Mrs. Rita Huckabee Von Bon

Private practice in correcting learning difficulties, such as dyslexia, ADD/ADHD, Math, handwriting and composition without medications.

National

PLUS specializes in correcting Dyslexia. Mrs. Von Bon offers the following individualized programs: (1) Davis Dyslexia Correction® Program for reading and other learning difficulties; (2) Davis Math Mastery® Program; (3) Davis™ Attention Mastery Program, a drug-free program for ADD/ADHD; (4) Davis™ Reading Program for Young Learners for ages 5 - 8. Most programs listed above can also include corrections to handwriting, composition, as well as fluency and/or comprehension in reading. For example, if a person reads fluently but cannot understand and/or remember what they have read, is this true reading? No, but the Davis (R) Program can correct this. A person can instructed how to read and understand the first time he or she reads an article.

PLUS offers the following individualized programs: (1) Davis Dyslexia Correction® Program for reading and other learning difficulties; (2) Davis Math Mastery® Program; (3) Davis™ Attention Mastery Program, a drug-free program for ADD/ADHD; (4) Davis™ Reading Program for Young Learners for ages 5 - 8. Most programs listed above can also include corrections to handwriting, composition, as well as fluency and/or comprehension in reading. For example, if a person reads fluently but cannot understand and/or remember what they have read, is this true reading? The Davis (R) Program can correct this, so a person becomes a confident reader who understands what he/she reads.

The Dyslexic Reader because it gives both children, parents and adults hope! They see the successes that other people have experienced and begin to know that success is possible for them.

Spending time at the beach; swimming; bike-riding

Master's Degree in Reading Education (M.Ed.) Plus 30, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA (1981); BA in Elementary Education, Louisiana Tech University, LA (1971)

Davis Dyslexia Association International; past Vice President for Propgrams, Phi Delta Kappa International Chapter #1312;;

Shreveport

Education

Louisiana

Tina; Eugene (Gene) Jr.; Joann; Jeremy; Lara

8/4/2011

Presently, Rita is the sole proprietor of Paradise Learning Unlimited Services (PLUS), working as a Davis Dyslexia Program(R) Facilitator, an Educational Consultant, and Reading Coach. As an educator for over 30 years, Rita has taught primary, elementary, middle, and high school as well for the University of Maryland-Asian Division for ten years. Previously, she has also worked at Draughon Business College and served as Asst. Manager at a tutoring service for about a year. Rita served as a Steno Clerk II for Vocational Rehabilitation for three years. Some of her first jobs were in advertising with Sears, doing layouts for ads and learning secretarial skills.

Teacher of the Year Award (2002), Amelia Earhart Intermediate School, Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS), Okinawa, Japan

Mrs. Von Bon is a educator who works in sales and cheerleading. Have you ever tried to sell an adjective? Division problem? She can. Cheerleading is another specialty. Adults and children come to PLUS thinking they cannot do something---read, write, calculate, compose a paragraph, whatever. Those people walk out doing what they thought they would never do. Their heads are held high.

Rita's greatest career achievement has been to "graduate" happy, successful students. When Rita was getting ready to leave aft3er 18 years at Apollo Elementary in Bossier City, LA, numerous former student came by to tellher such things as: I am a scientist because of you; I am a teacher; I am an author, etc. It was definitely the greatest career achievement to hear from former students and to celebrate their sucesses. My special award or bonus could ever match those moments.

When anyone remembers Rita, she hopes they will remember her great love for people. God is the greatest lover of all people. She has tried to share that love with others, especially in the teaching profession. Rita admits she has made tons of mistakes, just like everyone else, but God has blessed her with the spiritual gift of teaching. Rita would say to others, "Pass that gift of love on."

If Rita could solve one problem in the world today, it would be to spread the Good News of Jesus' love for all people. Because if everyone knew and enjoyed the tremendous love Rita feels from God, they would see how selfish we can be and start really caring and loving for each other. This change of attitude would change many problems in the world. It is not about us.

Lunch with beloved family members that have already gone would be tremendous. Often we don't realize how important our heritage and family culture is until it is too late. It would be fabulous to share a great Southern meal and video tape the whole session for all to see. Rita would be tempted to take notes, but she was restrain herself and enjoy those moments.

Ms. Huckabee Von Bon has been a teacher for more than 30 years, instructing preschool through college students. She has completed 160 hours of graduate coursework and has studied to become a principal. She taught in Okinawa, Japan, for 14 years. She is a distant cousin of the former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee.

Eugene (Gene) Sr.

At her farewell reception before leaving to join her husband on his next military assignment to Okinawa, many of her former students over her 18 years of teaching came to express how their success was a result of Ms. Von Bon's nurturing style.

Serving as a Preschool Sunday School Teacher at Local Church; Volunteering at Vacation Bible School and other church events and activities; participating in Local Beach Cleanup Projects; volunteering in Pre-K School;

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She attributes her success to her faith in God. Despite of some poor choices she made on the road of life, teaching was her life, her destiny! Some doors close; others opened. Mrs. Von Bon's father had a fourth grade education; her mom had a ninth grade education. Her father daily encouraged her to further education. When she graduated from college, she was the first person in both families to graduate from college. One of her dad's words of wisdom was "If you are going to do anything, do your best." Those words caused her to reach for more; try harder; be the best.

She became involved in her current profession after she was given a book, The Gift of Dyslexia by Ronald D. Davis which inspired her to apply the techniques described as a Language Arts and Reading Specialist at the DoDDS school listed above. The resulting reading improvements were astounding with some students improving by as much a four grade levels in a single school year. Her goal is to help implement this in all schools; the Davis Programs can and should be implemented in all classrooms, especially K-3.

Working with students on a one-on-one basis; identifying and celebrating their strengths (or gifts); facilitating students in setting goals for program success; conducting multisensory learning sessions with clay; conducting follow-up clay clinics and follow-up classes. Also, offering: study skills and test-taking skills; vocabulary development using Latin and Greek root words, prefixes and suffixes; grammar and/or composition skills; and introducing research skills step-by-step process to produce; scientific procedure and content reading and expository writing.

Davis Dyslexia Program Facilitator (April 2003 to present); Elementary Education (grades K-6); Reading (grades K-12)

Teacher of the Year Award (2002), Amelia Earhart Intermediate School, Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS), Okinawa, Japan ; Outstanding Elementary Science Fair Coordinator by Okinawan Science Expo; Authored Teaching Poetry, A Learning Teaching Experience in Ecology, Living Life as an Astronaut.

In five years, Ms. Von Bon hopes to implement the Davis Dyslexia Correction programs in public and private schools, expand her learning center, and help the Pre-K school at her church expand to reach more families.