BOOK
Clearly Different: Dyscovering The Differences
Wan Wiliiam | Dyslexia Association Of Singapore | Hewes Deborah
(2017)
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Table of Contents
Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
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CONTENTS | |||
Foreword by Deputy Prime Minister, Tharman Shanmugaratnam | ii | ||
Message from DAS Patron, Mrs Goh Chok Tong | iv | ||
Message from DAS President, Mr Eric Lee | vi | ||
Humility and Greatness, Dr Jimmy S. Daruwalla | viii | ||
CONTINUING A\rLEGACY | ix | ||
Introduction by Dr William Wan | xiv | ||
IN THE COMPANY OF KINDNESS\rAND COMPASSION | xv | ||
Embracing a Different Kind of Mind | 1 | ||
THE DAS JOURNEY BEGINS | 2 | ||
DARING TO STEP OUT | 5 | ||
THE TURNING POINT | 6 | ||
YEARS OF GROWTH | 8 | ||
THE KEY TO SUCCESS | 12 | ||
Milestones of the Past 25 years | 15 | ||
A REWARDING JOURNEY | 16 | ||
Special People, Special Stories | 69 | ||
OUTSIDE THE BOX | 70 | ||
“IT IS A GREAT TIMETO BE DYSLEXIC” | 71 | ||
“DYSLEXIA IS NOT A DISABILITY” | 72 | ||
“I FELT LIKE THE TORTOISE IN ‘THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE’” | 73 | ||
“WE’RE JUST DIFFERENT” | 74 | ||
“MORE CREATIVE IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS” | 76 | ||
PSYCHOLOGICAL-EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS | 78 | ||
BENEFITS OF AN ASSESSMENT | 78 | ||
ASSESSMENT REPORTS | 79 | ||
10 MYTHS OF DYSLEXIA | 80 | ||
Families of Significance | 85 | ||
SIGNIFICANT OTHERS | 86 | ||
GIVING PARENTS A VOICE | 87 | ||
WHAT SOME PARENTS AND SPOUSES\rHAVE TO SAY | 88 | ||
“DON’T TRY TO DRIVE A ONE-LITRE CAR LIKE A TWO-LITRE CAR” | 88 | ||
“SOMETHING WAS PREVENTING HER FROM REACHING HER FULL POTENTIAL.” | 90 | ||
“WE FOUND A SIGNIFICANT MISMATCH BETWEEN MY SON’SINTELLIGENCE AND HIS ABILITY TOREAD AND WRITE.” | 93 | ||
“IN MY EYES, HE’S JUST A NON-SPELLER.” | 95 | ||
“A SILVER LINING TO EVERY CLOUD” | 98 | ||
Catalysts and Mentors | 103 | ||
H.E.A.R.T. | 104 | ||
REMEDIATION AND\rRESOURCEFULNESS | 105 | ||
DEVELOPING A POOL OF\rEXPERTISE IN SPLD | 106 | ||
SPEECH AND DRAMA ARTS PROGRAMME\rSHAKESPEARE 400 | 109 | ||
TURNING THE ORDINARY INTO\rTHE EXTRAORDINARY | 116 | ||
RECEIVING AS MUCH AS THEY GIVE | 118 | ||
KUDOS FROM PARENTS AND STUDENTS | 119 | ||
STUDENT GRADUATION AND\rAWARDS CEREMONY | 122 | ||
Significant Others in Mainstream Schools | 129 | ||
AWARENESS AND OUTREACH | 130 | ||
TEACHERS WHO CARE | 131 | ||
COMMUNITY\rAWARENESS | 132 | ||
CITI-YMCA YOUTH FOR CAUSES | 133 | ||
EMPOWERING YOUTHS TO PUT\rTHEIR VALUES INTO ACTION | 133 | ||
IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITY | 134 | ||
NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL GRANTS | 134 | ||
TEAM D’SLEXIA | 135 | ||
WHAT WE DID | 135 | ||
WHAT WE ACHIEVED | 136 | ||
TEAM VON | 139 | ||
WHY DAS? | 139 | ||
WHAT WE DID | 140 | ||
PERSONAL GROWTH | 140 | ||
FROM A TEACHER’S PERSPECTIVE | 142 | ||
Living Together, Working Together | 145 | ||
AWARENESS AND OUTREACH | 146 | ||
TEO HENG SOON | 147 | ||
HENG YI ZEN | 148 | ||
EDWARD YEE | 149 | ||
CALVIN YIO | 150 | ||
JEREMY LIM | 151 | ||
AERIN LIM | 152 | ||
RYAN LIM | 153 | ||
LIFELONG LEARNER\rJENNY KHNG | 154 | ||
“WHEN I LOOK BACK, I CRY…” | 156 | ||
HOW CAN PEOPLE IN THE WORKPLACE HELP? | 161 | ||
To Infinity and Beyond | 163 | ||
MUCH MORE TO DO... | 164 | ||
BUILDING EXPERTISE FOR THE FUTURE | 166 | ||
HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY | 168 | ||
COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE | 168 | ||
THE NEXT 25 YEARS | 170 | ||
Congratulatory Messages | 173 | ||
CONGRATULATIONS | 174 | ||
KOH KOK KHAI | 174 | ||
ROBIN MOSELEY | 175 | ||
SIR JACKIE STEWART | 177 | ||
DR STEVE CHINN | 178 | ||
DR CHARLES HAYNES | 178 | ||
THOMAS G. WEST | 179 | ||
DR KATE SAUNDERS | 180 | ||
EMERITUS PROFESSOR ANGELA FAWCETT | 181 |