The Missing Piece

What is DLS?

• A set of learning strategies providing life-long skills
• A visual-kinesthetic approach providing children with skills and knowledge at the foundational level
• Strategies that complement any curriculum already in place
• Strategies meeting the needs of all learners within a classroom
• Strategies that teach basic symbols of reading while corresponding to child’s developmental level
• Project-based learning

Why does it work?

• Children are taught focusing strategies
• Children are taught to self-regulate their behaviors
• Project based learning fully involves each student
• Creativity is included; students learn on a much higher level than memorization only
• Provides mastery: learning where conscious thought is no longer required
• All real knowledge is experiential, as is Davis Learning Strategies

Who needs DLS training?

• PreK – 3 classroom teachers
• Support services: SPED/Resource Room, Title I, Reading Recovery, After-school tutoring
• Homeschool Teachers
• Administrators–to better support trained staff

What results from its use?

• Improved student achievement proficiency
• Reduced constant re-teaching
• Enhanced classroom management

When is the next scheduled class?

• July 24-25, 2012 in Brookings, South Dakota

Where do I find more information?

• www.davislearn.com
• Contact Kim Carson, Licensed DLS Presenter and Mentor

Davis Learning Strategies® is a trademark of Ronald D. Davis. Commercial use of this trademark for the purposes of training and mentoring teachers requires licensing by the trademark owner.