international forum

ANABERTA OEHLERS-JAEN
HEAD, DAS INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMME DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMMES
DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE

Ms Anaberta Oehlers-Jaen started her career at the DAS in 2005 as an Educational Therapist and has since held various portfolios. For 4 years, she was the Preschool Manager of the DAS Preschool Service and was actively involved with children at risk of literacy delay and helped to launch the service at DAS. She assumed the position of Head of DAS International in 2011 in order to support both the local and expatriate international community of students, who may be experiencing learning differences through Specialist tutoring and Assessments. In her role as Maths Programme Director in 2014, Anaberta has presented at International conferences delivered in Singapore, ASEAN region and the UK.

She is also actively involved in research and has published articles in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences. She holds a Masters Degree in Special Needs from NTU, BA( English Language and Literature) from SUSS, a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education from the London Metropolitan University as well as a Cambridge International Diploma for Teachers and Trainers (Dyslexia), along with Early Childhood Diplomas. She is also a qualified trainer with the Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) by the Singapore Workforce Skills Qualification (WSQ). She has Fellow status at RETA, Register of Educational Therapists (Asia) and is also a Senior Educational Therapist. Delivering a professional service to the families of students with Specific Learning Differences is high on her priority and hopes to continue to serve this community both in Singapore and the region.

FONG PEI YI

REGISTERED EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, SPLD ASSESSMENT SERVICES
DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE

Pei Yi started out at the DAS as a Specialist Psychologist in 2012. Since then, she has completed the Master of Arts in Applied Psychology programme at the NIE and is a Registered Psychologist with the Singapore Psychological Society. Pei Yi is currently the Assistant Director of the SpLD Assessment Services at the DAS, a team that provides a one-stop psycho-educational assessment service and facilitates the placement of students in learning programmes at the DAS. She also conducts psycho-educational assessments for individuals who experience difficulties with learning.

DR KRISTIANTINI DEWI
CHAIRWOMAN
DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION OF INDONESIA

Kristiantini Dewi, the Chairwoman of Dyslexia Association of Indonesia, is a female pediatrician who completed her degree in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Padjajaran, Bandung, Indonesia in 2005. Currently, she is working as a pediatrician at Indigrow Child Development Center (CDC) and Melinda Child Development Center of Melinda 2 Hospital. She is also in charge as coordinator of Special Class for Children with Dyslexia as well as coordinator for Vocational Class for Children with Autism, Intellectual Disability, and other related disorders at Indigrow Child Development Center, Indonesia. In addition, she is also part of the editorial team of the Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences.

ELSA CHUI
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST
MANAGER - PROGRAMMES AND SERVICES
PATHWAYS - HONG KONG

Elsa Chiu is an educational psychologist with substantial experience in working with students having special educational needs in various school settings. She has rich knowledge and solid skills in providing support to parents and teachers in the education of children with specific learning difficulties in reading and writing.  She is currently serving as the program and service manager of Pathways, she is also a lecturer for the Master Program in Professional Educational Psychology in the Department of Psychology of the University of Hong Kong.

MASARRAT KHAN
CEO,
MAHARASHTRA DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION, INDIA

Masarrat Khan is the Chief Executive Officer of the Maharashtra Dyslexia Association (MDA), a Global Partner of the International Dyslexia Association. She holds Master’s degrees in Clinical Psychology and English Literature from Mumbai University and is a Structured Literacy Dyslexia Specialist and a Certified Academic Language Therapist. Ms. Khan has an invaluable experience of three decades in the area of Learning Disabilities. She is the Course Coordinator for the Dyslexia Therapist Training Programme being offered by MDA in collaboration with the Multisensory Language Training Institute of New Mexico. She is a Pre-Primary and Primary Curriculum Developer and Trainer for the English Language and Maths. Ms Khan was one of the Primary Investigators in the development of DALI-Dyslexia Assessment for Languages of India and has co-authored Research on ‘Ancestral Variations of the PCDHG Gene Cluster Predispose to Dyslexia in a Multiplex’ and Paper on ‘Determination of Marginalized Youth to Overcome and Achieve in Mathematics: A Case Study from India’ and contributed to the booklet Are You Aware? aimed at increasing awareness in parents and caregivers on the importance of early detection of developmental delays in children. She is currently working on a research project on ‘Importance of Phonological Awareness and Phonics Instruction’.