Is your child struggling at school? Are they forgetting many things even after teaching them? Are you noticing that they lack the motivation to study? These can be signs of Dyslexia.
DAS serves to elevate the public awareness and understanding of dyslexia through talks and screenings. We conduct free Awareness Talks to reach out to many platforms of the audience - educators, parents, medical practitioners and the general public.
Our talks are focused to inspire our audience with a deeper understanding of dyslexia, subsequently empowering them with the ability to identify dyslexic students and tips on how we can help our students with their daily academic demand as well as their self-esteem. With up-to-date information, visuals and hands-on activities, our Awareness Talks aim to ensure that audiences leave with a better appreciation of dyslexia.
Each talk lasts about 1 to 1.5 hours on average.
Please call 6444 5700 or email ora@das.org.sg for more information and request for a schedule.
AWARENESS TALKS WE OFFER:
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The General Awareness Talk (Part 1) is the basic awareness talk we conduct for teachers, parents, students or corporate staff. We will be discussing the following:
Only after this talk, participants can then request for additional awareness talks such as the following. Preschool Awareness Talks does not require for participants to attend General Awareness Talks first. |
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Part 2: Learner - Friendly Strategies TalkTo further the awareness in helping a dyslexic child in their studies, DAS has created the Part 2: Learner - Friendly Strategies Talk. This 1 hour and 30 minutes workshop style talk will cover the following:
You will learn some of the strategies DAS Educational Therapists use and how our Main Literacy Programme helps the students. *In order to attend for this talk, participants should have gone through the General Awareness Talk before going for this talk. |
Maths Awareness TalkDo you know that about 60% of people with dyslexia have difficulties with Maths? The Maths Awareness Talk aims to help teachers acquire an accurate perspective of what dyslexia is and how it affects the learning of Maths. Teachers will develop an understanding of mathematical learning difficulties that students with dyslexia may face as well as gain some hands-on practice with strategies that have been tested and proven with students who have dyslexia and mathematical difficulties. There will also be a sharing on the DAS Maths Programme to help teachers understand how Maths is being taught in the DAS. *In order to attend for this talk, participants should have gone through the General Awareness Talk before going for this talk. |
Chinese Awareness TalkThe Chinese awareness talk will help one understand about how dyslexia may present itself in English and Chinese. Strategies on how to support a child who is struggling in learning Chinese will be covered. This 1.5-hour talk will cover:
Kindly note that the talk will not be primarily in the Chinese language.
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English Exam Skills Awareness TalkThe EES awareness talk will primarily focus on sharing basic tips and strategies on how to teach struggling learners on topics related to Synthesis and Transformation and Reading Comprehension components. The EESP team also came up with their own instructional approach: RIMAIR (Review, Introduce, Model, Apply, Independent (application), Review). Previously learnt concepts are constantly reviewed and new concepts are introduced systematically. The team will offer you a glimpse of how within each lesson, students will be able to gradually progress towards achieving independent application of skills when attempting PSLE format question types. |
Preschool Awareness TalkDyslexia impacts the ability to read, spell and write. It is normal for young children to experience early literacy learning difficulties when they first explore learning. Signs of prolonging struggles in areas related directly to activities in reading, writing and spelling – despite ongoing efforts in teaching and the child striving to learn—is a cause for concern; especially if the child is falling behind class peers with a literacy learning gap of more than 6 months. Early literacy intervention where learning strategies are explicitly taught, and actively practised in-class during the intervention, can reduce the gap in learning; empowering children to propel their individual learning more effectively in kindergarten/childcare. Teachers and parents will gain a better understanding of dyslexia, including early signs of learning struggles. Dyslexia is not scary. There are many highly successful dyslexics. Learning strategies can make a difference. There are avenues of help. E.g. free preschool public screening. What is the talk about? The talk is for 1.5 hours. It covers 1. Introduction to DAS, its programmes and services 2. Basic facts about dyslexia 3. Signs of early literacy learning difficulties 4. How to go about seeking help 5. Financial assistance 6. Questions and Answer
Participants can attend for this talk without attending the General Awareness Talk first. |
Frequently Asked Questions
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Number of talks conducted
Schools: 24
Preschool: 25
Other Organisations: 16
Number of Attendees
Teachers: 1,269
Parents: 805
Students: 345
General Public: 325