Shen Peixin Priscillia

Name: Priscillia Shen

Membership level: Fellow

Bio About

Dr Priscillia Shen began her special education journey as an Educational Therapist at DAS and has more than 10 years of experience in the field of special educational needs, especially in dyslexia. Her previous experience as an Educational Therapist and working closely with learners with Special Educational Needs (SEN) has allowed her to take on a constructive and practical pedagogical approach. She believes in keeping up with current developments in the field to continually refine teaching practices and maintain professional passion. She is also a qualified trainer with the Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) and Diploma in Adult and Continuing Education (DACE) by the Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ). While lecturing at the DAS Academy, she has obtained her Doctorate in Education (EdD) at the National Institute of Education of Nanyang Technological University (NIE, NTU) in Singapore and the Institute of Education of University College London (IOE, UCL) in UK, London. Her research interests are in dyslexia, bilingualism, Chinese language and Mathematics. She has been co-presenting papers on learning difficulties in Chinese language and Mathematics in relation to dyslexia at conferences since 2012.  

'Do what you love as your profession; follow your intuition and stay curious, for every student deserves a purpose-inspired learning journey.'