Faculty and Staff

Juzailah Amin joined DAS in 2012 and is a Senior Educational Therapist. She was a former Allied Educator (Behavioural and Learning Support) and has been teaching students with special educational needs for 10 years. She holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Special Educational Needs with the University of South Wales. She also has a Certificate in Dyscalculia & Numeracy […]

Haifeng has been with the Dyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS) since June 2018. He is currently a Lead Educational Therapist and a Core team member of the Chinese Programme and is an Adjunct Lecturer for the DAS Academy. He provides intervention for learners with dyslexia and other specific learning differences in the Chinese programme. Haifeng’s […]

Yung Ling has more than a decade of experience in the psychology field and is often a forerunner in her specialisation. Besides being one of the pioneer psychologists assessing children with difficulties in learning when the DAS first established its Assessment Service in 2002, Yung Ling has worked in public hospitals dealing with clients with […]

Lois has worked at DAS since 2005 as a psychologist. She graduated with a Bachelor of Social Sciences from the National University of Singapore and later with a Master of Arts in Applied Psychology from the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. She is a registered psychologist and supervisor with the Singapore Psychological Society. She has developed a […]

Chien Ling joined Dyslexia Association of Singapore in 2017. She is a Senior Educational Therapist, providing intervention for learners with dyslexia in the Chinese programme for primary and secondary students. She is actively involved in the curriculum team to develop Scope and Sequence for primary school students, as well as curriculum for the Secondary School […]

Melcher is an Educational Therapist for the Main Literacy Programme and is involved in the design of the curriculum. He graduated with an honour’s degree in English Language from National University of Singapore, and is keenly interested in the power of language, and its development in young learners. As Ludwig Wittgenstein said, a person’s understanding […]

As a mindfulness and mental wellbeing practitioner and qualifying counsellor, Michelle has studied and trained with the world’s most heavily researched wellbeing programmes and teachers including: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) under UC San Diego School of Medicine with Dr. Steven Hickman and Jon Kabat-Zinn, Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIYLI), first developed at Google with […]

Nur Alia teaches students with Dyslexia in both the Main Literacy Programme (MLP) and the Essential Maths Programme. Other than her passion for teaching students with learning difficulties, Nur Alia’s interest also lies in curriculum development. She is in the English Language and Literacy Department (ELL)’s Curriculum Team. As a Curriculum Developer, she is part […]

Yun Mei is a Senior Educational Therapist in the Chinese programme at the Dyslexia Association of Singapore. She provides specialised Chinese language intervention classes for learners with Dyslexia at both Primary and Secondary levels. She takes an interest in the creation of teaching resources and curriculum to ensure that that sequential and cumulative practices can […]

Pearllyn joined the Dyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS) in 2016 as a Specialist Psychologist. She has since completed the Master of Arts in Applied Psychology programme at the NIE and is a Registered Psychologist with the Singapore Psychological Society. Pearllyn is currently the Assistant Director of the SpLD Assessment Services at the DAS, a team […]

Rebecca has been with the Dyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS) since 2014. She is an Adjunct Lecturer with DAS Academy where she hopes to share her experiences and insights with educators and parents. She believes that every child has potential regardless of their difficulties and she hopes to provide a safe learning environment for her […]

Sha Lan has 5 years of experience in providing Chinese and English intervention for children with dyslexia. Previously a Senior Educational Therapist at DAS, her role with the Chinese team includes curriculum development, research and teacher mentoring. Sha Lan holds a Master of Arts in Chinese Linguistics and Language Acquisition (Distinction) and a Postgraduate Certificate […]

Siti Asjamiah has been providing English literacy support to learners with dyslexia and specific learning differences (SpLDs) since 2012.   Apart from supporting students, she has also been conducting workshops and courses catering to parents, educators and members of the public wishing to know more about specific learning differences and how to support such learners […]

B Sc (Statistics), LL.B. Shilpa has been working as a senior specialist tutor with DAS International since 2013. She is trained in Orton-Gillingham Approach and holds the Double Diploma in Teaching and Dyslexia by Cambridge University conducted by DAS. Shilpa supports students with multiple learning difficulties including dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD in math and literacy. […]

Sharyfah holds a Master in Special Educational Needs from University of South Wales, United Kingdom. She had worked with students with schizophrenia and mood disorder for over a year. She has more than five years of experience in working with students with dyslexia. Her present role focuses on training and mentoring trainee Educational Therapists. She […]