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Clearly Different: Dyscovering The Differences

Clearly Different: Dyscovering The Differences

Wan Wiliiam | Dyslexia Association Of Singapore | Hewes Deborah

(2017)

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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