Cinda Osterman, M.ED operates her own business, Training Gifted Minds, LLC, providing educational consulting, tutoring, testing, and Davis programs for children and adults with learning issues—dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, ADHD, executive function issues, and autism. She is also an international speaker presenting seminars on homeschooling, child-training and parenting, and children’s learning issues.
Cinda spent years going into homes assisting parents with the behavioral issues of their young children or troubled teens. Often she found that these same children struggled with reading, writing, and math. Her desire to help them, led her to pursue a degree in Elementary Education specializing in reading, writing, and math learning strategies.
As an elementary school teacher, she had students that had difficulty mastering reading, writing, or math; following instructions; or staying focused—even though they were extremely bright and gifted. The learning strategies she learned in her college courses were not working for them.
In her quest to find answers, Cinda read the book, “The Gift of Dyslexia,” which explained why these children were struggling and gave a solution. She started the process of becoming a licensed Davis Facilitator. Since she was already in a master’s program that specialized in reading and math techniques for visual learners, her education department chair allowed her to use the Davis Methods in her fieldwork. In 2009, instead of returning to the classroom after receiving her master’s degree, she became a full time Davis Program provider.
Cinda has helped countless children and adults of all ages overcome their difficulties with reading, writing, spelling, math, ADHD, and autism. She has witnessed significant improvement in students’ reading and math using the Davis techniques. Struggling readers improved two or more grade levels in a week, struggling math students gained a greater understanding of math concepts and the ability to solve math problems, and the easily distracted students had the tools to stay focused.
Cinda has also been contracted to work with underprivileged students struggling with reading and math in classrooms in both the US and Africa. Her business motto is “learning disabilities transformed into gifted abilities”, which is possible with Davis Programs.
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Licensed since: January 28, 2009
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Travel: I am willing to travel to clients
Online services: I coach online or in person
Delivery Languages: EnglishEnglish
Students who work with Cinda Osterman and then follow the program she has prepared for them to use, show a marked improvement in their classroom demeanor as well as their academic achievement. These students are able to focus on verbal instruction as well as apply themselves to learning and completing their assignments. Cinda has the ability to use many different techniques to help a variety of unique learning needs. Cinda will work with the child and their family, and she will work with the child’s teacher(s) to help them know how to teach the student in a way that will work for that student. Judy – Principal/Teacher
My son (age 10) had a difficult time with reading and writing. He also started working this same year with a speech therapist at his school for the “r” sound.
After an assessment with Cinda, we chose to commit to the Davis Dyslexia Correction® program available in the spring. The week my son came back from program, he had confidence in his learning, tools he uses at school, his writing looks amazing, and his speech improved so much that his speech therapist called me immediately in amazement.
With the speech improvements, my son didn’t qualify for speech therapy the following school year. Hegraduated out with a celebration. His speech therapist said she has never experienced a success story like this before in her 22+ years working.
My son still has claying to do. He understands that if he works on clay his reading will improve as much as his speech did. I am proud of him for the improvement he has done.
He applied for the robotics class the following school year of 2019-20. He made the team! He relates to others who may struggle and is an encouragement because of what he has learned with Cinda.
As a parent, I am proud of him. Seeing him understand his brain, being more confident with his education, and understand his tools and his ability to continue to grow is worth a week in this program! And I loved learning and watching the process. – Monica
My son (age 13) did not enjoy reading before he came and now loves it. He also had a lot of issues with anger because of his learning issues, but that seldom happens now.”
Update: My son participated in the Davis Dyslexia Correction® Program about 5 years ago when he was in 7th grade. He is now doing wonderfully and just graduated from high school. He is working on starting his own mobile welding business. He spent a year at the local career center learning welding skills. One particularly awesome moment was when his teacher used Ike’s writing as an example for the rest of the class. He will probably never love to read, but he can if he needs to. He also is not nervous anymore if he gets called on to read from the Bible in Sunday School. One really amazing result of the Davis Program was that Ike learned to write in beautiful cursive in ONE WEEK!! He now is writing 3-4 page letters to a friend every two weeks or so IN CURSIVE. Cinda and the Davis Dyslexia Correction® Program were huge blessings from the Lord in Ike’s life. –Katie
As an educator and grandmother of my seven-year-old grandson, it was heartbreaking to see the frustration he experienced when it came to reading and writing. He was in a reading program at school, and I worked with him at home, all phonics based. Even with all this support, he became more frustrated and threw tantrums at home when he had to do anything with reading.
After reading the Gift of Dyslexia and taking the 5-day Gift of Dyslexia workshop online, I knew what my grandson needed. He recently completed the Davis Dyslexia Correction® Program with Davis Facilitator, Cinda Osterman. I continue to work with him using the Clay technique (his favorite part of the lesson) to complete his trigger words, the Koosh ball activity to develop crossing midline, and a writing lesson. It is a joy to see how far he has come in a short amount of time. He is confident, and he sees himself as a reader. He looks forward each week to going to the library with his classmate to choose whatever book HE wants to read and share with his family. The Davis® Program is an excellent program that I would strongly recommend to anyone with dyslexia.-Proud Gramma
Cinda, I will never forget how you opened my eyes and taught me how to read and retain.
FYI: I graduated from the University with a masters degree in May, with honors, and I want to thank you. I think the work you are doing is valuable and has given those who are visual a chance to see…The mind’s eye is a technique that works, but I rarely think about it today–It just happens. . . QP (Age 51)/Program: Davis Dyslexia Correction®
