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Dr Priscillia Shen

Dr Priscillia Shen

Adjunct Lecturer, Head of DAS International, Director of Community-Based Programmes

Dr Priscillia Shen began her special education journey as an Educational Therapist at 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 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.

About

About Dr Priscillia Shen

Dr Priscillia is a full-time lecturer in the following courses:

Diploma in Special Education (Dyslexia Studies)

– Creating an inclusive learning environment

– Dyslexia-Context; Assessment and Identification

– Teaching Children with Specific Learning Differences using the OG Approach

Master of Arts in Special Educational Needs

– Dissertation

Master of Arts in Specific Learning Differences

– Independent Study Unit (ISU)

– Research Method in Education

– Supporting Learners with Mathematics Difficulties

Specialist Diploma in Educational Therapy (English Support)

– Applied Educational Therapy

– Dyslexia and the Essential Literacy Approach

– Enhancing Classroom Instruction

Specialist Diploma in Learning Support for Specific Learning Differences

– Supporting SpLD Learners in Advanced English Literacy Skills

– Dyscalculia and Numeracy Teaching

– Dyslexia and Literacy Teaching

Highest Qualification:

Master of Arts (Specific Learning Differences), London Metropolitan University, UK

Teaching / Training Qualification:

PGCert in Learning & Teaching in Higher Education, London Metropolitan University, UK

Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA)

Research & Writing

Publications

Shen, P. (2023). An investigation on cognitive-linguistic skills of English-Chinese bilingual learners with and without dyslexia in Singapore. URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10497/25378 and https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10167568/

Shen, P. (2018). Identifying Dyslexic-type Difficulties in English-Chinese Learners in Singapore. Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences, 5 (2), 301.

Shen, P. (2018). Assessment of the Effectiveness of a Chinese Literacy Assessment Tool for School Learners in Singapore. Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences, 5 (1), 25 – 41.

Shen, P. (2017). Developing a Dyslexia Screening Assessment for English-Chinese bilingual Learners in Singapore Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences, 4 (2), 329.

Shen, P. (2016). Dyslexia and Chinese Language in Singapore. Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences, 3 (2), 325 – 326.

Shen, P. (2014). Chinese Language and Remediation Support for Children with Dyslexia in Singapore. Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences, 1 (2), 136 – 137.

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