GEETHA SHANTHA RAM (DR)

General Management, Director, SpLD Assessment Services, English Language and Literacy Division & Staff Professional Development Division, Advisor, Register of Educational Therapists (Asia), APJDD Executive Editor, DAS Academy Academic & Examination Board Member

Dr Geetha Shantha Ram is a passionate educator and researcher with over two decades of experience supporting learners with dyslexia and other specific learning differences. She currently serves as Director of the SpLD Assessment Services, the English Language and Literacy (ELL) Division, and Staff Professional Development at the Dyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS).

Geetha’s work is grounded in research-informed practice. She chairs the DAS Research Committee and leads key initiatives that connect classroom practice with educational research. She is the Executive Editor of the Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences, has been published in the field, and is a frequent invited speaker, presenting her work at both local and international conferences.

Geetha holds a Doctorate in Education, a Master’s in English, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (Distinction). She is also a trained Special Needs Educational Therapist and a strong advocate for inclusive education and equity.

She brings heart, intellect, and dedication to all her work, whether supporting students, mentoring staff, or shaping the direction of special education in Singapore.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Doctor of Education
• Master of Arts (English Studies)
• Post Graduate Certificate in Learning Teaching in Higher Education (Distinction)
• Sound-Write Practitioner

CONFERENCES

• Academy of Orton Gillingham Practitioners Conference Oral Presentation (2008)
• Break Through Dyslexia (BTD) Keynote presentation (2015)
• British Dyslexia Association (BDA) Oral Presentation (2018, 2021); Poster presentation (2015)
• International Dyslexia Association (IDA) Oral presentation (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023); Poster Presentation (2015, 2019, 2023)
• Language, Learning and Literacy Conference (Australia) Oral Presentation (2017, 2018)
• Learning Disabilities Academic Seminar (Thailand) Invited speaker (2017)
• Madras Dyslexia Association Symposium Keynote presentation (2023)
• UNITE SpLD (Singapore) Oral Presentation (2015), Keynote presentation (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
• International Dyslexia Association (IDA) Oral presentation (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023); Poster Presentation (2015, 2019, 2023, 2024)
• SAMAGRA 2025 (India) Invited speaker
• World Literacy Summit oral presentation (2025)

PUBLICATIONS

• The integrative Technology Initiative (ITI) at the Dyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS) publications/120-research-journal/apjdd-vol-3-no-2-July-2017/34-4-the-integrative-technology-initiative-iti-at-the-dyslexia-association-of-Singapore-DAS.html
• Evaluating reading and spelling performance of students with dyslexia using curriculum-based assessments and teacher perception https://www.DAS.org.sg/publications/204-research-journal/apjdd-vol-5-no-1-jan-2018/174-5-evaluating-reading-and-spelling-performance-of-students-with-dyslexia-using-curriculum-based-assessments-and-teacher-perception.html
• Preventing teacher burnout and promoting job satisfaction and retention: work values in teachers of learners with dyslexia in relation to organisational initiatives. https://www.DAS.org.sg/publications/239-research-journal/apjdd-vol-6-no-1-jan-2019/228-3-preventing-teacher-burnout-and-promoting-job-satisfaction-and-retention-work-values-in-teachers-of-learners-with-dyslexia-in-relation-to-organisational-initiatives.html
• Hewes, D., & Shantha Ram, G. (2020). Dyslexia, Entrepreneurship and Education in Singapore. In B. Pavey, N. Alexander-Passe, & M. Meehan (Eds.), Entrepreneurship, Dyslexia, and Education: Research, Principles, and Practice (1st ed., pp. 57–73). Routledge.
• Shantha Ram, G. (2023). Dyslexia in Singapore. In G. Elbeheri & L. Siang (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Dyslexia in Education (1st ed., pp. 261–273). Chapter 32, Routledge.
• Shantha Ram, G. (2024). In Elbeheri, G., Reid, G., & Fawcett, A. (Eds.). (2024). Dyslexia in Many Languages: Insights, Interactions and Interventions (1st ed.). Chapter 20, Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003408277

“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”

—John Dewey