| Gwyn Singleton | |
| Birth Name: | Gwynifer Begbie |
| Birth Date: | 1933 |
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh |
| Death Date: | 21 September 2021 |
| Death Place: | Aylesbury |
| Education: | Jordanhill College Open University |
| Known For: | spelling dictionary and pioneering support for children with dyslexia |
Gwyn Singleton nee Gwynifer Begbie,(1933–2021) was a Scottish pioneer of educational support for dyslexia. She published a spelling dictionary and associated teaching aids for children with dyslexia, based on an aural coding system,[1] with David Moseley and founded Dyslexia ScotWest support group for families with children with dyslexia.[2]
Born Gwynifer Begbie in Edinburgh 1933, to mother Ena Davis-Jones, a teacher and her father J. Mouland Begbie, the leader of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, she also had a sister Margot.
The family moved to Glasgow where she attended Laurel Bank Schoo
In the 1980s, she helped to found a group to support families affected by dyslexia in the west of Scotland (Dyslexia ScotWest) and completed a degree in education, at the Open University. She moved to Newcastle, teaching at Nunnykirk specialist school with her new partner David Moseley,[3] and together they published a spelling dictionary, designed for dyslexic children and created associated freely available worksheets,[4] which were commended by the Dyslexia Association. This became a recommended resource for use in Scottish education authorities, with Stirling Council including it in its "advice and good practice in supporting dyslexia".[5]
Singleton retired, and later died aged 87, in Aylesbury, on 21 September 2021.[6]