Bright. Young. Rini Tan is your average Singaporean and does what everyone her age does. Except: she is dyslexic. Diagnosed at a young age, Tan's parents discovered that she could not even spell her own name. Like many dyslexics, she struggled with reading, math, following road directions, and general slowness in understanding concepts. 

As this video shows, life in competitive Singapore proved to be a major hurdle for her. Tan encouraged her parents to let her join other activities outside of academics, which helped her overall growth. She managed to embrace her dyslexia, and the strengths and weaknesses that come from it, and with the support of her parents she overcame the obstacles. She encourages parents and educators to play an active part of their dyslexic children's lives.

Are you an adult struggling with a learning disability and want to get back on track?
Use this online system to see how you can make learning easy.

Thank you so much parents for coming because your presence bring here, actually it tells volumes of your dedication, your love and your acceptance towards your children and their condition because we are not hopeless, there's nothing wrong with us we just need to see it from a different point of view.

Key Takeaways:

1
Rini Tan was diagnosed with dyslexia when she was in primary school and couldn't spell her own name.
2
She encouraged parents to let their dyslexic child to join other activities, focusing on things other than their academics.
3
The acceptance and support of parents for their dyslexic child is a big step in the improvement and success of their child.

Personal Stories: Rini Tan at Embrace Dyslexia (Singapore)

Mentioned in this post: 

Do You Need help with a Learning Difficulty?

Our simple online analysis will help you get to the core of the problem and find the right solution for you.

Understanding how to help someone with a learning difficulty starts with understanding which micro-skills are affected. When you learn which of the micro-skills is the problem, you will then be on your way to solving it.

You'll also learn how to:

  • Build confidence
  • Enhance Learning ability
  • Eliminate avoidance
  • Build grit

You can get this analysis for free by filling out this simple form. This will help you get to the bottom of a learning difficulty and provide you with a solution. If you are ready to put this problem behind you click the button below and fill out the form.