Aishah Abdullah (Albel)
- Lead Educational Therapist
- Senior Educational Therapist
- RETA Fellow
- Bishan Learning Centre
Aishah has been with the Dyslexia Association of Singapore since 2007 and is a pioneer member of the Maths core team. She provides Mathematics intervention for learners with dyslexia and has years of experience with curriculum planning and designing appropriate teaching approaches and lesson materials in line with the Singapore Primary / Secondary MOE school Maths curriculum.
She aims to meet the diverse needs of DAS students of varying abilities so that they can confidently work out computation sums as well as word problems applying appropriate heuristics.
Delivering these pedagogical skills to her students, she has played a strong role in helping DAS students excel in their school mathematics examinations.
Aside from her teaching responsibilities, Mdm Aishah has experience conducting talks and workshops for parents and students. She also plays a key role in coordinating and facilitating teacher training for new Maths teachers.
Mdm Aishah strongly believes that students learn mathematics concepts readily when Mathematics is made meaningful and fun for them.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Certificate in Education
- Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA)
- Diploma in Dyslexia Studies
- Cambridge International Diploma for teachers and trainers (CIDTT)
- Certificate in Mathematics Teaching (Primary) conducted by Marshall Cavendish Institute (120 h)
- Certificate in Specialist 1 to 1 tutoring (DAS Academy)
- Certificate in Research Methods (DAS Academy)
- Managing difficult people and situations professionally (Business Communication Studio) 16 March 2023
- Executive Function Skills for Children with SEN (DAS Academy) -19 -22 Mar 2024
- Educational Psychology for Special Education (DAS Academy) – 27 – 30 Aug 2024
CONFERENCES
- Abdullah, A., & Bunn, T., RELC Senia Conference 2014. Bar Modelling, United World College, Singapore Primary School Children, Singapore.
- Abdullah, A., & Oehlers-Jaen, A., RELC SENIA Conference 2016. Strategies and activities to overcome maths difficulties in primary mathematics, ISKL, Kuala Lumpur.
- Abdullah, A., & Saad, R., UnITE SpLD Conference 2017. The Problem Sums for Upper Primary Curriculum, Toa Payoh HUB, Singapore
- Abdullah, A., Yeo, R.,& Low, S., UnITE SpLD Pre-Conference 2018. Teaching Long Division, Singapore
- Abdullah, A., RETA Presentation 2024, ‘An alternative method to multiply 2-digit and 3-digit numbers by a 1-digit number without using a calculator’ – 12 September 2024
PUBLICATIONS
- Abdullah, A. (2017). Problem Sums for Upper Primary
- Abdullah, A. (2017). My Journey as a Maths Educational Therapist
- Abdullah, A. (2018). Nets of cubes. FACETS, Vol. 3, 113 – 115.
- Abdullah, A. (2018). The Wonders of Multiple Remainders. FACETS, Vol. 3, 116 – 119.
- Abdullah, A. (2019). The Wonders of Multiple Remainders
- Abdullah, A. (2019). Understanding cubes and nets
- Abdullah, A. (2020). Fun with subtraction and multiplication.
- Abdullah, A. (2020). Finger Tables. DAS Handbook 2020
- Abdullah, A. (2020). Tips on how to apply Mathematics concepts effectively.
- Abdullah, A. (2021). The Working Backwards Heuristic
- Abdullah, A. (2022). Excess and Shortage
- Abdullah, A. (2023). Multiplication Secrets Posted slides on ‘Division’ in Linked in social media – November 2023
- Abdullah, A. (2023). An alternative method to multiply 2-digit and 3-digit numbers by a 1-digit number without using a calculator.
- Abdullah, A. (2024). An alternative method to multiply 2-digit and 3-digit numbers by a 1-digit number without using a calculator for RETA blog – March 2024
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