ONG CHIEW KUAN

Name: Kate Ong

Membership level: Member

Gender: Female

Nationality: singaporean

Bio About

Kate joined the Dyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS) in 2023 and is an Educational Therapist at the DAS Bishan Learning Centre. She provides Chinese language intervention for primary and secondary learners with dyslexia and other specific learning differences, supporting literacy development and learner independence.

Kate adopts a student-centred, strengths-based approach, focusing on cultivating learners’ interest, confidence, and self-belief while helping them build on their strengths. With over six years of teaching experience in Singapore’s education landscape, Kate delivers educational therapy using the Orton–Gillingham approach. She designs tailored instructional plans and materials to address diverse learning needs, monitors students’ progress, and refines intervention strategies accordingly. She also conducts Chinese language profiling assessments to identify difficulties in areas such as visual recognition, semantics, and tonation.

EDUCATIONAL/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications Bachelor of Arts in Chinese with Honours (Distinction)
Nanyang Technological University
2024
Qualifications Specialist Diploma in Educational Therapy
DAS Academy
2025
Qualifications Certificate in Supporting Children With Attentional and Hyperactivity Issues
DAS Academy
2024
Qualifications Certificate in Educational Psychology for Special Education
DAS Academy
2024
Qualifications Certificate in Executive Function Skills for Children with SEN
DAS Academy
2023
Qualifications Certificate in Understanding Dyslexia
DAS Academy
2023
Qualifications Certificate in Dyslexia Studies
DAS Academy
2023
Qualifications Singapore Sign Language (SgSL) Level Two (L22501)
The Singapore Association for the Deaf
2025
Qualifications Certificate in Deaf Culture, Community & Language (DCCL) + Singapore Sign Language (SgSL) Level One (ZOCL12422)
The Singapore Association for the Deaf
2024

Present Occupation

Present Occupation Flexi Educational Therapist (Chinese)
Employer/ Organization Dyslexia Association of Singapore
Name & Address of Business 1 Jurong West Central 2, JP1, #05-01 Jurong Point, 648886
Length of employment 3 Years 2 Months