Priscillia Shen (Dr)

Priscillia Shen (Dr)

General Management
Head of DAS International

Dr Priscillia Shen is the Head of DAS International and the Programme Director from School Based Programmes.  She began her special education journey at DAS as an Educational Therapist in 2005. She became the Assistant Head of DAS Academy in 2014. 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 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

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 SingaporeAsia 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.