I first came across Davis Dyslexia Program through a personal journey: my own son’s learning difficulties. The problems were obvious when he started school- it just wasn’t natural for him to read or write. He started to have "school refusal" at the age of 6.
We tried lots of different courses, quick fixes and alternative lessons. We went to see an Educational Psychologist who said that he had a specific learning difficulty. (That doesn’t help much, when you’re desperately looking for a solution and know that already!)
It gave the family validation that his learning struggles were real.
I really wanted to help my son… the Educational Psychologist wrote on a piece of paper dyslexia … she wasn’t officially allowed to write that, as being dyslexic wasn’t formally recognized like it is now.
Thankfully, luck had called!
I saw in the local paper that Ron Davis was doing a tour: he would be talking about his book called, "The Gift of Dyslexia." I was intrigued. Out of curiosity, I went along with my husband to hear what he had to say.
Ron Davis educated us, about the whole idea that it was based on our thinking style. That being dyslexic had nothing to do with lack of intelligence, that most people who had dyslexia tend to be very intelligent and quite creative in their thinking style. That a dyslexic person's visual thinking style was five times faster than a word thinker. He made you look outside, see the bigger picture and look at Dyslexia as a different way of thinking. I was blown away by his speech and what he said was life changing for everyone in my family.
It was a shining diamond moment – WOW this guy is AMAZING!
The rest is history now… I’m very proud of my son, he was told he’d never read and what he has achieved with patience, persistence and a willingness to learn has been incredible.
Having seen the results and been a part of them, it was a natural stepping- stone for me to decide to study to become a facilitator in the Davis Dyslexia methods so I could help other people. I then added extra supportive therapies such as Johansen Auditory Therapy and Neuro Development Movement Therapy. (INPP). Helping individuals with neural developmental differences.
The people I help are children, teenagers and adults from all walks of life. I feel incredibly lucky to work in a career that is part of such positive change in people.
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Licensed since: November 21, 2006
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Travel: I am willing to travel to clients
Online services: I only coach in person
Delivery Languages: EnglishEnglish
Could not recommend Jayne highly enough. My daughter Mena was struggling with her reading which was also impacting on her emotionally. However since completing the course with Jayne in April, 2024, she has made dramatic improvements in her reading and in her confidence. Jayne is great with the kids and parents.
Father of 8 year old daughter.
Jayne did a consultation with my child for dyslexia. We’d had her clinically assessed, but we got no help from the school or clinician for the next steps.
We were at a loss about what to do next and how to correct (or work with rather than against) the dyslexia.
We met Jayne for a 2 hour Consultation and she was amazing.
Picked up in minutes what the school and clinician had failed to do in 18 months.
Jayne has a range of tools that she used to make the assessment on the challenges we faced. It also gave my child confidence that they were understood and that they are now engaged in the process.
Father-Teenage Daughter
