DLS Research

Waihao Downs School in rural Canterbury, New Zealand. At the end of 4 years using DLS 90% of students aged 9-11 were at or above the national standard. Which represents a 34% jump from before. Watch News Now Report Here , Read Ready to Learn here. **Updated study - 2018 - “For the last 6 years Waihao Downs School has been using the Davis Learning Strategies® to empower our students to become lifelong learners. Initially the DLS were trialed as a program to lift the achievement of our students achieving below the national standard in reading. After a hugely successful 6-month trial period (July –Nov 2011) where 86% (19/22) of children in the trial demonstrated accelerated learning in reading, the Davis Learning Strategies were established across our school. Read report here.
In the year 2006, Elbert Elementary school's third grade reading scores went straight from the worst to the best of all schools in the Pikes Peak district in Colorado, US, immediately after 17 staff members were trained in using DLS. Two years later the school had still retained their leading position.
Walsh Elementary is a small, underfunded, rural school in Colorado serving preschool through sixth grades. They introduced DLS in 2003, and four years later - against all odds - they had the highest reading scores in the state of Colorado, with 89% of the children scoring at or above grade level proficiency.
This research study conducted at Omega International School in India, focuses on the importance of preparing students holistically for becoming independent self-driven learners. With Davis Learning Strategies being implemented at Lalaji Memorial Omega International School, Chennai(INDIA). Read Study Here
A study published in 2001 showed that instead of the national average of 15% special needs referrals, the DLS classes had not a single special needs referral. Furthermore, instead of the national average of 5% gifted referrals, the DLS classes had an average of 20% gifted referrals - four times the national average.