Dr YEUNG, Patcy P.S.

Dr YEUNG, Patcy P.S.

楊佩詩

Director of Centre for Advancement in Inclusive and Special Education
Associate Professor
Academic Unit of Teacher Education and Learning Leadership

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Qualification
B. Soc. Sc. (HKU), M. Phil. Psychology (HKU), Ph. D., Psychology (HKU), Postgraduate diploma in Education (HKU)
Email
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Phone
(852) 3917 4446
Location
Room 515, Meng Wah Complex


Research Expertise
Bilingualism and Multilingualism
Brain and Cognition
Language Processing and Dyslexia
Special/Inclusive and Gifted Education
Prospective PhD/ EdD/ MPhil Applications
I am available to supervise PhD/MPhil students and would welcome enquiries for supervision.
Links
HKU Scholars Hub

Areas of Expertise

Teaching Areas:

Learning and learning difficulties; Catering for students with diverse learning needs; Early childhood special education

Research Interests:

Literacy acquisition; Developmental Dyslexia


Projects
'An investigation of the cognitive-linguistic factors contributing to Chinese writing development among typically developing children and children with developmental dyslexia in Hong Kong'. Research Grants Council, Early Career Scheme. Principal Investigator. (2013 – 2015).
'The acquisition of stroke sequences in writing Chinese characters'. Faculty of Education, Faculty Research Fund. Principal Investigator. (2012 – 2013).
'Developing Collaborative Culture for Professional Learning'. Faculty of Education, Teaching Development Grants (TDG). Co-investigator. (PIs – Dr. Ora Kwo and Dr. Dennis Fung). (2012 – 2014).
'Affective-motivational factors important to Chinese writing development among students in primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong'. The University Research Committee, Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research. Principal Investigator. (2013 – 2015).
'Cognitive-linguistic skills important to Chinese text writing among beginning writers'. The University Research Committee, Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research. Principal Investigator. – projected completed in 2013.


Publications

Journal articles and book chapters

Yeung, P.-S., Ho, C. S.-H., Chan, D. W.-O., & Chung, K. K.-H. (in press). What are the early indicators of persistent word reading difficulties among Chinese readers in elementary grades? Dyslexia.
Lo, L., Yeung, P., & Yuen, M. (2013). Perception of educators and parents of students with disabilities concerning the special education process in Hong Kong. CAISE Review. doi:10.12796/caise-review.2013V1.004
Yeung, P.-S., Ho, C. S.-H., Chan, D. W.-O., & Chung, K. K.-H. (2013). Contribution of oral language skills, linguistic skills, and transcription skills to Chinese written composition among fourth-grade students. Discourse Processes, 50, 498-529.
Yeung, P.-S., Ho, C. S.-H., Chan, D. W.-O., & Chung, K. K.-H. (2013). Modeling the relationships between cognitive-linguistic skills and writing in Chinese among elementary grades students. Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 26, 1195-1221.
Yeung, P.-S., Ho, C. S.-H., Chan, D. W.-O., Chung, K. K.-H., & Wong, Y.-K. (2013). A model of reading comprehension in Chinese elementary school children. Learning and Individual Differences, 25, 55-66.
Yeung, P.-S., Ho, C. S.-H., Wong, Y.-K., Chan, D. W.-O., Chung, K. K.-H., & Lo, L.-Y. (2013). Longitudinal predictors of Chinese word reading and spelling among elementary grade students. Applied Psycholinguistics, 34, 1245-1277.
Chik, P. P.-M., Ho, C. S.-H., Yeung, P.-S., Chan, D. W.-O., Chung, K. K.-H., Luan, H., Lo, L.-Y., & Lau, W. S.-Y. (2012). Syntactic skills in sentence reading comprehension among Chinese elementary school children. Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 25, 679-699.
Chik, P. P.-M., Ho, C. S.-H., Yeung, P.-S., Wong, Y.-K., Chan, D. W.-O., Chung, K. K.-H., & Lo, L.-Y. (2012). Contribution of discourse and morphosyntax skills to reading comprehension in Chinese dyslexic and typically developing children. Annals of Dyslexia, 62, 1–18.
Ho, C. S.-H., Wong, Y.-K., Yeung, P.-S., Chan, D. W.-O., Chung, K. K.-H., Lo, S.-C., & Luan, H. (2012). The core components of reading instruction in Chinese. Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 25 (4), 857-886.
Yeung, P.-S., Ho, C. S.-H., Chik, P. P.-M., Lo, L.-Y., Luan, H., Chan, D. W.-O., & Chung, K. K.-H. (2011). Reading and spelling Chinese among beginning readers: What skills make a difference? Scientific Studies of Reading, 15, 285–313.

Others:

Ho, C.S.H., Leung, K.N.K., Yeung, P.S., Chan, D. W., Chung, K. K. H., Tsang, S.M., & Lee, S.H. (2011). The Hong Kong Reading Ability Screening Test for Preschool Children. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Specific Learning Difficulties Research Team.


Professional Community Services
(2013 - present) Director of The Centre for Advancement in Inclusive and Special Education (CAISE)
(2011 - 2013) Deputy Director of The Centre for Advancement in Inclusive and Special Education (CAISE)
(2012 - 2013) The honorary advisor for The Society of Boy’s Centres's "Project services of Special Learning difficulties"