Davis® Reading Program for Young Learners

Purpose:

• To provide younger children with lifelong learning skills for academic achievement
• To provide younger children with foundational skills necessary to develop reading fluency and comprehension
• To provide support of skills and confidence to a child’s parent(s) enabling them to continue working with child at home for successful academic achievement
• Developed for children ages 5 – 7, along with parent involvement

Foundational Skills Gained:

• How to create and monitor a focused state
• How to self-regulate energy levels to appropriately match the task at hand
• How to improve balance and coordination
• Increased fine motor coordination
• Positive experiences and attitudes developed for academic work
• Increased self-esteem

Academic Related Skills Gained:

• Increased recognition and understanding of alphabetical symbols and their order
• Strengthened left-to-right eye movement for accurate word decoding
• Improved skills with word recognition, fluency, comprehension, and retention
• Concept understanding of all three parts of a word: its spelling, its pronunciation, and its meaning through a three-dimensional model created by the child

Required Supplies:

• Davis Young Learners Kit for home use