Rosalyn is a Lead Educational Therapist and a Curriculum Specialist with 14 years of teaching experience in Specific Learning Differences (SpLD). She is also a certified WSQ trainer and an Adjunct Lecturer who trains trainee educational therapists at the Dyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS).

Along with training, Rosalyn provides professional development courses as part of the curriculum team for all DAS educational therapists teaching on the Main Literacy Programme (MLP). She also gives regular talks to staff from different educational institutions at the tertiary level to spread awareness of dyslexia and to share tips and strategies.

She shares that when working with children with SpLD, it is important to believe that all students will eventually grasp the concepts and strategies taught.

Rosalyn adds that if you have special educational needs or if you live or work with people with special educational needs, continue to be patient, kind, and empathetic. It takes experience and knowledge to know how to live with one another to become one inclusive society. To this day, she feels a sense of warmth and happiness every time she sees her students displaying courage and tenacity.

When asked, what is the one thing you would do to improve special education in your country? Rosalyn emphasises that in Singapore, there is an increasing number of people becoming aware of the term Dyslexia and other related SpLDs. Yet, they still do not know what it means and how it might affect people in their everyday lives and the rest of their lives. Take Dyslexia, for example, it is a lifelong difficulty, but many think that Dyslexia can be outgrown by the time they graduate from secondary school and go into tertiary education. However, this is not the case, and society needs to learn to be more mindful and inclusive of those with SpLD.