Ask an Expert Part 2: A second live Q&A with Davis Facilitators, especially for Tanzania

Due to popular demand — we're back!

Our first Ask an Expert session on 5th August sparked overwhelming interest. While we managed to answer many of your questions, time simply ran out before we could respond to them all. We don’t like leaving questions unanswered — so, thanks once again to the kind collaboration of Dyslexia Tanzania, we’re returning with a special follow-up session!

Join us for another live, unscripted Zoom event designed especially for Tanzania. Just like last time, you’ll have the chance to ask your own questions directly to our panel of expert Davis Facilitators — including Tanzania’s own Rahma Amer Mbarak, and European Davis expert Cathie Geraci.

Just like last time, we welcome questions on a wide range of topics, including:

• Dyslexia

• Dyspraxia

• Dyscalculia

• ADHD

• Autism

  ...in both children and adults.

Who Should Attend:

• Parents seeking help for their children

• Teachers looking for better support strategies

• Tutors and SEN professionals

• Neurodivergent adults exploring solutions for themselves.

  
  

This session is interactive: you can ask your questions live, on camera or microphone. All questions are welcome!

This event is co-hosted by Caudence Ayoti, founder of Dyslexia Tanzania.

Meet the Panelists

Rahma Amer Mbarak

Rahma is the first licensed Davis Facilitator in Tanzania. A former schoolteacher with over six years of classroom experience, she was inspired to train in the Davis methods after reading The Gift of Dyslexia by Ronald D. Davis. Rahma offers Davis programmes in both English and Swahili, and has translated The Gift of Dyslexia into Swahili. She is passionate about helping Tanzanian children unlock their natural gifts.

Cathie Geraci

Cathie believes there is no limit to how an individual can develop and learn. She holds degrees from Indiana University in Economics and Speech Communication. She worked as an upper level retail executive in the United States prior to moving to Italy in 1994. Her journey with learning difficulties began in 2001 when her son would stop speaking and close himself off in his world. She discovered the Davis Method 15 years ago when she was searching for help with his dyslexia, maths difficulties, ADHD and autism. The results were so spectacular that she immediately began to train as a Davis Facilitator. Now, for over 15 years, she has worked not only as a Davis Dyslexia Facilitator and a Davis Autism Approach Facilitator/Coach, but also as a Davis Autism Supervisor to trainees and a Davis Workshop Presenter.

Swahili Translation / Tafsiri ya Kiswahili

Kutokana na mwitikio mkubwa — tumerudi tena!

Mkutano wetu wa kwanza wa Uliza Mtaalamu tarehe 5 Agosti ulipata mwitikio mkubwa sana. Ingawa tuliweza kujibu maswali mengi, muda haukutosha kuyajibu yote.

Hatupendi kuyaacha maswali bila majibu — na kwa ushirikiano mwema tena kutoka Dyslexia Tanzania, tunarudi kwa ajili ya kikao cha pili maalum!

Jiunge nasi kwa tukio lingine la moja kwa moja kupitia Zoom, lililoandaliwa mahususi kwa Tanzania. Kama ilivyokuwa awali, utapata nafasi ya kuuliza maswali yako moja kwa moja kwa jopo letu la Wafasiliteta wa Davis — wakiwemo Rahma Amer Mbarak kutoka Tanzania, na mtaalamu wa Davis barani Ulaya, Cathie Geraci.

Kama ilivyokuwa awali, tunakaribisha maswali kuhusu mada mbalimbali, zikiwemo:

• Dyslexia (Changamoto ya Kusoma na Kuandika)

• Dyspraxia (Changamoto ya Kuratibu Harakati)

• Dyscalculia (Changamoto ya Hisabati)

• ADHD (Tatizo la Umakini wa Kudumu)

• Autism (Utofauti wa Kijamii na Kihisia)

...kwa watoto na watu wazima.

Nani Anapaswa Kuhudhuria

• Wazazi wanaotafuta msaada kwa ajili ya watoto wao

• Walimu wanaotaka njia bora za kuwasaidia wanafunzi

• Wakufunzi binafsi na wataalamu wa mahitaji maalum

• Watu wazima wenye changamoto kama hizo wanaotafuta suluhisho

Mkutano huu ni wa moja kwa moja – unaweza kuuliza maswali yako mubashara, kwa kutumia kamera au kipaza sauti.

Tukio hili linaandaliwa kwa ushirikiano na Caudence Ayoti, mwanzilishi wa Dyslexia Tanzania.

Wajue Washiriki wa Jopo

Rahma Amer Mbarak

Rahma ni Fasiliteta wa kwanza aliyesajiliwa na Davis nchini Tanzania. Alikuwa mwalimu kwa zaidi ya miaka sita kabla ya kusoma kitabu The Gift of Dyslexia cha Ronald D. Davis, ambacho kilimhamasisha kujifunza mbinu za Davis. Sasa anatoa programu za Davis kwa lugha ya Kiingereza na Kiswahili, na ametafsiri kitabu The Gift of Dyslexia kwa Kiswahili. Ana shauku kubwa ya kusaidia watoto wa Tanzania kugundua vipaji vyao vya kipekee.

Cathie Geraci

Cathie anaamini kwamba hakuna kikomo kwa jinsi mtu binafsi anavyoweza kukuza uwezo wake na kujifunza. Ana shahada kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Indiana katika Uchumi na Mawasiliano ya Hotuba. Kabla ya kuhamia Italia mwaka 1994, alifanya kazi kama mtendaji mkuu katika sekta ya biashara ya rejareja nchini Marekani. Safari yake na changamoto za kujifunza ilianza mwaka 2001, mtoto wake alipokuwa akinyamaza kabisa na kujifungia katika dunia yake mwenyewe. Aligundua Mbinu ya Davis miaka 15 iliyopita alipokuwa akitafuta msaada kwa ajili ya changamoto za mwanawe katika kusoma (dyslexia), hisabati (dyscalculia), ADHD na autism. Matokeo yalikuwa ya kushangaza kiasi kwamba alianza mara moja kujifunza kuwa Fasiliteta wa Davis.

Sasa, kwa zaidi ya miaka 15, amefanya kazi si tu kama Fasiliteta wa Davis Dyslexia na Kocha wa Davis Autism Approach, bali pia kama Msimamizi wa Mafunzo ya Davis Autism na Mhadhiri wa Warsha za Davis.