Using Emotional Intelligence for Managing Oneself and Others
The concept of Emotional Intelligence is a crucial yet complex one. The course, “Using Emotional Intelligence for Managing Oneself and Others”, conducted by SNEF, has given us a better perspective on what Emotional Intelligence is. Emotional Intelligence is made up of 5 core skills under 2 primary competencies: 3 core skills under personal competence (self) and […]
Developmental Coordination Disorder
What are the signs that your child might have Developmental Coordination Disorder? Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD)* impedes one’s ability in planning, coordinating and executing motor skills. A child with DCD would struggle with gross and fine motor skills, spatial and sensorial awareness, or speech. (1) DCD can surface in different forms and severity. For instance, […]
Literacy Success at DAS
Geetha Shantha Ram, DAS Director of the English Language Literacy Programme, SpLD Assessments and Staff Professional Development, shares with us the ongoing success of the DAS Literacy Programmes and the efforts taken to ensure that these programmes offered by DAS are relevant and applicable to our students. More than ever before, the education landscape in […]
SpLD Assessments
Early identification and intervention of learning differences or developmental challenges are vital for an individual’s well-being and educational progress. A psycho-educational assessment in the area of Specific Learning Differences (SpLD) provides useful information about an individual’s learning profile or behavioural challenges and helps to identify the presence of a learning or developmental difficulty. Specifically, it […]
Keshvinn Naidu, DAS Alumni President
KESHVINN NAIDU President, DAS Student Alumni DAS Young Achiever Award 2017 DAS Student from 2007 to 2014 I would first like to begin with the start to my journey, when I was 8 years old my parents discovered I was dyslexic. I remembered my mother trying to button my shirt and tie my shoe laces, […]
Christel Chue, DAS Student Alumni
Eight years in DAS flew by in a jiff. Having been attending lessons from primary 1 to secondary 2, I was disappointed upon knowing my graduation back then. I enjoyed the lessons conducted at DAS as they were fun and interactive. Till now, the time spent at DAS remains one of the best parts of […]
Edward Yee, DAS Student Alumni
“I never really saw dyslexia as something to overcome but a strength/tool to make use of. Throughout my schooling years, I was able to solve problems differently from others and was never wholly able to solve them the conventional way taught by teachers. Dyslexia also helped me understand that it is okay to fail; but […]
CEO Thoughts: Mrs Goh Chok Tong acknowledges the incredible work of DAS staff!
At the Student Graduation Ceremony in November 2015, as we left the auditorium, DAS Patron Mrs Goh Chok Tong said to me, “Lee Siang, I am delighted that you are celebrating the success of your students. We must also acknowledge the incredible work of DAS staff. Can I buy them a meal!” How wonderful it […]
DAS Student Alumni at Lion Dash
DAS Student Alumni group kicked off their inaugural event by participating in Singapore’s Lion Dash at the Tampines Bike Park on Saturday, 3 November 2012. Alumni and staff sweated it out by not only completing an extreme 5km mud trail but also jumped, climbed, crawled, and ran through various obstacles along the way. Not only were […]
The Importance of Early Intervention
Helen Driver, our Senior Speech and Language therapist shares that the first six years of life are extremely important for speech and language development. The critical period for the development of phonology, (the recognition and production of speech sounds) is from 24 weeks to 1 year of age. Play with words A child with typically developing phonological awareness will start to play […]