Gwyn Singleton

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, with David Moseley and founded Dyslexia ScotWest support group for families with children with dyslexia.

Life 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. and together they published a spelling dictionary, designed for dyslexic children and created associated freely available worksheets, 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".

Singleton retired, and later died aged 87, in Aylesbury, on 21 September 2021.