Davis® Learning Strategies Workshop
The best start for bright and creative early readers
3-day all-in training for teachers and parents of children under 9.
January 10 - 12, 2025
The classes will run daily from
9:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m. GMT (UTC+0) for 3 days.
We understand…
the challenges of meeting diverse learning needs
Are you a teacher feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of students requiring assistance with learning difficulties, and the limited resources available to support them? Are you constantly having to choose between supporting the children with challenges and stimulating the children who find the material easy?
Or are you a parent feeling that something isn't quite right about the way your child is being taught to read and write, and you're anxious to give them the best start in the first few years of their formal education?
As a teacher, would you like…
Simple, innovative and effective teaching tools that:
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prevent at-risk learners from developing learning difficulties
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maximise gifted and talented learning opportunities
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integrate well with your curriculum
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are easy to implement and fun?
As a parent, would you like…
Enjoyable home-based literacy strategies that strengthen your child's learning while adding to your quality bonding time—and feel "right" from the very first day?
All this is possible with Davis Learning Strategies (DLS)!
Neurodiversity is real, and until now, accommodating different learning styles has been a complex task. However, it doesn’t have to be.
Introducing Davis Learning Strategies, a simple yet highly effective research-based approach that will equip you to meet the diverse learning needs in your classroom, ensuring that every student is able to harness their talents and thrive.
Davis Learning Strategies (DLS) are versatile, creative, and multisensory, seamlessly integrating with any curriculum to engage and support struggling learners. Effective for Kindergarten-grade 3 teachers and learning support professionals, DLS develop proficient readers by age 9 and equip students with lifelong learning skills. Implementation reduces learning difficulties and behavioral issues while increasing referrals for Gifted & Talented programmes.
Workshop Presenters
Priti Venkatesan heads up the Heartful Kids-Indigo Unit of Lalaji Memorial Omega International School(LMOIS), Chennai (INDIA) and was licensed as a Davis® Dyslexia Program Facilitator in 2014. She founded the “Indigo” unit in the school to support the learning of struggling learners and those with SpLD using Davis Learning Strategies. Since then, the school has successfully trained more than 800 students in the art of learning independently.
In 2006, Priti gave up her successful career in the corporate sector to follow her passion for working with children. Apart from being a Davis Facilitator, she is also a licensed Neuro-linguistic Program Practitioner.
Priti has trained over 150 teachers in India and abroad in Davis Learning Strategies and mentored them in taking these strategies into the classrooms. Her areas of expertise include curriculum design, assessments to assess the learning issues in children, and teacher training. She believes that every child can learn and optimise their potential if provided with a loving, nurturing learning environment in which their learning needs are met.
Axel Gudmundsson is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience as a Davis Programme Facilitator and trainer. His diverse background includes a degree in arts, extensive psychotherapy training, and a wide range of experience in human development, publishing, and self-help initiatives.
Axel began his career by founding Mannraektin (Human Potential) in Iceland, where he developed courses on eating disorders. He later co-founded the publishing company Vöxtur, introducing Icelandic audiences to transformational books like Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus.
Certified as a Davis dyslexia facilitator in 2002, Axel founded Gifted Dyslexic, now operating internationally, and established Davis Dyslexia Association Africa to train and support facilitators across the continent. As a Davis workshop presenter, he has impacted educators, parents, and specialists worldwide through his public lectures and training programmes.
Axel has successfully piloted a number of initiatives for young learners and homeschooling families within the Davis model.
Axel began his career by founding Mannraektin (Human Potential) in Iceland, where he developed courses on eating disorders. He later co-founded the publishing company Vöxtur, introducing Icelandic audiences to transformational books like Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus.
Certified as a Davis dyslexia facilitator in 2002, Axel founded Gifted Dyslexic, now operating internationally, and established Davis Dyslexia Association Africa to train and support facilitators across the continent. As a Davis workshop presenter, he has impacted educators, parents, and specialists worldwide through his public lectures and training programmes.
Axel has successfully piloted a number of initiatives for young learners and homeschooling families within the Davis model.
Workshop format and timeframe
Online
The online format is a stimulating and enjoyable learning experience. This is no dry webinar. We aim to recreate the in-person experience as far as possible. Features of the online workshop experience include:
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“Camera-on,” “mic-on” video conferencing for real-time interaction
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Adapted pair-work practice in “breakout rooms”
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Content review and Q&A sessions to reinforce learning as you progress
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In-session use of clay for hands-on experience of Davis Symbol Mastery
