Introduction
You are cordially invited to attend the 2023 annual symposium of the Brain and Mind Institute at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Our theme this year is “Reading and Dyslexia". The symposium will be conducted via ZOOM. In the symposium, researchers will present their findings on the challenges of learning to read in English as well as in Chinese. How children with reading difficulties (dyslexia) can be supported will be discussed with a special focus on children in Hong Kong.
Speakers
Unimodal brain areas become more multisensory with reading development
How to identify and support Hong Kong students with dyslexia
如何甄別和支援香港讀寫障礙學生
Meta-linguistic vs. working memory training in Chinese children with and without dyslexia
Due to an urgent medical matter, Professor Anne Castles cannot join us at the symposium. We are grateful to have Professor James Booth of Vanderbilt University joining us instead.
Rundown
Saturday, March 18, 2023
10:00-12:30
ZOOM Conference
| 10:00 10:10 | Opening Address |
| 10:10 - 10:50 | Unimodal brain areas become more multisensory with reading development Professor James R. Booth (Presented in English) |
| 10:50 - 11:00 | Break |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | How to identify and support Hong Kong students with dyslexia 如何甄別和支援香港讀寫障礙學生 Professor Kevin Kien-hoa Chung (Presented in Cantonese) |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Meta-linguistic vs. working memory training in Chinese children with and without dyslexia Professor Urs Maurer (Presented in English) |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Q&A for all speakers |
| 12:15 - 12:30 | Concluding Remarks |