Teaching Areas
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Developmental dyslexia
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Inclusive education
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Research methods
Research Interests
- Developmental dyslexia
- Language learning
- Reading and writing acquisition
- Instructional design
- Applied neurosciences
Recent and Ongoing Research Projects
Effectiveness of early intervention for Chinese kindergarteners at risk for specific learning difficulties . [ Jockey Club Charities , 2009-2011, K.K.H.Chung (PI) with C.S-H.Ho, D.W.Chan, S-M.Tsang, & S-H.Lee ].
Longitudinal predictors of behavioral regulation, Oral language and reading-related cognitive skills in Chinese reading achievement across Chinese children from different SES Backgrounds. [General Research Fund (GRF), 2009-2011, K.K.H.Chung (PI) with C.A. McBride-Chang,.& A.M.Y.Wong]
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Cognitive profiles in Chinese students with developmental dyslexia: a follow up in early adolescence. [Internal Research Grant (IRG), 2008-2009, K.K.H.Chung]
- An early intervention study on Hong Kong preschool children at risk for specific learning difficulties [QEF, 2006-2009, K.K.H.Chung (PI) with C.S-H.Ho, D.W.Chan, S-M.Tsang, & S-H.Lee].
- Temporal processing and cognitive processing in Chinese dyslexic children: behavioral and electrophysiological investigation, [Competitive Earmarked Research Grants (CERG), 2005-2008, K.K.H.Chung (PI) with T.B.Penney, C.A. McBride-Chang, C.S-H. Ho, & H.Cheung].
- Dyslexia in learning English as a second language [Internal Research Grant – HKU, 2006-2007, K.K.H.Chung (PI) with C.S-H.Ho ].
- Developing an assessment battery for identification and diagnostic testing of secondary school students with specific learning difficulties in Hong Kong [QEF, 2004-2006, K.K.H.Chung (PI) with C.S-H.Ho, D.W.Chan, S-M.Tsang, & S-H.Lee].
Refereed Journal Articles.
- Cheung, H., Chung, K. K. H., Wong, S. W. L., McBride-Chang, C., Penney, T. B., & Ho, C. S. H. (2009). Perception of tone and aspiration contrasts in Chinese children with dyslexia. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry , 50, 726-733.
- Chung, K. K. H., McBride-Chang, C., Wong, S. W. L., Cheung, H., Penney, T. B., & Ho, C. S. H. (2008). The role of visual and auditory temporal processing for Chinese children with developmental dyslexia. Annals of Dyslexia, 58, 15-35.
- Chan, D.W., Ho, C.S.H., Tsang, S.M., Lee, S.H., & Chung, K.K.H. (2008). Estimating incidence of developmental dyslexia in Hong Kong: What differences do different criteria make? Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties , 13, 1-16.
- Chung, K.K. H. (2008). What effect do mixed sensory mode instructional formats have on both novice and experienced learners of Chinese characters? Learning and Instruction, 18, 96-108.
- Ho, C.S.H., Chan, D.W., Chung, K.K.H., Lee, S.H., & Tsang, S.M. (2007). In search of subtypes of Chinese developmental dyslexia. J ournal of Experimental Child Psychology,97, 61-83.
- Chung, K.K.H. (2007). Presentation factors in the learning of Chinese characters: the order and position of Hanyu pinyin and English translations, Educational Psychology, 27, 1-20.
- Chan, D.W., Ho, C.S.H., Tsang, S.M., Lee, S.H., & Chung, K.K.H. (2007). Prevalence, gender ratio and gender differences in reading-related cognitive abilities among Chinese children with dyslexia in Hong Kong, Educational Studies, 33, 249-265.
- Chan, D.W., Ho, C.S.H., Tsang, S.M., Lee, S.H., & Chung, K.K.H. (2006). Exploring the reading-writing connection in Chinese children with dyslexia in Hong Kong, Reading and Writing, 19, 543-561.
- Ho, C.S.H., Chan, D.W., Tsang, S.M., Lee, S.H., & Chung K.K.H. (2006). Word learning deficit among Chinese dyslexic children, Journal of Child Language, 33, 145-161.
- Chung, K. K. H., & Tam, Y. H. (2005). Effects of cognitive based instruction on mathematical problem solving by learners with mild intellectual disabilities, Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 30, 207-216.
- Chan, D.W., Ho, C. S H., Tsang, S M., Lee, S H., & Chung, K.K.H. (2004). Screening for Chinese children with dyslexia in Hong Kong: The use of the teachers' behaviour checklist. Educational Psychology, 24, 811-824.
