Monday, August 22, 2011

RSAS Bulletin Volume 1 Number 1


September-October Workshops for RSAS Members (Teachers/Parents)

  • Official Jolly Music Course
  • FITZROY PROGRAMME TEACHER’S CERTIFICATION COURSE

  • How to Analyze Your Child’s Drawings: to Extend Thinking & Knowledge (*Complimentary)

September Workshops for RSAS Members (Teachers/Parents)

Victoria Carlton's Workshops for trainee teachers or parents

September Workshops for RSAS Members (Teachers)

Rebecca Isbell Workshops

Special fee for Rebecca Isbell's workshop:  The RSAS members who register for her workshop need to pay only for 1 workshop.  The second workshop is free.  So hurry and register immediately.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

September Workshops for RSAS Members (Parents)

Victoria Carlton’s EQ4Parents
(An Emotional Intelligence workshop for Parents)
PROVEN TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING FAMILY HARMONY

Created in response to feedback from our popular EQ4KIDZ course, EQ4Parent introduces parents to the same handson strategies taught to kids in EQ4KIDZ.

Learning and applying these strategies at home can improve harmony and promote optimistic attitudes in ALL families while raising the self-esteem of family members

September Workshops for Children

Victoria Carlton’s EQ4KIDZ 
(An Emotional Intelligence workshop for Kids aged 5-12 years old)
 


This course will help all children reach for the stars and maximise their full potential. Participation in this course will improve their academic results!

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Monday, July 4, 2011

Executive Committee Members & RSAS Members

Honorary President:
Mr. Peter Tan


Honorary Vice-President:
Ms. Ngo Chew Yeh

chewyeh@september21.com.sg
Honorary Secretary:
Ms. Tan Chiew Guat Lynda

chiewguat2005@yahoo.com.sg
Honorary Treasurer:
Mdm. Jean Heng

hengjn@yahoo.com.sg
Committee Members:


Ms. Poh Tin Cheng

hibeary@singnet.com.sg

Mdm. Patricia Wong

pat26wong@yahoo.com
Honorary Advisor:
Dr. Noel Chia

kokhwee.chia@nie.edu.sg
Honorary Advisor:
Dr. Li Jen-Yi






Affiliate Members:
Mr. Daniel Yeo

lyclansg@gmail.com

Ms. Khoo Shi Min, Samantha
samanthaksm@gmail.com


Chan Ho Pong Lewis

bkworm35@hotmail.com

Seriati Binte Muh.d Amin


Ms. Thia Lei Ling


Mdm. Lim Chin Cheng
limcc@easternpretech.com.sg


Mdm. Koh Bee Lay, Sharon


Mdm Gloria Lui


Mr. Poh Boon Peng Deon


Mdm. Rabigathue Basina



Ms. Chong, Catherine


Mdm. June Tay


Ms. Tan Lay Seee


Mdm. Noridah


Ms. Cindy  Pat Thomas
cindy.pat@kinderland.com.sg


Mrs. Gracy Anne
janand72@gmail.com


Ms. Liaw Chin Chen
liawcc@gmail.com


Mdm. Angeline Low

angie-low0408@yahoo.com.sg


Ms. Stella Lim
stellalim@mindchamps.org


Mr. Geruel Rivadeneira
renee-hussain@yahoo.com

Ms. Tracia Chen Shili
tracia-sl@yahoo.com.sg


Ms. Hoo Lee Pin
hooleepin@gmail.com


Ms. Eunice Lim
eunicelim59@yahoo.com


Ms. Lee Pui Han

florencelee65@yahoo.com.sg

Ms. Aresah Sharainee Zain Bte Sha Aril Zain


mybaligirl@hotmail.com

Mdm. Leanne Tan Teck Eng

guseng@singnet.com.sg

Mrs. Joannafer Moreno Lacorte
joan44ph@hotmail.com



Ms. Sherlyn Lam On Nah
slonahlam@yahoo.com.sg

Ms. Hong Ai Lin



Mdm. Evonne Chea Yufeng
evonnechea@yahoo.com



Ms. Cecilia Lim
limnet3@pacific.net.sg

Ms. Georgia Hong

georgialuke@hotmail.com.au

Ms. Kok Kim Hong
mabelkkh@yahoo.com


Ms. Loi Min Hui, Rebecca

rebeccaloi@hotmail.com

Ms. Siti Nuraishah Khamis

sitinuraishahlove@gmail.com

Ms. Noorlinda Buang

isalynda@yahoo.com.sg


Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Our Founders

The Reading Specialists' Association (Singapore) is initiated by two reading professionals: Audrey Lai Cheng Yip and Noel K.H. Chia. Both have been working collaboratively through a course that trains others to help struggling readers. Now they have put their heads together to set standards for reading education in Singapore. Both feel the need for such an association to provide formal certification of reading/literacy practitioners and professionals in Singapore.

Dr Noel K.H.Chia

Dr Noel Chia is a former reading specialist with the Ministry of Education and a recipient of the society for Reading and Literacy Certificate of Merit (Literacy Award) in 1995.He obtained his higer education in reading education, language and litercy, and special educational needs and psychology. Today, he is the only board certified educational therapist outside the United States registered with the Association of Educational Therapists based in Burbank, California,USA. HHe is also a registered counseling therapist with the International Association of Counselors and Therapists, Florida, USA and a registered special education teacher with the National Association of Special Educaton Teachers, USA.


MS Audrey Yip Lai Cheng

Audrey L.C. Yip has been a reading consultant in private practice for the past decade. She obtained her higher education in psychology and management. She also has a Specialist Diploma in Teaching of English Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).

With over 11 years' experience in reading intervention, she specializes in helping children with specific reading difficulties as well as teaching struggling and delayed readers in the primary levels coming from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Audrey Yip is the initiator of the READi programme a project that brings reading intervention to upper primary pupils. She designed the READi Reading Intervention Model for primary schools and currently leads a team of reading facilitators helping students in local primary school. Audrey was instrumental in developing the READi Course for Reading Facilitators to train teachers and interested volunteers in informal reading assessment and intervention. She is consultant to several organizations on reading programme design and management.

Our Mission

1)To provide the opportunities for creating a community of certified reading teachers and reading specialists who continually renew and develop their skills and knowledge for the benefit of learners.

2)To develop reading and/or literacy professionals who provide leadership in reading education in Singapore and other countries in Asia.

Our Vision

Every child, adolescent or adult who seeks reading instruction will be attended to by qualified reading professionals.Learning disable students will be given the appropriate empowerment to develop relevant skills to cope with lifelong development and learning

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Welcome To The Blog Of Reading Specialist Association Singapore

Who Are We?

The Reading Specialist Association ( Singapore Chapter) / RSAS (in short) was incorporated in March 2006 and gazetted in June of the same year. On board the commitee are the reading professionals, mainstream school teachers, allied educators and an occupational therapist; a good mix reflecting the association's view that reading encompassed psychological , social, cognitive and physiological factors. The boundary between reading disable and learning disabled is fast blurring. Reading disorders co-exist with many learning disorders. With the advent of inclusion in school settings, one who teaches children to read must be armed with a large repertoire of strategies to support in-depth knowledge in assessment and remediation.