PRISCILLIA SHEN (DR)

Dr Priscillia Shen began her special education journey as an Educational Therapist at the Dyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS) in 2005. Her previous experience working closely with struggling learners has allowed her to take on a constructive and practical pedagogical approach in her teaching practice. She is now the Head of DAS International and Director of Community-Based Programmes, where she continues to champion effective, research-informed, inclusive strategies in the classroom. She believes in keeping up with current research and developments in the field to continually refine teaching practices and maintain professional passion. Her research interests are in dyslexia, bilingualism, Chinese language, and Mathematics.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Doctor in Education (Dual Award), Institute of Education, University College London and National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University
• Master of Arts (with Distinction), Specific Learning Differences, London Metropolitan University
  
• Bachelor of Arts (with Merit), Psychology, National University of Singapore
• Postgraduate Certificate (with Merit), Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Further Education, London Metropolitan University
  
• Cambridge International Diploma for Teachers and Trainers, University of Cambridge
  
• Diploma in Adult and Continuing Education (DACE), Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications
  
• Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA), Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications
  

PUBLICATIONS

• An investigation on cognitive-linguistic skills of English-Chinese bilingual learners with and without dyslexia in Singapore. Shen, P. (2023). URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10497/25378 and https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10167568/
• Identifying Dyslexic-type Difficulties in English-Chinese Learners in Singapore. APJDD, 5 (2), 301. Shen, P. (2018).
• Assessment of the Effectiveness of a Chinese Literacy Assessment Tool for School Learners in Singapore. APJDD, 5 (1), 25 – 41. Tan, A. H., Shen, P., Kong Y. R., See L. Y., Sha L. (2018).
  Developing a Dyslexia Screening Assessment for English-Chinese Bilingual Learners in Singapore, Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences, 4 (2), 329. Shen, P. (2017).
• Dyslexia and Chinese Language in Singapore. APJDD, 3 (2), 325 – 326. Shen, P. (2016).
• Chinese Language and Remediation Support for Children with Dyslexia in Singapore. APJDD, 1 (2), 136 – 137. Shen, P., Liu, Y., Kong Y. R., See L. Y., Sha L. (2014).

CONFERENCES

• An Investigation on Cognitive-Linguistic Skills of English-Chinese Bilingual Learners with and without Dyslexia in Singapore. Presenting at the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading 2024 (Copenhagen, Denmark).
• Exploring Difficulties of English-Chinese Bilingual Learners with Dyslexia for the Purpose of Developing a Dyslexia Screening Assessment in Singapore. Presented at the Association for Reading and Writing in Asia (ARWA) 2020 (Online).
• Assessment of the Effectiveness of a Chinese Literacy Assessment tool for School Learners in Singapore. In Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences, Vol 5(1), January 2018, 25-41.
• Identifying Dyslexic-type Difficulties in English-Chinese Learners in Singapore. Presented at UnITE SpLD Conference 2018 (DAS, Singapore).
• Developing a Dyslexia Screening Tool for English-Chinese Learners in Singapore. Presented at UnITE SpLD Conference 2017 (DAS, Singapore).
• Assessing and Supporting English-Chinese Bilingual Leaners with Dyslexia in Singapore. Presented at IDA Annual Reading, Literacy & Learning Conference 2016 (International Dyslexia Association, Orlando, US)
• Dyslexia and Chinese Language in Singapore. Presented at UnITE SpLD Conference 2016 (DAS, Singapore).
• Chinese Language and Remediation Support for Children with Dyslexia in Singapore. In Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences, Vol1(2), July 2014, 136-171.
• Dyslexia and Chinese Language in Singapore. Presented at IDA Annual Reading, Literacy & Learning Conference 2013 (International Dyslexia Association, New Orleans, US)
• An Investigation of Dyslexia and Maths Difficulties in Singapore. Presented at the Maths Learning Differences and Dyscalculia Conference 2012 (DAS, Singapore)

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