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Why ‘Tyrannosaurus’ But Not ‘If’? — Premium Course for Parents – Online
May 22, 2022 - June 26, 2022
| £150.00Dyslexia-Inspired Strategies For Parents Of All Struggling Learners
Six Practical Support Sessions That Make Parents The Best Helpers They Can Be
Gift of Dyslexia Davis® techniques that get your child’s learning working
What you will learn
Session 1: Confused?
Your journey as the parent of a bright but struggling learner. The role of confusion in a learning difficulty. The Davis “Release” Procedure.
Session 2: Gifts and Problems
The talents that go with learning difficulties. How can a talent cause a problem? Word thinking and picture thinking.
Session 3: How do dyslexics think and learn?
The concept of ‘disorientation’ and its role in a learning difficulty. The problem with if. The Davis “Create-A-Word” procedure.
Session 4: Learning for Picture Thinkers
Visualisation for reading comprehension. Punctuation as a reading skill. Retention of what has been read. Why Clay? The Davis “Picture-At-Punctuation” and “Symbol Mastery” techniques.
Session 5: Going Deeper
“Picture-At-Punctuation”: fiction and fact. Dictionaries: their power for picture-thinkers. “Symbol Mastery” on subject-specific vocabulary. Picturing technical definitions.
Session 6: Pulling it all together
Comprehensive course review. Creating a complete support strategy for your bright but struggling child.
Six two-hour sessions, 7:00 — 9:00 p.m. GMT
Session 1: Sunday 24rh April 2022
Session 2: Sunday 1st May 2022
Session 3: Sunday 8th May 2022
Session 4: Sunday 15th May 2022
Session 5: Sunday 22nd May 2022
Session 6: Sunday 29th May 2022