On-site Support Provides Specialist Intervention Services to Schools or Organisations at their locations.
Some, but not all, children may have a diagnosis for specific learning differences. However, their symptoms and difficulties in learning are similar to a typical child with learning differences. Many children struggle to cope with academic requirements. With established strategies and experience, DAS Educational Therapists and Specialist Teachers can provide support for children who may be struggling. On-site programmes in schools aim to uncover the true strengths of students with or without learning differences and empower them with the necessary skills and strategies to succeed. Over the past 4 years, the DAS has been actively providing schools with our Onsite Programmes. On-site Support is a specialist intervention service for MOE or International schools.
What We Offer
Our programmes and services are delivered by experienced DAS Specialist Psychologists, Educational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists.
All our on-site programmes come with the following inclusions as part of a standard package:
Pre and Post Tests
Teacher Feedback Questionnaire
Summary report for the school
Assessment Services provide a detailed assessment report with recommendations for intervention support.
For intervention, our programmes come with the following as part of the standard package .
Lessons are structured and cumulative to align with the Orton-Gillingham Principles, the Science of Reading and the Science of Learning, taught at the DAS, thereby giving time for students to internalise, understand, review and retain concepts, strategies and skills taught.
School-Based Teaching Approach
1. Structured and Cumulative Lessons
Lessons are structured and cumulative to align with the Orton-Gillingham Principles taught at the DAS, thereby giving time for students to internalise, understand, review and retain concepts, strategies and skills taught.
2. Evaluated Programmes
Our programmes are consistently evaluated to ensure that it caters to the needs of the students and the school curriculum.
Case Studies
Repeat Runs: Secondary 1 NT Maths Second run after the successful remediation conducted in 2020 at a secondary school.
The Secondary 1NT (Sec 1NT) Short Term Programme is designed specifically for Secondary 1 students taking Normal Technical Maths, to support them in the transition to secondary school maths. The Sec 1NT remediation programme provides support to students who have been diagnosed with dyslexia and /or other learning needs with relevant skill-sets that are essential for effective learning of numeracy.
The programme aims to help students to acquire mathematical concepts, vocabulary and skills covered in the Sec 1NT maths syllabus.
School Projects – Speech & Drama Workshops Repeat Runs for 3 years (2017–2019)
Delivered by DAS Speech and Drama Teachers and Educational Therapists
Speech and Language Therapy is a skills-based intervention. Our speech and language therapists aim to build up the student’s fundamental speech and language skills to support his or her development and learning.
For a detailed report, please refer to Case Studies.
Our Team
Qualified and experienced DAS Specialist Psychologists, Educational Therapists, and Speech & Language Therapists provide school-based remediation, enrichment programmes, and workshops for students.
With over 30 hours of practical weekly teaching at the DAS
Our dedicated Educational advisors support our Educational therapists
Programmes Offered
Short-term 10-week Programmes
iStudySmart™: Empowering secondary & tertiary students in planning and organisation, presentation and writing skills
iReaCHTM: Learn how to tackle reading comprehension and writing through vocabulary with our online lessons.
The Secondary 1 Normal Technical Maths (Sec 1NT) programme is designed specifically for Secondary 1 students taking the Normal Technical Maths syllabus to support them in their transition to secondary school mathematics. This programme aims to help students acquire the concepts, mathematical vocabulary and skills covered in the MOE Secondary 1 Normal Technical Maths syllabus. While this programme is curriculum based, ensuring that the students with learning needs understand the concepts in the way they learn best is still the focus of the remediation. Students will be able to relate to abstract mathematical concepts better using concrete experiences and real-life application. With dyslexia-friendly approaches, our targeted support will help in building their confidence and promote their readiness, engagement and mastery in the topics that are usually covered in the first year of school.
The curriculum is designed such that students will be learning a fixed set of topics in each term. Each block provides ten hours of curriculum-based lessons, which includes pre and post-tests. Interested schools or organizations can choose the topics that their students are weak in or need extra support. Based on topics of interest, we will advise further on the educational proposal, which includes the programme plan and a set of pre and post-tests.
An educational therapist will then be matched to conduct the lessons in the school/organisation.
Speech & Drama Arts Programme
The Speech and Drama Arts programme provides children with SpLDs a safe platform to learn to express themselves, experience teamwork and develop their confidence. Understanding the background and characteristics of these students has allowed us to develop a programme that would enhance their learning journey and discover their potential.
Our Approach:
The aim of the SES Speech and Drama Arts Programme is to develop literacy, communication and presentation skills and boost the self-esteem of learners with dyslexia. Drama can be a powerful tool to help students with learning differences to experience language learning in a fun way.
Drama Workshops for Schools:
At the DAS, we conduct SES Speech and Drama workshops for students both in primary and secondary schools. Our school workshops are customised to meet the demands of our clients, in order to achieve the school’s desired objectives and outcomes.
Our Instructors:
Trained educational therapists to support students with dyslexia.
Trained in teaching Speech and Drama classes
MOE registered instructors
Drama & Learning:
Most people do not associate drama with learning. A deeper look uncovers its ability to enhance speaking, listening, comprehension and critical thinking skills. In the various articles in the link below, one can explore how learning drama can contribute positively to an individual academically and personally. Click on the link to read more about it!
For more information, please contact: Dr Priscillia Shen Email: [email protected] Tel: 6444 5700
Testimonials
Feedback on Speech & Drama Arts Workshops (School Projects)
“Students are actively engaged.” “Students are able to follow and understand the instructions. Students can understand the Literature text.” “The students were engaged and stepped out of their comfort zone.” “Fun and enjoyable. Good head start for Literature next year.”
For Educational Therapist Muzdalifah Hamzah
“Instructors are friendly and approachable. Students responded well to Instructor Lifah.” “Warm up activities to energize the students before the actual workshop. Awesome job, Teacher Lifah.’’
For Educational Therapist Mathew Wong
“Mr Matthew has been very patient with the pupils despite some of the pupils being a little disobedient at times, probably because they are now more familiar with the group and with Mr Matthew.”
For Speech and Language Therapist Shuet Lian
“Very thankful for her help with our students and always giving us a very detailed report so that we could follow up. Shuet Lian is also accomodating, knowing our students’ difficulties and could see improvement within a few sessions.”
For Speech and Language Therapist Ms Tammy Wong
“Tammy’s current students really enjoy the sessions and look forward to them. She also mentioned that she was surprised at the student attendance which was almost always attended.”
Has the remediation been beneficial to the selected students in Maths and Literacy?
“Yes, most boys felt more confident with basic in literacy such as sentence forming & grammar. Their confidence in maths has also risen.”
Did the students enjoy the programme?
“Yes, positive feedback has been received from the boys regarding their learning from DAS trainer. Most boys appreciate the positive classroom learning climate, the care shown by the trainer and the patience the train has given in guiding the boys.”
