How much will reading improve after a Davis Dyslexia program?
It varies — a lot depends on your child’s age, how much they were struggling before we started, and other individual factors. But it’s genuinely common for a student to be reading at or near grade level by the end of the program, and some end up reading above grade level, even if they started out years behind.
I’ve worked with adults who couldn’t read at all who reached a fifth-grade reading level by the end of the program. I’ve worked with fifth graders reading at a 2nd-3rd grade level who reached 5th grade level. I’ve seen kids who couldn’t catch a ball learn to do so. Many people see handwriting improve immediately; for others, it takes a few months.
Long-term results depend heavily on how consistently a family keeps up with the reading exercises and Symbol Mastery at home after the program. What happens during our time together needs to be reinforced through practice to really stick.