WHAT WE DO

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

"To be an organization which offers a coordinated and central approach in addressing the needs of the dyslexic individual, their families and their community, while ensuring a safe place for accelerated learning, healing, education, social interaction and support of individual growth and development." 

WHAT WE DO

Our VISION is that any individual, child or adult, who has the 'gift' of dyslexia, will have the opportunity of reaching their full potential. To achieve that:

WE HAVE FOUR OBJECTIVES

  • Our Public Outreach (free public talks, Conference information sessions, radio, TV, this website and social media) is improving awareness and clarity of what dyslexia really is. We maintain every individual is learning able, some just don't learn the way they are taught, or are currently remediated. All that is needed is knowledge and a shift in perception.

  • We promote a Preventative approach, Davis Learning Strategies for K-3 teachers, so that every child, from the moment they enter school, has an equal opportunity to fulfill their full potential. Currently our education system is geared to the verbal conceptualiser, leaving the non-verbal thinker to struggle. It is possible to reach both ways of thinking with one method, and if used from Kindergarten, the challenges have no reason to occur.

    We are piloting DLS for Early Years so Early Childhood Educators can provide self-management tools for 3-5 yr olds.

  • We fundraise for Program Sponsorship to ensure the programs we endorse (all Davis Method programs and Davis Autism Approach programs) are available to everyone regardless of financial status.

    Our community support ensures financial accessibility towards inclusive and supportive learning. We believe these methods reach the cause of the challenges and bring about self-reliance rather than dependence on accommodations and we believe everyone is entitled to that opportunity.

  • We are creating a Community for those we serve, nurturing the whole individual and honouring their innate learning style, due to their 'gift' of altering perception. We enjoy forming collaborative links with local organisations who have similar objectives.

THE NEED

"Statistically, more American children suffer long-term life-harm from the process of learning to read than from parental abuse, accidents, and all other childhood diseases and disorders combined."

"We need to reconceptualize what it means to learn to read and who's responsible for its success." 

The Result

  • A cognitive equal opportunity for every child that enters an education system.

  • Individuals who have the tools, the firm foundations, the control and responsibility for their own learning style.

  • Individuals who have the opportunity to maintain their self-esteem, and self-worth, enabling them to fulfill their full potential

“You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination(mind) is out of focus”

Mark Twain

“I would like to thank all the people who made it possible for my daughter, and other children challenges with dyslexia, who have families in similar positions of financial hardship, to be able to still get help from the Davis methods. I know it took a community of people who dedicated a lot of time and effort to raise the money allotted to us.... Thank you so much for giving us back hope in our lives.”