- Chung, K.K.H., Code, C. & Ball, M.J. (2004). Speech automatisms and recurring utterances from aphasic Cantonese speakers, Journal of Multilingual Communication Disorders, 2, 32-42.
- Chan, D. W., Ho, C. S., Tsang, S., Lee, S., & Chung, K. K. H. (2003). Reading-related behavioral characteristics of Chinese children with dyslexia: The use of the teachers’ behavior checklist in Hong Kong, Annals of Dyslexia, 53, 300-323.
- Chung, K.K.H. (2003). The role of pronunciation prompts and first language words in learning of Chinese characters as a second language, Journal of Behavioral Education, 3, 207 – 223.
- Chung, K.K.H. (2002). Effective use of Hanyu Pinyin and English translations as extra stimulus prompts on learning of Chinese characters, Educational Psychology, 22, 149-164.
- Taft, M., & Chung, K.K.H. (1999). Using radicals in teaching Chinese characters to second language learners, Psychologia, 42, 243-251.
- Solman, R.T., & Chung, K.K.H. (1996). Language transfer and blocking in second language vocabulary learning, Journal of Behavioral Education, 6, 173-190.
Book Chapters
- Chung, K.K.H. (2008). Supporting Chinese learners with developmental dyslexia. In C. Forlin (Ed.), Catering for learners with diverse needs: An Asia-Pacific focus. (pp. 61-70). Hong Kong: HKIEd.
Other Publications / Related Research Activities
School Training package:
Preschool Sector
- 鍾杰華、何淑嫻、陳維鄂、曾淑雯、李淑嫻（2009）。《讀樂樂 — 幼兒語文訓練活動》 ，香港：香港特殊學習困難研究小組。
Primary School Sector
- 何淑嫻、陳維鄂、鍾杰華、李淑嫻 、 曾淑雯、陳穎修 (2008）：《 中文字詞認讀訓練 ( 第二版 ) 字得其樂 》，香港：香港特殊學習困難研究小組。
Assessment Battery and Checklist:
Preschool Sector
- Wong, E.Y. F., Ho, C.S.H., Chung, K.K.H., Chan, D. W., Tsang, S.M., & Lee, S.H. (2006). The Hong Kong Learning Behaviour checklist for Preschool Children (Parent Version), Hong Kong Specific Learning Difficulties Research Team.
Primary School Sector
- Ho, C. S. H., Chan, D. W., Chung, K. K. H., Tsang, S. M., Lee, S. H., & Cheng, R. W. Y. (2007). The Hong Kong Test of Specific Learning Difficulties in Reading and Writing for Primary School Students (HKT-P(II)) (2nd ed.). Hong Kong: Hong Kong Specific Learning Difficulties Research Team.
Secondary School Sector
- Chung, K.K.H., Ho, C.S.H., Chan, D W., Tsang, S.M., & Lee, S.H. (2007). The Hong Kong Test of Specific Learning Difficulties in Reading and Writing for Junior Secondary School Students (HKT-JS). Hong Kong: Hong Kong Specific Learning Difficulties Research Team.
Conference Papers
- Chung, K.K.H., Ho, C.S.H., Chan, D W., Tsang, S.M., & Lee, S.H. (2009). Cognitive profiles of Chinese adolescents with childhood diagnoses of dyslexia. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Boston, USA, June.
- Chung K.K.H. (2009). Understanding Chinese students with dyslexia: from basic research to intervention , Paper presented at the 3rd Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference Singapore, June.
- Chung K.K.H. (2008). What effects do the integrated format and use of Chinese notes have on learning to read English comprehension as second language? Paper presented at the XXIX International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, German, July.
- Chung, K.K.H., McBride-Chang, Wong, S.L.W., Cheung, H., Penney, T.B., & Ho, C.S-H. (2007). Do visual and auditory temporal processing deficits account for Chinese dyslexic children? Poster presented at the 14th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Prague, Czech Republic, July.
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Cheung, H., Chung, K.K.H., Wong, S.L.W., McBride-Chang, C., Penney, T.B., Ho, C.S-H. (2007). Organization of speech in Chinese-reading dyslexic children: Aspiration and lexical tone. Paper presented at the 14th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Prague, Czech Republic, July.
Community & Professional Services
- Member: Hong Kong Specific Learning Difficulties Research
Team.
International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities.
- Workshops and training seminars for teachers and professional psychologists.
- Reviewer for scholarly journals (e.g., Developmental Psychology, Psychological
Science, Reading and Writing).
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