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If a few or more of these symptoms are consistently experienced, dyslexia is the likely cause. 

These areas are addressed within the procedures of the Davis Dyslexia Correction® Program which I tailor to the individual.
 

Self-esteem

• Feels dumb, has poor self-esteem; hides or covers up weaknesses with coping mechanisms.
• Has a high IQ  yet does not score high on school tests.
• Easily frustrated and emotional about school, reading or testing.

Balance and Movement

• Clumsy, uncoordinated or poor at ball or team sports; difficulty with motor skills and tasks; motion-sickness.
• Complains of dizziness, nausea, headaches, or stomach aches while reading or studying.
• Poor sense of direction.
• Inability to sit still.
• Difficulty with handwriting.
• Often confuses left/right and over/under.

Time

• ADD/ADHD
• Inability to sit still or maintain attention for long (ADD).
• Has difficulty telling time, being on time, or managing time.
• Inability to learn math.
• Distracted easily.
• Trouble with sequencing (getting things in order) or setting priorities.

Vision

• Reads or writes with additions, omissions, substitutions, repetition, reversals or transpositions of letters, numbers or words.
• Changing or reversing shapes and sequences of letters or numbers.
• Incorrect/inconsistent spelling.
• Omitting or ignoring punctuation and capitalization.
• Seeing letters and numbers move, disappear, grow or shrink.
• Omitting or altering letters, words and lines while reading or writing.
• Learns best through hands-on experience, demonstrations, experimentation, observation and visual aids.

Hearing

• Difficulty putting thoughts into words.
• Speaks in halting phrases.
• Leaves sentences incomplete.
• Stutters under stress.
• Mispronounces long words.
• Transposes phrases, words and syllables when speaking.
• Accused of not listening or being inattentive.
• Hearing sounds louder, softer, nearer or further away than they actually are.

Professional services decribed as Davis®, Davis Dyslexia Correction®, including Davis Symbol Mastery®, Davis Orientation Counseling ®, and Davis Learning Strategies™ services may only be provided by persons who are trained and licensed through Davis Dyslexia Association International.