The Davis Method: Mastery Through Creativity

Turning Learning Barriers into Lifelong Strengths

Master your learning through your strengths. The Davis Method respects your natural learning style while resolving the root causes of dyslexia, ADHD, and math challenges at their source.

Davis Tools: The Mental Toolkit for Focus

We don't use external crutches or medications.

Instead, we teach a set of Self-Regulation Tools that give the learner a "Mental Switch."

This allows them to:

Stabilize Perception: Stop letters and numerals from moving or flipping.

Maintain a relaxed state: Release the tension that leads to fatigue.

Regulate Energy and Mood: Control focus levels and mood to match the task.

Strengthen Coordination: Improve physical balance and mental perception.

These tools combined, allow the person to be in an ideal state for learning and to effectively deal with confusion.

Clay: The Multi-Sensory Bridge

Davis Symbol Mastery clay model of the word "by" used to resolve dyslexia disorientation and build mental anchors for abstract words

Why Clay?

Because for a 3D thinker, mastery requires creation.

Using smooth modeling clay, we turn abstract, "invisible" words (like the, of, or from) into permanent, 3D mental anchors.

Once a word is created in the real world, it is mastered in the mind—eliminating the root cause of confusion forever.

Davis Symbol Mastery clay model of the word "a" used to resolve dyslexic disorientation and build mental anchors for abstract words

Applying the Tools: Our Specialized Programmes

Once we have established the Davis Tools and started the clay work, we apply them to the specific "stumbling blocks" your learner is facing.

Davis Mastery for Dyslexia (8+) and
Foundations for Reading (5-8)

Helps deal with root causes of confusions with letters, words and punctuation marks. Reading, comprehension, spelling and writing becomes accurate and easeful.

While our Mastery for Dyslexia Programme is the gold standard for addressing dyslexia in adults and children over 8, we also offer the Foundations for Reading specifically tailored for the developmental needs of 5-8 year olds, to prevent the 'literacy gap' before it starts.

A 3D clay model of the word "and" created during a Davis Dyslexia Mastery programme in Kapiti to eliminate reading confusion
Davis Maths Mastery clay model illustrating the concept of "add" to help students with dyscalculia understand mathematical operations

Davis Mastery for Maths (Dyscalculia)

We use clay to master in 3-D the underpinning logic of numerals, operations, and mathematical concepts, turning "maths anxiety" into certainty and accuracy.

Read more about Mastery for Maths.

Davis Mastery for Attention - ADHD, attention, focus, behaviour

We use the tools to master internal "life concepts" like Change, Consequence, Time, Sequence, and Order, giving the learner the ability to regulate their own focus and energy.

People report improved focus, ability to complete tasks and projects and reduced overwhelm and anxiety.

Read more about Mastery for Attention.

A teen girl showing signs of ADHD frustration and loss of focus, representing the challenges with attention that the Davis Method addresses in Wellington

Whether it's mastering the concept of 'Time' for ADHD or 'Sequencing' for Maths,
the Davis Method provides the foundational scaffolding for success.

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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.