Programme
21 November 2009, Saturday 9.00am - 5.45pm
8.00am   REGISTRATION
9.00am   Welcome Address
Dr Jimmy Daruwalla
President
Dyslexia Association of Singapore
9.20am   Opening Address
Guest-of-Honour: Dr Ng Eng Hen
Minister for Education
Republic of Singapore
9.40am   Research into Dyslexia and Specific Learning Differences: A Summary
Prof Angela Fawcett
10.30am   COFFEE BREAK
11.00am   Needs of Dyslexic Students: In Remedial Support and in School
Dr Steve Chinn
11.50am   Strengths and Weaknesses of a Singaporean Dyslexic Children
  Specialist Psychologists, DAS
Ms Yau Shu Hui
Ms Dawn Young
Ms Maheswari Shankar Balan
12.30pm   Questions and Answers
12.45pm   LUNCH
2.00pm   Applying the Response to Intervention (Rtl) Approach in Early Literacy Intervention and Dyslexia Identification in Singapore
Dr Mariam Aljunied
Mdm Thoo Mei Lan
2.50pm   From a Teacher's Perspective: Enhancing Preschool Multisensory Educational Therapy with IT

Ms Oehlers Jaen, Anaberta
Preschool Manager and Senior Educational Thereapist, DAS

Mr Kevin Smith
Director of Training Services,DAS
3.30pm   COFFEE BREAK
4.00pm   From a Student's Perspective: To Use Assistive Technologies to Optimize Learning Strategies for Dyslexic Students

Mr Albert Lee
Lecturer and Senior Educational Therapist, DAS

Mr Kevin Smith
4.40pm   Multilingualism and Dyslexia
Prof John Everatt
5.30 - 5.45pm   Questions and Answers
 
22 November 2009, Sunday9.30am - 1.00pm
8.30am   REGISTRATION
9.30am   Dyslexic Students: Self Esteem Issues
Prof Robert Burden
10.20am   COFFEE BREAK
10.50am   Learning Strategies for Dyslexic Learners
  Senior Educational Therapists, DAS
Ms Ng Siew Kueen
Ms Chen Wei Teng
11.20am   Best Practices: Working with Students with Dyslexia
Ms Sandra Hargreaves
12.30pm   Closing Address
Mr Robin Moseley
Chief Executive Officer
Dyslexia Association of Singapore
12.50 - 1.00pm   Questions and Answers