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Dr. Xiao completed her Ph.D. in developmental psychology in the Department of Psychology of the University of Hong Kong, and received her postdoctoral trainings in the Department of Special Education and Counselling and the Faculty of Education of the University of Hong Kong. Her research interests focus on dyslexia, special education, and literacy development. She contributed to the development of The Hong Kong Test of Specific Learning Difficulties in Reading and Writing for Junior Secondary School Students (Second Edition) in the READ & WRITE project which aimed to provide comprehensive educational support to children with reading and writing difficulties in local schools. She also contributed to the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study which is an international assessment of reading achievement of primary Grade 4 students worldwide conducted every five years from 2001.
Research interests
Developmental dyslexia
Language and literacy development
Special education
Teaching Interests
Supporting students with Chinese dyslexia
Supporting children with Specific Learning Disabilities
Inclusive education
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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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How motivational constructs predict reading amount and reading achievement: The role of reading attitude and reading self-concept
XIAO, X. M., Nov 2023, In: Power and Education. 15, 3, p. 341-361Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Student, parent, home, and reading achievement
XIAO, X. M., Aug 2022, In: Open Journal of Modern Linguistics. 12, 4, p. 518-535Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Modeling the relationships between language skills and sentence comprehension among Chinese junior elementary graders
XIAO, X. M. & HO, C.S.-H., 2020, In: Language & Literacy. 22, 2, p. 80-116Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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The correlation between out-of-school and in-school reading resources with primary school students’ reading attainment
HUANG, H., TSE, S.-K., CHU, S.K.-W., XIAO, X. M., LAM, J.W.-I., NG, R.H.-W. & HUI, S.-Y., Sept 2019, In: Information Research. 24, 3, 834.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Do reading practices make a difference? Evidence from PIRLS data for Hong Kong and Taiwan primary school Grade 4 students
TSE, S.-K., XIAO, X. M., KO, H.-W., LAM, J.W.-I., HUI, S.-Y. & NG, H.-W., May 2016, In: Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education. 46, 3, p. 369-393Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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