WANG DINGXIONG, ANDY

Andy has been with the DAS since 2012. He supports the Specialised Educational Services (SES) as a Deputy Director. A resourceful and passionate individual with proven strengths in communication and collaboration, Andy oversees divisional operations in manpower-related matters, student placement and procedure, and SES’s strategic partnerships and stakeholder engagement. Andy is also a lead educational therapist and currently provides intervention for learners with dyslexia on the Prep 2 PSLE (Preparation for English Paper 2 PSLE) and Main Literacy Programme (MLP).

His postgraduate academic achievements include a Master of Education (Special Education) with the National Institute of Education, Singapore, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Specific Learning Differences with the University of South Wales. He is a member of the Register of Educational Therapists (Asia) and has represented the PREP 2 PSLE programme at conference presentations and workshops.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master of Education (Special Education)
• Postgraduate Certificate in Special Educational Needs
• Bachelor of Communications (University of Newcastle)

CONFERENCES

• RELC Conference 2017. Exploring the classroom practices of the English Exam Skills Programme for Singaporean primary school children.
• UNITE SpLD Conference 2019. WORKSHOP PRESENTATION: Progress monitoring of dyslexic primary school learners enrolled in an English Exam Skills Programme.
• RELC International Conference 2021. Progress monitoring of dyslexic primary school learners enrolled in an English Exam Skills Programme.
• UNITE Conference 2024. WORKSHOP PRESENTATION: Enabling online remediation using multiple intelligences – an online classroom approach.

PUBLICATIONS

• Leong, E., Asjamiah, S., & Wang, A. (2017). Exploring the classroom practices of the English Exam Skills Programme for Singaporean primary school children.
  Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences, 4(2), 167-194.
• Razak, T. E. A., Asjamiah, S., Wang, A. & Leong, E. (2021) Progress monitoring of dyslexic primary school learners enrolled in an English Exam Skills Programme.
  Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences, 8(1), 5-29. DOI: 10.3850/S2345734121000019
• Razak, T. E. A., Halimah, S., Tan, J., Wang, A. (2025). Efficacy of teaching practices in online English comprehension lessons for learners with Specific Learning Differences (SpLD): A qualitative analysis.
  Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences 12(1), 141-176. DOI: 10.3850/S2345734125001410

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