Special Needs Class (Rainbow Friends)
Rainbow Friends: Special Needs Enrichment Class in Singapore
Rainbow Friends is Speech Academy Asia’s special needs enrichment class in Singapore. It helps children who learn differently build communication, social-emotional and everyday literacy skills, with individual feedback in a calm, safe space. Packages start at $1,374 for 12 classes.
- For: children with special educational needs who benefit from extra support with communication and social skills
- Focus: communication, social-emotional learning, functional literacy and confidence
- Format: individual feedback in every class, at your child’s pace
- Packages: 12, 24 or 48 classes
What Is the Rainbow Friends Programme?
Rainbow Friends is an individualised, feedback-based programme that focuses on the skills that matter most to each child. We created it to reach out to the special needs community and give children a safe space to learn and grow.
It also gives parents a well-earned break. While your child learns in a safe, supportive environment, you get a little time for yourself.
What Will My Child Learn?
Each child works on goals chosen for them, across four areas:
- Communication: expressing needs, wants and ideas, and taking turns in a conversation
- Social-emotional learning: recognising and naming feelings, coping with frustration and getting along with others
- Functional literacy: reading and using the everyday words, signs and instructions children meet at home, in school and outside
- Confidence: speaking up in small, safe steps, so each success builds on the last
How Are Rainbow Friends Classes Run?
- Individual feedback: trainers watch how each child responds and give feedback on their own goals, not a fixed syllabus
- A calm, predictable routine: a clear structure helps children feel safe and ready to try
- Small steps and lots of encouragement: activities are broken down so every child can succeed, then build up gradually
Is Rainbow Friends a Form of Therapy?
No. Rainbow Friends is an enrichment class, not speech therapy or occupational therapy. It gives children regular, structured practice in a supportive group setting, and it works well alongside any therapy your child already receives. If your child has a therapist, we are happy to keep their goals in mind.
What Makes Rainbow Friends Different?
Rainbow Friends is built on Speech Academy Asia’s own trademarked teaching methods, developed over more than a decade of teaching communication. Our trainers adapt them to each child:
- Neuro Somatics™: simple breathing and posture habits that help children feel calm and in control. Because the body and emotions affect each other, a settled body makes it easier to speak up.
- Language Memory Programming Semantics™ (LMPS): made for children who learn best by moving, seeing and feeling. Visual and hands-on memory techniques help new words and routines stick.
- Speech Linguistic Patterns™ (SLP): simple, repeatable language patterns that help children turn thoughts into clear sentences, one small step at a time.
Who Are Our Trainers?
Our team includes trainers with special education experience:
- Trainer Jacklyn is a former educational therapist who has supported children with dyslexia and different learning needs. She holds a Degree in Psychology.
- Trainer Amir has taught and coached at Eden School, APSN Tanglin School and Assumption Pathway School, and holds a Master of Education from NIE.
Meet the rest of the team on our About Us page.
How Much Does Rainbow Friends Cost?
| Package | Price | Book |
|---|---|---|
| 12 classes | $1,374 | Buy online |
| 24 classes | $2,747 | Buy online |
| 48 classes | $5,494 | Buy online |
That is about $114.50 per class. Not sure which package suits your child? Send us an enquiry and we will help you decide.
Why Choose Speech Academy Asia?
Speech Academy Asia has specialised in communication and public speaking since 2012. We have taught more than 10,000 students, worked with over 300 MOE schools and grown to 15 branches across Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia. We are also a People’s Association-registered training provider.
Frequently Asked Questions About Rainbow Friends
Which children is Rainbow Friends for?
Rainbow Friends is for children with special educational needs who would benefit from extra support with communication, social skills and everyday literacy. This can include children with autism, ADHD, dyslexia or speech and language delays. Every child is different, so we talk to parents about their child’s needs and goals first.
Is Rainbow Friends speech therapy?
No. Rainbow Friends is an enrichment class, not therapy. It gives children a safe, structured place to practise communication and social skills, and works well alongside any speech, occupational or behavioural therapy your child already receives.
How much does Rainbow Friends cost?
Packages are $1,374 for 12 classes, $2,747 for 24 classes and $5,494 for 48 classes, which works out to about $114.50 per class. You can buy a package online or contact us first to ask questions.
How is Rainbow Friends different from a regular public speaking class?
Rainbow Friends is built around each child rather than a fixed syllabus. Trainers give individual feedback in every class and set goals that matter in daily life, such as asking for help, taking turns and naming feelings.
What makes Rainbow Friends different from other special needs classes?
Rainbow Friends uses Speech Academy Asia’s own trademarked methods: Neuro Somatics™ for calm breathing and posture, Language Memory Programming Semantics™ for children who learn best through movement and visuals, and Speech Linguistic Patterns™ for building clear sentences.
How do I sign up?
Send us an enquiry using the form on this page or WhatsApp us at +65 9061 1715. We will learn about your child first, then recommend a package that suits them.
Want to read more? See our guides on choosing a special needs course in Singapore and turning autism awareness into action.
Enquire About Rainbow Friends
Tell us a little about your child and our team will contact you, or WhatsApp us at +65 9061 1715.
Children with Special Needs will be encouraged to use tactile sensory stimulation tools to improve tactile defensiveness or reduce sensory-seeking behaviour. Tactile sensory activities are also incorporated to improve sensory integration in this Special Needs-Focused Programme.
Facilitated Social Interaction in our Special Needs-Focused Programme is a segment in which trainers identify students who can potentially interact with a friend who has similar engagement levels. Trainers and facilitators facilitate interaction among identified pairs using interactive tools. Students will then be encouraged to practise aspects of general communication such as eye contact, turn-taking, and the use of appropriate situational phrases.
The social interaction development segment of our Special Needs-Focused Programme allows students to learn important techniques that help them recognise and identify their emotions. They will then learn how to regulate the emotions they have identified.
In this segment of our Special Needs-Focused Programme, students will be engaged in activities, with the use of appropriate tools, that improve and involve movement and coordination of the arms, legs, and other large body parts. These may include writing skills.
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