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XIE Huichao

Designation
Assistant Professor

Department
Office of Education Research (OER), Early Childhood & Special Needs Education (ECSE)

Office Location
NIE2-02-21

Email
huichao.xie@nie.edu.sg

Office Telephone Number
62196032

Research Interests
Assessment, Children at risk (Disability), Children at risk (Low Progress Learners), Developmental Assessment, Early Childhood, Family-Centered Assessment and Intervention, Implementation Science, Inclusive Education, Infants and Toddlers, Preschool/Early childhood Education, Program Evaluation and Innovation, Scale Development and Adaptation

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  • Current Appointment

    • Research Scientist, Centre for Research in Child Development
    Previous Appointment

    • Graduate Teaching Fellow, University of Oregon (2014 - 2016)
    Introduction

    Huichao earned her Ph.D. in Special Education at the University of Oregon, where she worked closely with Dr. Jane Squires and Dr. Diane Bricker. Her research in Singapore primarily focuses on early detection of developmental disabilities and delays, identification of effective strategies to support diverse learners in early childhood classrooms, and evaluating the effectiveness of early childhood intervention practices and programs. Before starting a career in academia, Huichao worked as a licensed early intervention/early childhood special education professional in Oregon, U.S. and as a special educator in China for 10 years.

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  • Assessment, Children at risk (Disability), Children at risk (Low Progress Learners), Family-Centred Assessment and Interventions, Infants and Toddlers, Preschool/Early Childhood Education, Program Evaluation and Innovation, Scale Development and Adaptation

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    • Member of Council for Exceptional Children, Division for Early Childhood
    • Member of International Society on Early Intervention

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  • (1) Graduate Level

     Course Code   Course Title   Year(s) Taught 
     MED900  Educational Inquiry  2017
     MEC908   MSE912   MEC814   MSE814   MEP822  Early Intervention  2017 - 2018
     MEC901  Child Development  2018
     MSE915  Assessment of Children and Youth with Special Needs  2019


    (2) Professional Development/In-Service Level

     Course Code   Course Title   Year(s) Taught 
     IER0009  Assessment for Students with Special Educational Needs  2019
     Nil  Intervention Strategies for Lower Primary Classrooms  2019

  • Early Intervention

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    • Third Prize of the National Maternal and Child Health Science Award, National Health and Family Planning Commission of China 
    • College of Education Doctoral Research Awards, University of Oregon
    • Kaplan Scholarship for Early Education, University of Oregon
    • George A. Daniels Memorial Scholarship, University of Oregon
    • Kaplan Scholarship for Early Education, University of Oregon
    • Janette Gunther Drew Scholarship, University of Oregon
    • Christine Anne Gillesse Memorial Scholarship, University of Oregon
    • Outstanding Devotion to Social Benefit Affairs Award, Guangzhou Youth League, China

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