Page 14 - Mainstreamer Volume 1 Issue 2 Feb 2023

CRITICAL THOUGTH

not do much good. The training she received since we now have more to offer. A customized
was inadequate. Back then, at Arthur Road, she curriculum - a targeted, child-centered learning
learned how to sort clothes, which were collected experience for children with special needs - is
through an old clothes collection drive. There was required in order to equip them with essential
no specialized teaching. Her learning issues did not knowledge and life skills.
receive adequate attention.
A reader - all sort. From the chapters of Dune to Charlie
A reader of all kinds. From the chapters of Dune to Charlie
and Chocolate Factory. A listener of all kinds too. From
Family support is the best support. It was our and Chocolate Factory. A Listener - all sorts too. From
classical to contemporary, screaming children to nagging
relentless desire to provide the best for my sister. classical to contemporary right down to screaming
children to nagging best friends.
My mother was, in my opinion, the finest teacher best friends.
my sister ever had. With tender loving and care,
my mother taught Sarinah practically everything
she needed to know. Nothing was spared.
“

You do not have to be a rocket

scientist to realize that in order to
be ranked among the best, you
must ensure that everyone is on the
same page.”

The following are the present initiatives for
children with special needs:

1. SGNable

2. MINDS

3. 20 SPED Schools

4. Compulsory module on special needs education
for all new teachers.

5. Grants, fundings, insurance, public transport
schemes specifically tailored for Singaporeans
with disabilities.
6. Public education and societal reconditioning.

7. Laws that protect the interests and rights of
disabled individuals.

8. Recognizing disabilities by employers. Rewiring
scheme to place-and-train, attached-and-train

9. Specific learning disability schools will be
established till 2027. .

Today, as our economy continues to thrive, one
can rest assured that the system will not fail them

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