Contact

• workRoom B1 B04
  Malaysia Campus
  Jalan Broga
  43500 Semenyih
  Selangor Darul Ehsan
  Malaysia
• work+6 (03) 8924 8206
• TzePeng.Wong@nottingham.edu.my

Biography

Tze Peng is currently Associate Professor in Special and Inclusive Education. Originally trained as a speech-language therapist, she is passionate about supporting children with special educational needs in the classroom and family-centred interventions, through evidence-based intervention strategies. Her research interests are:

• Literacy acquisition in bi/multilingual contexts
• Early language and family-centred intervention
• Child language acquisition and disorders, especially developmental pragmatics and early pragmatic difficulties
• Neurodevelopmental disorders
• Inclusive education

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-2309

Qualifications:

• PGCHE, 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham
• PhD in Speech and Language Sciences, 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Canterbury
• B. Speech Sciences (First Class Hons), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Recent Awards:

• 2021 Lord Dearing (Awarded by the 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham)
• 2021 Lecturer of the Year (Awarded by the School of Education)
• 2021 Service Award (Awarded by the Malaysian Association of Speech, Language and Hearing)
• 2020 The Best Award in Educational Technology and Pedagogy, Gold Medal in Invention and Innovation - The Story of Khamdy (Malaysia Technology Expo: 19th International Expo on Inventions and Innovations)
• 2020 International Award of Merit - The Story of Khamdy (Malaysia-Croatia Technology Exchange)

Teaching Summary

Postgraduate

• Debating Special and Inclusive Education

Undergraduate

• Literacy in School and Society
• Teaching Reading and Writing

In the past, I had convened these modules

• 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ing Special and Inclusive Education (MA Special and Inclusive Education)
• Communication and Literacy (MA Special and Inclusive Education)
• Phonetics and Phonology for Language Teaching (BA/BEd TESOL)
• Language as a Learning Tool (BA/BEd TESOL)
• Learning Strategies (BA/BEd TESOL)
• Learning difficulties: Supporting Children, Young People and Their Family (BA/BEd TESOL)
• Supporting Students with Sensory and Physical Disabilities (BA Special Needs)
• Critical Issues in Special Needs (BA Special Needs)
• School Experience (BEd TESOL)
• Child Language Development (BSc Speech-language Therapy)
• Language Disorders (BSc Speech-language Therapy)
• Spoken and Written Language Disorders in Education (BSc Speech-language Therapy)

188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Summary

• Wong, TP., Borrie, S.A., de Vries, M., Low, HM., Joginder Singh, S. & L., KW. Building and validating a conversational entrainment methodology to objectively quantify and diagnose sources of social-communication deficits in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Fundamental 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Grant Scheme, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia. Grant period: Nov 2020 - Oct 2023.

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Recent Publications

• CHIENG, A.C.J., WYNN, C.J., WONG, TP., BARRETT, T.S. and BORRIE, S.A., 2024. Lexical Alignment is Pervasive Across Contexts in Non-WEIRD Adult–Child Interactions Cognitive Science. 48,
• LOW, HM., WONG, TP., LEE, LW., SOMCHAY, M., VONGSOUANGTHAM, B., PHANNALATH, V., SAN, S., CHE AHMAD, A. and LEE, A. SS., 2021. A grassroots investigation of ASD knowledge and stigma among teachers in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 80,
• LOW, HM., WONG, TP., LEE, LW., SOMCHAY, M., VONGSOUANGTHAM, B., PHANNALATH, V., CHE AHMAD, A. and LEE, A. SS., 2021. Can pictorial narration offer a solution to teacher training on the effective inclusion of students with autism spectrum disorder in low-resource settings? Investigation on knowledge and stigma change Autism. 1-18
• CHAI, JH., LOW, HM., WONG, TP., ONNIS, L. and MAYOR, J., 2021. Extra-linguistic modulation of the English noun-bias: Evidence from Malaysian bilingual infants and toddlers Journal of Cultural Cognitive Science. 5, 49-64

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Past 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@

• Estudillo, A., Mohamad, M., Yusoff, A.M., Wong, TP., Mennie, N.R., Orza, J.G. Understanding the difficulties in solving single-digit multiplications in Malaysia. A neuro-educational approach. Fundamental 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Grant Scheme, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia. Grant period: Sep 2019 - Aug 2022.
• Wong, TP. and Szabo, C. Factors affecting university participation and inclusion among students from protected groups. Sphere Fund, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Hub, 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham. Grant period: Feb 2020 - August 2020
• Wong, TP. Policy brief: Reforming inclusive practices for children with disabilities in ASEAN schools. Asia 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Institute Policy Brief, Asia 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Institute, 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Of Nottingham. Grant period: Jan 2020 - March 2020.??????
• Low, HM., Lee, LW, Che Ahmad, A., Wong, TP., Makesavanh, S. Development of an online teacher training module for teachers in the Lao People's Democratic Republic to facilitate social communication of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in schools (English-Lao bilingual version). The HEAD Foundation, Singapore. Grant period: 2018 - 2019
• Powell, D., Wong, TP., Pye, R. & Subramaniam, G. Cross-linguistic influences in the development of literacy in Malay-English bilingual children: A longitudinal study. Pump priming scheme of the Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism, 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Reading.
• Wong, TP., Mayor, J. and Low H. M. 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ an ecological model of early language intervention for autism within the Malay cultural and linguistic context in Malaysia. Fundamental 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Grant Scheme, Malaysian Ministry of Education.
• Mayor, J., Wong, TP. and Low, HM. Building an integrative model of early word learning via a dual approach; computational modeling and tablet-based experiments. Fundamental 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Grant Scheme, Malaysian Ministry of Education.
• Mayor, J., Low, HM., Wong, TP. and Maul, T. E-Baby Language Assessment: Development and application of an innovative mobile and tablet-based formal language assessment tool to detect language delay in young children. eScienceFund, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.
• Wong, TP. & Powell, D. (Co-investigator). Analysis of cross-language transfer in early literacy acquisition among bilingual Malay-English speaking children in Malaysia. Newton-Ungku Omar Mobility Grant; Newton Fund. (Mar 2016 - June 2017)
• Bush, T., Bailey, L., Dearden, J., Emerson, Anne, Nomanbhoy, A. and Wong, TP. Development of a regional synthesis report on case study on inclusive schools in Asia-Pacific and an evidence-based regional policy brief on inclusive pedagogy. UNESCO, Bangkok. 2015.

