and SMARTER*phonics Level 1 –
an effective instructional program for all children to read and write in English
(in line with the Revised National Preschool Standard Curriculum 2017)
Date: 20 May 2017 (Saturday) Time: 08.30am – 5.00pm
Venue: Seminar Room, Level 1, Administration Building, Kolej Keris Mas, UKM Bangi, Selangor
Trainer: Dr. Ong Puay Hoon PhD (Cognitive Science) Licensed Assessor for Psychometric Tests
(British Psychological Society) &
President, Dyslexia Association of Sarawak (DASwk)
When Dr. Ong first realised that her daughter, then in Primary 4, had been constantly punished by her teachers for repeatedly failing her spelling tests and not doing her homework, she embarked on a journey to seek why an apparently-smart girl was unable to read and write at her age-appropriate level. It uncovered the realisation that the patterns of her daughter’s learning weaknesses matched her own when she herself was in school. Realising that there is a great need to raise awareness and understanding of dyslexia and other learning disabilities in Sarawak, she and a group of parents and other interested individuals, set up DASwk in 2005. Since then, Dr. Ong and her team have conducted many workshops on dyslexia for parents and teachers in different parts of the State.
Aims of Workshop
The workshop aims to equip participants with the knowledge and understanding of:
what dyslexia is
signs and symptoms of dyslexia
causes of dyslexia
how an academic problem of dyslexia can exacerbate into a borderless social- emotional problem if left unidentified and unsupported
Wo W or rk ks sh ho o p p on o n D D y y s s l l e e xi x i a a
the importance of early support in an affected child’s learning and skills to help all children – with or without risk for dyslexia - to learn to read and spell using a structured, phonics-based and multi-sensorial reading programme.
Programme
DAY TIME TOPIC
20 May 2017 (Sat)
8.00 am Registration 8.20 am
What is dyslexia?
Signs and symptoms of dyslexia Causes of dyslexia
10.30 am Break
11.00 am Stories of some individuals with dyslexia 12.10 pm Q & A session
12.30 pm Lunch and Movie review of "Taare Zameen Par"
3.00 pm Group discussion on movie review
3.30 pm
Characteristics of an effective instructional program for English and Bahasa Melayu for all students with and without learning disabilities
Listening and phonological awareness activities
Blending, segmenting and auditory processing activities
4.30 pm Q & A session 5.00 pm End of Workshop
Registration fee: RM100 per person Please pay to:
Name of bank: CIMB Islamic
Name of Account: Malim Sarjana Etnik Account Number: 8600451690
Please email the "Bank in Slip" OR the transaction confirmation page if you pay through online banking for our Treasurer's record and to obtain Confirmation of Participation.
(email to: [email protected] and [email protected]) Telephone Number: 012-3381164 (Roova) / 012-9188218 (Prof Ong)
