HANI ZOHRA MUHAMAD

Hani Zohra Muhamad is a Principal Educational Therapist and Educational Advisor, and serves as the Advisory Team Manager at the Dyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS). She joined DAS in 2006 and brings extensive experience in supporting students with dyslexia and other co-occurring learning needs, as well as advising families and schools on appropriate intervention and support strategies.

In addition to her teaching and leadership responsibilities, Hani plays an active role in the training and mentoring of new Educational Therapists and provides guidance to colleagues working with students who present with complex learning and behavioural profiles.

Hani holds a Master’s Degree in Education (Special Education) from the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University (NIE-NTU), a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Management from the University of London, and a Cambridge International Diploma for Teachers and Trainers (Dyslexia). She is a Fellow of the Register of Educational Therapists Asia (RETA).

In recognition of her contributions, Hani was honoured with the DAS Educational Therapist of the Year Award in 2017 and again in 2024.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master of Education in Special Education
• BSc Management (Hons)
• Cambridge International Diploma for Teachers and Trainers (Dyslexia)

CONFERENCES

• IDA Conference 2024 – Struggling Learners: Who are they and how do they learn? A case study (poster presentation)
• 58th RELC INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2024 – Struggling Learners: Who are they and how do they learn?A case study
• UnITE SpLD Conference 2022 – RETA Case Management Presentation: What’s The Hype with ADHD?
• NIE Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference 2022 – The challenges with language learning for children with specific learning difficulties (SpLD)
• AUSPELD Conference 2022 – The challenges with language learning for children with specific learning difficulties (SpLD)
• UNITE SpLD Conference 2021 – RETA Case Management Presentation: Supporting Learners with Dyslexia and Language Difficulties
• 55th RELC INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2021 – The challenges with language learning for children with specific learning difficulties (SpLD)
• UNITE SpLD Conference 2019 – RETA Case Management Presentation: A discussion on supporting adolescents with learning and behavioural issues at DAS
• IDA Conference 2018 – Literacy Skills and the Joy of Reading: How literacy achievements can improve self-esteem (poster presentation)
• ERAS-APERA Conference 2018 – The challenge with learning and tackling socioemotional issues
• UNITE SpLD Conference 2018 – RETA Case Management Presentation: Supporting Challenging Learners
• UNITE SpLD Conference 2017 – A Comparative Analysis of Two Mentoring Approaches at DAS
• UNITE SpLD Conference 2017 – RETA Case Management Presentation: Supporting Challenging Learners
• Asia Pacific Dyslexia Festival 2017 (Tokyo, Japan) – Teacher Training at the DAS
• SENIM 4th Annual Conference 2017 (Sarawak, Malaysia) – Case Management Presentation: Supporting Challenging Learners
• UNITE SpLD Conference 2016 – Dyslexia with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A case study
• UNITE SpLD Conference 2015 – Social and Emotional Competencies in children with SpLDs

PUBLICATIONS

• Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2014
  Dyslexia with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: a case study
• Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2017
  A Comparative Analysis of Two Mentoring Approaches at DAS
• Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2017
  The Teaching of Maths to Students with Dyslexia: A Teachers’ Perspective
• DAS Handbook 2020
  Creating an ASD-inclusive environment in DAS (MLP): A case study (pg. 32-46)
• Aerial Yoga – Trust Issues? (DAS BLOG)

Education sows not seeds in you, but makes your seeds grow – Khalil Gibran