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VOL. 45 Davis Dyslexia Association International ISSUE 2 • 2007
Courage
parents do not seem to have it. Sara’s
family is participating in a research
study at All Children’s Hospital, and
hope the doctors there will come up
By Randee Garretson, Facilitator, Lutz, FL
with some answers.
with Jonathan Frajerman
People with this condition do not
Last August, I worked with a very make many antibodies on their own.
unusual client, 7 year old Sara Frajerman. For example if you gave me a vaccine,
In addition to having dyslexia, she is my body would make antibodies to
one of 15 people in the United States fight the disease in question. But Sara’s
known to have a particular variety of body would make very few, if any.
Primary Immune Deficiency Disease Since Sara can’t make antibodies on her
(PIDD) – and Alopecia. Sara has faced own, once a week a blood product is
many challenges in her life so far, yet infused underneath her skin (similar to
she has the most positive attitude and a the way diabetics gets insulin). The
delightful, refreshing personality, with infusion takes about an hour. The blood
a smile for everyone! product contains antibodies from a Sara – positive attitude, delightful
Sara has Common Variable thousand different blood donors. personality, beautiful smile – and about
(Cont’d on p. 4) to earn a black belt in Tae Kwon Do!
IN THIS ISSUE
News & Feature Articles
An Adult Testimonial to the
Profile in Courage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
An Adult Testimonial to the Merits of
Merits of the Davis Method
the Davis Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 By David Whyte
Davis Family Closer in Texas . . . . . . . .6 Before I can discuss the positively was bright. So they always believed
If You Love a Dyslexic, Get this Book 11 amazing impact the Davis Method has that I was intelligent, but if I was not
Fa Nichts; Much Ado About Very Little 12 had on my life, first I should give some dumb, in their view, I couldn’t be
A Cherished Thank You . . . . . . . . . . .14 background about my dyslexia. dyslexic. By the time a tutor of infinite
Love Story? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 I was diagnosed as a patience at the university’s
Please Turn Off That Light Neligh Help Centre
“severe to extreme”
and Go to Sleep . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 suggested I get assessed,
dyslexic while in my 3rd
The Lame Goat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 I was very willing.
year of study at university.
Famous Dyslexics Remember . . . . . . .17
The reason this was such a Being diagnosed took
Success Stories in Anthony’s Words . .21
late diagnosis is that there a massive weight off my
Under One Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
is a myth in our culture shoulders. It was a great
Regular Features that dyslexic equals thick, moment of vindication.
In the Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 or stupid. My supporting I remember walking home
Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-11 parents always knew I was from the assessment filled
Q&A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18-20 not thick (they were concerned at my with emotion and overjoyed that for all
New Davis Licensees . . . . . . . . . .24-25 development when very young and these years I had been blamed for things
Davis Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-28 took me to a physiologist who said I (Cont’d on p. 7)
PAGE 2 THE DYSLEXIC READER
In the Mail:
to read the whole thing. His teacher says
he now reads aloud in class as well. It
has boosted his self esteem a great deal.
Reading Chapter Books Now! We strongly recommend this program
Dear DDAI, as it has shown a huge improvement in
our son’s abilities, attitude, confidence
We would like to tell you how pleased and co-ordination. Mrs. Goerzen and
we are with the Davis Program our son, this program have well exceeded our
Chad Leith, participated in with Sher hopes and expectations and we hope
Goerzen. He has come a long way more children will get the same
since Mrs. Goerzen helped him with opportunity.
different strategies. Chad’s teachers and Our deepest thanks for everything
we ourselves have noticed a considerable you’ve done for Chad.
improvement with his schoolwork. understand that he has never picked up
The Monday after he saw Mrs. Goerzen a chapter book because they were too Sincerely,
he read his first chapter book from difficult for him, yet now he picks up
front to back in one day. You have to a chapter book on his own and is able Scott and Sonya Leith
“
In any moment of decision,
the best thing you can do
is the right thing, the next
best thing is the wrong
thing, and the worst thing
you can do is nothing.
–Theodore Roosevelt, 26th
president of the United States
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THE DYSLEXIC READER PAGE 3
In November 2005, Cathy Dodge chose. In the photos, you can see some
Smith invited her clients to come to a of the corrected dyslexics doing just
Celebration of the Gift of Dyslexia. To that. Emily is sharing an award-winning
underscore the “magic” of the Davis speech. Her topic: “The Gift of
Dyslexia Correction program, she hired Dyslexia.” Paul is reading a page from
a magician who not only entertained a book – his gift. Amanda is displaying
children and adults alike, but showed some artwork, while Des is reading a
kids how to do some tricks! It was a poem he wrote. Sean is telling the
great day for everyone who attended. younger kids to stick with the follow-up
A day to recognize progress and in some work if they want to reach their goals.
cases, previously unrecognized gifts! He had just landed his dream co-op
Cathy had invited her clients to placement as an assistant chef in a
share their particular gifts if they so large hotel.
Des, the poet, shares one Emily talks about her Paul shares a passage from
of his compositions. award-winning speech. a book with the group.
Quotables
PAGE 4 THE DYSLEXIC READER
at-Punctuation. Prior to yesterday I
Profile in Courage . . . (cont’d from p. 1)
Notables . . .
from
It seems Sara was born with had really avoided reading with Sara
Alopecia Areata, as her parents say because it was so frustrating–for her
her hair never grew correctly. She was and for me. Now I can’t wait to read
completely bald as a toddler but then with her again. Seeing her read by
the hair you see in her picture grew herself with very few mistakes was
in. Alopecia is an autoimmune disease really an amazing sight.
that causes the body to attack and kill I cannot measure the impact your
program has had on Sara. Thank you
very much for what you have done.”
–Jonathan Frajerman
I
hope you’re amused by the words that you Spelling–don’t go there;
read. It’s a story of people! A whole Different how can we be wrong?
Breed. Where do they live? Why, they live all When we know all the
around us! They drive cars and airplanes and music to every new song!
ride on the bus. Some build space ships, they’re All our forwards are backwards.
movie stars too, presidents, teachers, what can we So that reading’s a chore. But we can tell
do? Lawyers, princesses, and folks with degrees, incredible stories for hours or more. Now
all living amongst us. Just wait, you’ll see. you don’t have pictures, but we still have
A long time ago, when I went to school, I was a text. It’s what makes us look like we are
strange little fish in an unhappy pool! I tried to complete nervous wrecks!
swim like the rest of the sea, but I knew deep Take the word bad ... what do you see?
inside this just wasn’t me. If we still lived in That is of course if you have trouble reading like
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and be the best of them all. to find out intelligence is not compromised. Yet
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know, I thought they thought I was insane. My traveling around at incredible speed.
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wonderful as their Mom Me. We have
heaps of trouble telling the time. Like
numbers and letters they’re
out of our mind. Waiting to
flip them and flop them and
then turn them around and
do it again.
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Mexico (cont’d)
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La Puerta de las Letras
“thing,” concept, or action, it remains
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María Silvia Flores Salinas
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