Our Founders

Jia is a Singaporean Speech-Language Therapist who specialises in language and literacy intervention. She is fluent in English, Mandarin and conversant in Japanese. She has over 9 years of experience as a Speech-Language therapist and more than 17 years of experience working with children with special needs. 

As a frequent contributor to various publications in Asia including the Straits Times (Singapore), English Plus (Japan) and Bazaar magazine (Kuwait), she realised that many of her clients were not able to similarly partake in the joy of reading and writing due to reading comprehension and expressive language difficulties.

This ignited her interest in language and literacy, prompting her to receive training in the following language and literacy centred approaches:

• Lindamood Bell Talkies Programme
• Lindamood Bell Visualizing and Verbalizing Programme 
• Nurturing Narratives
• Sounds Write Program
• Dialogic Reading

To share her knowledge, Jia has also conducted numerous workshops for schools, parents and teachers to educate and share strategies to help them support their children in their natural environments. Some workshops/trainings she has conducted are:

• Dialogic Reading
• Build-a-story (A narrative workshop)
• Differentiating English as an Additional Language from Developmental Language Disorders
• Embedding language and literacy in home routines

Jia has a passion for empowering parents and teachers to provide a comprehensive intervention that allows children to continue growing outside of the therapy-setting. She believes that the joy of literacy should be within everyone’s reach by using fun and meaningful activities.

Flinders University, Australia
Master of Speech Pathology

National University of Singapore (NUS)
Bachelor of Social Sciences
2nd Class Honours 

Aly is a paediatric speech-language pathologist specialising in language and literacy intervention. Her interest in developing narrative skills in children started in 2018, when she chose to write her master’s thesis on macrostructure and microstructure analyses of narrative capabilities in preschool children. Since then, she has garnered a wealth of experience working with children on  their language and literacy skills to allow them to fully participate in learning activities and enjoy learning and reading. She is trained in the following language and literacy centred approaches to intervention:

• Hanen – Learning Language and Loving It 
• Lindamood Bell Talkies Programme 
• Talk for Writing 
• Orton Gillingham Approach
• Sounds Write Program

Apart from direct intervention with children, Aly also works closely with parents and teachers to provide them with skills to work with their children in the home and/or school environment. She is adept at parent and teacher training in the following areas: 

• Phonics and Reading: The Orton-Gillingham approach 
• Developing Expressive & Receptive Language at Home 
• The Importance of Play on Language Development 

Aly believes that all children can find enjoyment and success in their natural environments, and is committed to helping them discover meaningful experiences. She is passionate about partnering with parents, teachers, and other stakeholders to achieve family centred outcomes. Aly speaks English & Mandarin Chinese, and is experienced in working with children who belong to diverse and multilingual households.

Curtin University, Australia
Master of Speech Pathology
Recipient of Curtin University’s Academic Achievement Award
Recipient of National Council of Social Services Overseas Scholarship 

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Bachelor of Communication Studies, with a Minor in English Literature
1st Class Honours 
Dean’s List 2016 
Recipient of the Eddie Kuo Scholarship