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Thijs
I went to Erika to improve my spelling. In the beginning, we used plasticine clay to make pictures with words, so that I could better remember the letters that went with them. Later, I learned to think of a picture to go with a word, without making it with clay. It helped me to learn the spelling of a word quickly. The Davis training was very relaxed and did not feel like work. In the months after the Davis training, I practiced a lot of words with my mother. I still benefit from this because I can learn words quickly. This way, I can learn easier for my tests.
Thijs, counselling group 8 (Dutch system)
Parents of Thijs
The Davis Counselling helped our son to cope with dyslexia. Erika helped him to let go of his old way of thinking. She taught him to memorize the correct spelling in a more visual way.
Erika did this in a calm and friendly way. Our son felt completely at home with her. She is great with children and lets them be themselves. She explains things calmly and builds up slowly. If he didn't understand something, she just explained it again.
For Thijs the Davis counselling is a fun way of learning because it includes a lot of attributes. Erika works a lot with plasticine clay, so that he could get a complete picture of the words.
By letting Thijs make the words with plasticine clay, he got a better idea of their meaning. By having him spell words forwards and backwards, he remembered them better. The 'magic wall' on which he learned to write the correctly spelled words in his mind also helped.
Thijs had a great time with Erika and learned a lot. After the meeting Thijs worked for a long time on the 'magic wall' and made words with this clay and sent the photographs to Erika. She supported him very well even then.
The best result for us is that he has now passed the first year of secondary school without any major language problems.
Thijs’ parents (Dutch)
A fantastic success
My daughter was almost 11 when she was first introduced to ‘Denkwonder’ and the Davis Method. Initially, I was skeptical of Erika Wiegmann's approach. The dyslexia problems were so severe and my daughter's frustration so great that I had almost given up hope that she would ever "master" "all those letters". Erika won my daughter's trust. My daughter was convinced that Erika would help her to learn how to read.
The Davis Method training is intensive and our daughter worked hard. During the time with Erika, I saw my daughter's confidence grow; she enjoyed the hard work and missed Erika when the 30-hour course was completed. Our daughter kept repeating the exercises with new words.
About five months later, she started making big steps forward. As if the penny had dropped. "Suddenly" she wanted to read and now, another month later, she is reading incredibly well. She just read her first book all by herself aloud to me and we enjoyed it: Robin Hood. Confidently sure of the words. Very special. A fantastic success!
I got to know Erika Wiegmann as a very committed professional who has a gift for working with children. Her passion and dedication lead to success. What she means in my daughter's life cannot easily be expressed in words. I am grateful to Erika for proving that my initial skepticism was wrong.
Mother of a client
