Ron Yoshimoto
Director of Training Programmes
M.Ed, M.S.W.
Fellow
Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators

Ron Yoshimoto is a master trainer in the Orton-Gillingham Approach, having trained thousands of individuals in continental U.S.A., Canada, as well as Singapore. He has had more than 25 years experience in training teachers/parents and working with dyslexics. Ron is the former Vice-president of the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators and co-president of the Hawaii Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA).

He is currently the Statewide Special Education Literacy Resource Teacher Trainer for Hawaii. Prior to that, he was the Principal of ASSETS School in Honolulu and Director of Teacher Training and Outreach Program. The ASSETS School is specially set up for dyslexics and has a special programme for gifted dyslexics.

He has presented extensively in dyslexia conferences in the U.S.A and Canada and has published numerous articles on dyslexia. Ron is the recipient of the prestigious U.S. National Blue Ribbon School Award for Excellence.