• CHIENG, A.C.J., WYNN, C.J., WONG, TP., BARRETT, T.S. and BORRIE, S.A., 2024. Lexical Alignment is Pervasive Across Contexts in Non-WEIRD Adult–Child Interactions Cognitive Science. 48,
• LOW, HM., WONG, TP., LEE, LW., SOMCHAY, M., VONGSOUANGTHAM, B., PHANNALATH, V., SAN, S., CHE AHMAD, A. and LEE, A. SS., 2021. A grassroots investigation of ASD knowledge and stigma among teachers in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 80,
• LOW, HM., WONG, TP., LEE, LW., SOMCHAY, M., VONGSOUANGTHAM, B., PHANNALATH, V., CHE AHMAD, A. and LEE, A. SS., 2021. Can pictorial narration offer a solution to teacher training on the effective inclusion of students with autism spectrum disorder in low-resource settings? Investigation on knowledge and stigma change Autism. 1-18
• CHAI, JH., LOW, HM., WONG, TP., ONNIS, L. and MAYOR, J., 2021. Extra-linguistic modulation of the English noun-bias: Evidence from Malaysian bilingual infants and toddlers Journal of Cultural Cognitive Science. 5, 49-64
• JOTHINATHAN, T.M., LIM, C.X. and WONG, TP., 2021. Primary school teachers' implementation of inclusive education during emergency remote teaching in Malaysia: Findings from a small scale study Asia Pacific Journal of Educators and Education.
• WONG, TP., 2020. Inclusive education in ASEAN countries: how to support children with disabilities in schools
• LOW, HM., LEE, LW., WONG, TP., CHE AHMAD, A., LEE, A.SS, MAKESAVANH, S., VONGSOUANGTHAM, B., MAKESAVANPHANNALATH, V. and SAN, S., 2019. Designing an ASD Teacher Training Module through a Pictorial Narrative Approach. In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Special Education (ICSE 2019). 38.
• LOW, HM., LEE, LW., CHE AHMAD, A., LEE, A. SS., WONG, TP., MAKESAVANH, S., VONGSOUANGTHAM, B., PHANNALATH, P. and SAN, S., 2019. Perceptions towards disabilities among primary-school teachers in the Lao’s People Democratic Republic: Insights into a cultural view of ASD In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Special Education (ICSE 2019). 38.
• LOW, HM., LEE, ASS., LEE LW., WONG, TP., MAKESAVANH, S., VONGSOUANGTHAM B., PHANNALATH, V. and SAN, S., 2019. The Story of Khamdy 09/09/2019 00:00:00
• NOMANBHOY, A., WONG, TP. and NAIDU, S., 2018. Planning for teaching. In: L. BAILEY, G. SUBRAMANIAM, WK. TOO and C.Y. DOSS., eds., Transforming Higher Education: Critical Considerations for Teaching and Learning. Sasbadi.
• WONG TP., 2018. Small group learning. In: L. BAILEY, G. SUBRAMANIAM, WK. TOO and C.Y. DOSS., eds., Transforming Higher Education: Critical Considerations for Teaching and Learning. Sasbadi.
• FOSTER-COHEN, S. and WONG, T.-P., 2017. Early intervention at the interface: Semantic-pragmatic strategies for facilitating conversation with children with developmental disabilities.. In: D., ILSE and R. SALKIE., eds., Semantics and pragmatics: Drawing a line. Springer.
• YONG, D. X. and WONG T.-P., 2015. Bridging the research and cultural-practice gap in early language intervention in Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Health Sciences. 13(2), 11-18
• BUSH, T., BAILEY, L., DEARDEN, J., EMERSON, A., NOMANBHOY, A. and WONG, TP., 2015. A regional synthesis report on case study on inclusive schools in Asia-Pacific and an evidence-based regional policy brief on inclusive pedagogy. UNESCO, Bangkok.
• WONG, T. -P., MORAN, C. and FOSTER-COHEN, S., 2012. The effects of expansions, questions and cloze procedures on children's conversational skills. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics. 26(3), 273-287