SUJATHA NAIR

Sujatha is a Principal Educational Therapist with the Main Literacy Programme. Since joining DAS in 2006, she brings nearly two decades of experience working with students with dyslexia and other co-occurring learning difficulties. She specialises in delivering structured, evidence-based literacy intervention to support students in developing essential reading, spelling, and writing skills, enabling them to build confidence and greater independence in their learning. Throughout her career, she has worked with students across a wide range of age groups and learning profiles, supporting their academic and personal growth.

Sujatha holds a Master of Education from the University of Adelaide and a Bachelor of Business in Accountancy from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). Her professional qualifications include a Cambridge International Diploma for Teachers and Trainers (Dyslexia) and a Diploma in Management Studies from the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). She is also a Fellow of the Register of Educational Therapists Asia (RETA).

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master of Education
• Bachelor of Business (Accountancy)
• Cambridge International Diploma for Teachers and Trainers (Dyslexia)
• Diploma in Management Studies
• Certificate of Achievement in Building Mental and Emotional Resilience

CONFERENCES

• AUSPELD 2017 – Evaluating reading and spelling performance of students with dyslexia using Curriculum Based Assessments and Teacher and Student Perceptions – March 2017- Oral presentation
• Understanding Bullying Experiences among SEN students: A Parental Perspective – Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences. Vol. 10, No. 2, July 2023, pp. 249—288 – I. S. UNITE SpLD Conference 2018. PAPER PRESENTATION
• UNITE SpLD Conference 2021 Presentation – Bullying Experience, SEN students and Bullying, Perspective of Parents of dyslexic children – 25 June 2021

PUBLICATIONS

• Evaluating reading and spelling performance of students with dyslexia using curriculum-based assessments and teacher perception, APJDD Vol. 5 No. 2 2018
• A Comparative Analysis of 2 Mentoring Approaches at the DAS, APJDD Vol. 4 No.2 2017
• BDA POSTER , A Comparative Analysis of 2 Mentoring Approaches at the DAS, 2016

Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love. – Mother Teresa