Educational content, dyslexia insights, parenting support, learning, emotions, neurodiversity, Rachel's weekly articles.
Educational content, dyslexia insights, parenting support, learning, emotions, neurodiversity, Rachel's weekly articles.
The Gift of Dyslexia: What Ron Davis Really Meant by It
Ron Davis believed the mind that struggles with reading is the same mind that holds a dyslexic learner's talents. Here's what he meant by the gift. ...more
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October 31, 2026•5 min read
Clay Modelling for Dyslexia: The Three Parts of a Word
Ron Davis described every word as having three parts. Learn how Davis clay modelling helps picture-thinkers master the words with no picture. ...more
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October 20, 2026•4 min read
Why Reading Can Become Worse Halfway Down the Page: Dyslexia, Confusion and Disorientation
Why does reading fall apart halfway down the page? Ron Davis explains how confusion builds into disorientation for dyslexic picture-thinkers. ...more
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October 15, 2026•6 min read
Why the Smallest Words Cause the Biggest Trouble for Dyslexic Readers
A dyslexic child can read “dinosaur” but stumble on sight words like “the”. Ron Davis explains why picture-thinkers find small words hardest. ...more
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October 10, 2026•6 min read
For the Young Ones Coming Through: What Ron Davis Understood About the Dyslexic Mind
For Dyslexia Awareness Month, explore Ron Davis's insight that dyslexia is a way of thinking, not damage, and signs your child may be a picture thinker. ...more
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October 02, 2026•6 min read
What We Heard on Sunday (and Where It Can Go Next) | Master Dyslexia
Real reactions from our WHO KNEW screening, and how the Davis Parent Power - Dyslexia course turns new understanding into practical tools. Early Bird ends 30 September. ...more
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September 25, 2026•4 min read
What Actually Happens in a Davis Dyslexia Program?
We begin with the learner, not the difficulty; It is hands-on, active learning; Learning how to recognise and resolve confusion; So what does a day actually look like?; What change are we looking for?... ...more
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September 18, 2026•5 min read
What the Davis Method Looks Like in Practice | WHO KNEW Film
See the Davis Method in action in WHO KNEW: Dyslexia is a Way of Thinking. Join Rachel Barwell's online screenings on 15 and 20 Septemb ...more
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September 13, 2026•2 min read
The Man Who Called It a Gift, Not a Disability
Remembering Ron Davis, and What His Work Has Meant to the Neurodivergent Community. Fourty years ago Ron Davis was first to call dyslexia a gift, not a disability. Remembering the man whose work chang... ...more
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September 05, 2026•3 min read
Master Dyslexia | Waikanae, Kāpiti Coast
Providing specialist Dyslexia mastery and natural ADHD support across the Wellington Region, including the Kāpiti Coast, Levin, the Hutt Valley, and Wellington City
Professional services described as Davis™, including Davis Mastery for Dyslexia®, Davis™ Symbol Mastery, Davis™ Orientation Counseling, Davis™ Mastery for Attention, Davis™ Mastery for Maths, and Davis™ Foundations for Learning Literacy may only be provided by persons who are trained and licensed as Davis Facilitators or Specialists by Davis Dyslexia Association International.