1995. Its goals are to increase worldwide awareness about the positive aspects of dyslexia and related learning styles and to present methods for improving literacy. The Davis methods report a 97% success rate correcting (not curing) dyslexia and related conditions such as dysgraphia, dyscalculia, attention difficulties and dyspraxia. Today, there are more than 400 licensed Davis Facilitators worldwide providing Davis Programs in 40 nations and 30 languages.

Hosted by Pennsylvania’s only licensed Davis Dyslexia Correction Facilitator, Marcia Maust, of Laurel Highlands Dyslexia Correction Center, Ronald D. Davis will present a two-hour lecture from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at Westmoreland County Community College, Youngwood, Pennsylvania, to inform parents and educators on his breakthrough methods. The program will cover a Ron’s fascinating history, how he developed his methods, and will examine issues including how dyslexics think, how dyslexia develops, how dyslexics learn best and how the condition can be corrected. Pre-registration for the lecture is highly recommended. Register on-line at http://www.rondavislectures.com/May09/pa.html, or call Marcia Maust from Laurel Highlands Dyslexia Correction Center at (814) 267-5765, or email mailto:info@dyslexiapa.com for more information.

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