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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
Susan, Isa's mother
"My daughter mixed up numbers and struggled a lot with math’s problems. Methods and explanations somehow didn't seem to be understood. Then I heard from Erika about the Davis method. Erika guided my daughter competently, calmly, warmly and cheerfully. My daughter got a good idea of what numbers actually mean. The method of making images from clay for math’s items and other attributes worked very well. It became really clear for her. As a result, she can now handle mathematical problems much better, she understands what she has to do and what she is doing. And that in turn has the effect of making her more motivated to do this work. She gained confidence that she can do it.
During counselling, Erika also paid attention to the difficulty my daughter had with left and right. My daughter also made images of clay that really helped her to fully 'understand' what is what. Her concentration and focus improved and my daughter learned how to improve her concentration herself. For example, when she has a test at school. Her results went up. But, much more important: her self-confidence has grown. Yes, I am very happy and grateful for Erika's counseling!"
Susan, Isa’s mother
Isa
"I came to Erika because I was struggling with math. First of all, Erika is a very kind, pleasant and funny woman, I could talk to her very well and always felt at ease. Erika did everything at my pace, explained everything very clearly and paid a lot of attention to me. Because I went to Erika, I now understand better what I learn at school and also have better concentration."
Isa, 11 years (9 years during counseling)
