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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |