Background
The goal was to provide exercises to teach pre-reading and pre-writing skills which could be taught by anyone in any setting.
Few materials are required.
Little or no teaching experience is needed.
Davar was developed by a team including preschool educators in Romania and the Netherlands, a literacy consultant with experience in Papua New Guinea as well as Europe, a writer/cultural anthropologist, and a free-lance artist.
Who Uses DAVAR
Though the impulse to create Davar came from a felt need among Romany educators, the program has successfully been in various places for a variety of different people.
To date, Davar has been used for:
To date, Davar has been used for:
- special-needs children from slum neighborhoods (Brazil);
- immigrants/refugees who are learning to read in a different language with a different script (Germany);
- second-language preschool for immigrant children (Spain);
- children's club for Romany (Roma) children (Romania).
Do You Use DAVAR?
Please contact us with your suggestions and experiences. DAVAR continues to be a work in progress!