A dyslexia correction program can change a student’s relationship with reading and writing in a matter of weeks — giving them tools that are genuinely empowering, and putting them back in control of their own learning.The program is 30 hours of one-on-one work, done as 3-hour sessions each morning over 10 days. It’s built on two core components: Orientation Counseling and Symbol Mastery, and it addresses difficulties with reading, writing, spelling, and penmanship (dysgraphia) together, since in my experience they’re rarely separate issues.
This program is for children (approximately age 8 and up), teens, and adults. If dysgraphia is the primary or only concern, read more on how it fits in →Not sure if what you’re seeing matches dyslexia? See the common characteristics of dyslexia →
Skills You’ll Gain
- The ability to create and maintain a focused state at will
Alphabet Mastery – resolving symbol triggers with clay
- Self-regulation of energy levels to match the task at hand
- Improved balance and coordination
- Resolution of confusion caused by letters and punctuation
- Understanding of your own learning style, and recognition of its gifts
- Increased self-esteem
- Strengthened left-to-right eye tracking for accurate word decoding
- Improved spelling
- The ability to use your own creative thought process for letter and word mastery
- Increased reading accuracy — fewer substitutions, insertions, and omissions
- Improved fluency and word decoding
- Improved comprehension
- Improved penmanship
- The ability to translate your own thoughts into words on paper
What a Session Looks Like
- Reviewing the previous session’s work
- Checking in and settling into a focused state, using the self-regulation tools you’ve learned
- Koosh ball exercises while balancing
- Reading exercises
- Clay work — using a dictionary, building sentences, and creating three-dimensional clay models that capture the meaning of a word, its spelling, and how it’s used
- A short break partway through the session
- Additional threads woven in as needed: punctuation, dictionary skills, and understanding your own neurodivergent strengths
See What’s Possible
“My 13-year-old daughter attended the Davis Dyslexia Correction Program, and already we’re seeing a great improvement. She no longer avoids reading and writing, and her enjoyment and confidence have increased significantly — this after years of struggling at school. Her comprehension and vocabulary have improved enormously, as has her spelling.”
— Ghislaine, mom of a 13-year-old
What Is Disorientation?
Dyslexic thinkers are natural picture-thinkers — able to mentally rotate and view an object from every angle, which is part of what makes them such strong creative and spatial problem-solvers. A teapot looks like a teapot no matter which way you turn it.
But that same gift causes trouble with words and symbols. Letters and words don’t hold still the way real objects do — rearrange the letters in a word, and it becomes a different word entirely, or nothing at all. When a dyslexic mind tries to apply the same picture-based thinking to a page of text, the result is what we call disorientation: a kind of mental static that shows up as reversals, skipped words, lost focus, or even physical symptoms like dizziness.
Disorientation isn’t a flaw — it’s a side effect of a genuine strength. And it’s also learnable to control. One of the very first things you’ll learn in this program is how to recognize when you’re disoriented and how to bring yourself back to a focused, oriented state at will. Once that skill is in place, everything else — reading, spelling, comprehension — gets dramatically easier to build on.
Support That Continues After the Program
The work doesn’t stop when your last session ends. Everyone supporting you or your child — parents, and sometimes teachers — gets trained in the same tools and techniques, so progress continues at home.
You’ll also have up to 6 hours of follow-up support built in, along with ongoing phone and email support as questions come up. This program has always been about giving you tools for life, not just for the sessions themselves.
Available Online, Too
This program is available online as well as in person — the same fixed 3-hour-a-morning, 10-day format applies either way, so you can choose whichever works best for your family.
Ready to Get Started?
Call for a free phone consultation: 206.451.7102, or reach out here to schedule your assessment.
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