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occurs early.
This is why MOE has piloted the School-based Dyslexia Remediation (SDR) Programme since
2012.
The SDR Programme is a two-year specialised intervention programme for P3 and P4 students,
conducted in small groups by trained school personnel, including AED(LBS) and TSNs. The
remediation curriculum and strategies are designed by MOE reading specialists, and also
include a home support component so that parents can play a role in consolidating the support
provided by our schools.
One heartening success story of the SDR Programme is Muhammad Firdaus from Yio Chu
Kang Primary School. Firdaus used to get upset and cry when he realised that his reading
and spelling competencies were not on par with his peers. Thankfully, the SDR programme
introduced Firdaus to various intervention strategies. After being on the programme for
a year, his Allied Educator, Ms Siti Adliana noticed that his reading speed increased significantly
from 20 to 100 words per minute. Beyond improving his reading and language competencies, the
SDR programme boosted Firdaus' self-confidence. Today, the once-demoralised boy organises
study groups to help and encourage his peers.
Having seen how the programme has helped students to learn to read and grow in confidence,
MOE has expanded the SDR programme to another 20 schools this year, bringing the total number
of schools with the programme to one third of our primary schools. This brings the total
number of students benefitting from the programme to close to 1000.
We are committed to providing more support to our students with dyslexia, and aim to
roll the programme out to more schools in the near term. At the same time, we need to
build the capacity to train, monitor and support school staff who deliver the programme, so
that the quality of the programme is kept consistently high.