CAISE KE Seminar
Helping Struggling Readers around the World:
The Case of Dyslexia 

Date: 29 April, 2019 (Monday)
Venue: Room 203, Runme Shaw Building, The University of Hong Kong
Time: 6pm – 7:30pm

Abstract
In this talk, I will give an overview of various cognitive skills that are important for learning to read, both for identification and for remediation. I will also highlight the importance of both work-through (i.e., focused directly on helping with the difficulty) and work-around (i.e., focused on bypassing the difficulty) strategies for success. A focus on children’s strengths is equally important. Researchers should strive to help those with dyslexia and their families to achieve balance in learning. This idea is applicable to struggling readers worldwide.   

Catherine McBride is Professor of Psychology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The author of over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, two books, and four edited volumes, she specializes in literacy development and impairment around the world. Professor McBride has served as President of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR) and is currently Founding President of the Association for Reading and Writing in Asia (ARWA). She has been an Associate Editor for four different journals and is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. In collaboration with NGO World Learning, she recently launched a massive open online course (MOOC) on struggling readers for which 7500 students from around the world signed up. Her most recent book is entitled Coping with Dyslexia, Dygraphia, and ADHD: A Global Perspective (Routledge, 2019).