We were very fortunate to come across the book "The Gift of Dyslexia" by Ronald Davis. As I started to read the book, it seemed like he was writing about my daughter Michela. A few days later, and halfway into the book, I started interviewing Davis
Michela has recently completed the five day program with Helen McGillivray at Mind Over Dyslexia and my wife and I are super pleased with the results. More importantly, Michela is even more pleased. Michela is happier now, more in control and her self esteem has soared! Her reading level has jumped substantially in just a few months. In the past, she would avoid reading. At times, it was a battle to have her read. We love the fact that she now just picks up a book, magazine or flyer and reads on her own! Her printing and spelling have improved as well. But the most important point is that Michela sees her improvement and she is now much more confident. It is almost like the fog has lifted!
We are now applying all the tools and techniques that she has learned. She loves doing koosh. She loves working with the clay. I believe she asks to work with and enjoys the clay because she knows that it helps her grasp what she needs to master. For example, she now clays out spelling words that she has problems with. Her class is given 5-7 weekly spelling words on Monday. If by Wednesday she still has any issue spelling any one of the words, she then clays that word out. She is much less frustrated using this method (as opposed to memorizing). Michela now gets excellent marks on her weekly Friday spelling tests.
We were fortunate to stumble on to the Davis Program and Helen McGillivray at Mind Over Dyslexia. Helen is one of the nicest, compassionate, experienced and professional person you will ever meet. She is very good at what she does. We are so glad we chose Helen to help us. If while reading this letter or the book "The Gift of Dyslexia" you see similarities to yourself or your child, don't hesitate to enrol in the program. We would have most certainly continued to spend the same money on tutoring this year and in my opinion achieved nowhere near the same results. If you could see the joy in my child's face now that she "gets it", now that the fog has lifted, you'd sign up yesterday and pay double the fee.