Ronald D. Davis founded the Reading Research Council's Dyslexia Correction Center in Burlingame, California, in 7982. Since its inception, this counseling agency has enabled more than 1,200 people to read, write, and study normally. In 1995, he founded the Davis Dyslexia Association International, which delivers training seminars to therapists and educators worldwide.

"What do Cher, Leonardo da Vinci, Whoopi Goldberg, and Wait Disney all have in common? Dyslexia. Though one may think they achieved success in spite of their disability, Ronald D. Davis says it's because of it... Davis's procedure enjoys a 97 percent success rate. Once students remove obstacles to learning, they are free to capitalize on the innate gifts dyslexia can bring.'

Like other dyslexics, Ronald D. Davis was gifted with an unusual talent for creativity and imagination... yet, he grew up wondering why he couldn't function right in school, where teachers labeled him "retarded." After numerous failures and setbacks, he eventually became an engineer, a businessman, and a sculptor-and at the age of thirty-eight, made a startling discovery that enabled him to read a book, cover to cover, in just a few hours.

This inspiration led to Davis's revolutionary procedures, outlined clearly and simply in this book so that anyone-teacher, parent, therapist, or dyslexic - can use them to successfully overcome the difficulties of dyslexia.

"A unique perspective on the subject of learning disabilities. Through his own real-life experiences he shares what everyone needs to know about dyslexia...'

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