International Conference “Identification, assessment and intervention for children with learning disorders in school context”
Joining the conference were Dr. Lê Hoàng Dũng – Vice President of USSH, Dr. Ngô Xuân Điệp – Dean of Faculty of Psychology, Prof. Jacques Grégoire – UCLouvain, Dr. Phạm Thị Bền – Hanoi National University of Education, Dr. Huỳnh Mai Trang – Ho Chi Minh University of Education, etc. and over 500 attendees.
In his opening remarks, Dr. Lê Hoàng Dũng announced that the conference would present the results of the “Identification, assessment, and intervention for children with learning disorders in school context” project on training practitioners, doctoral students, and conducting research.
Dr. Lê Hoàng Dũng also expressed his gratitude to the project by lecturers at the Faculty of Psychology (USSH) and researchers from Belgium universities, as well as to the event for providing the community with knowledge and better approaches to specific disorders.
During the conference, Prof. Jacques Grégoire, Prof. Christelle Maillart, Dr. Ngô Xuân Điệp, Dr. Hoàng Thị Vân also presented details of the joint post-graduate program on learning disorders.
Prof. Jacques Grégoire said they highly appreciate the Faculty of Psychology’s research group for collaborating with them in the project, Belgium will continue to support Việt Nam in terms of related personnel and knowledge.1
Dr. Ngô Xuân Điệp – Dean of the Faculty of Psychology – is evaluating the joint post-graduate program implementation. Screenshot.
Two courses of the joint post-graduate program have been held during 2016 – 2022, drawing a total enrollment of 75 students from across the country. On results of the program, Dr. Ngô Xuân Điệp reported that after graduation, many students founded schools or centers to apply their specialized knowledge in supporting children and helping elementary schools develop their educational programs. The program also trained one doctorate, one doctoral student and two with master’s degrees.2
On behalf of lecturers from the Faculty of Psychology joining the conference, Dr. Hoàng Thị Vân expressed that they hope to understand more about children’s learning disorders to support their students and adopt suitable assessment methods to reduce school anxiety in children.3
Students of the first course of the joint post-graduate program. Screenshot.
During the conference, participants also got the opportunity to listen to Vietnamese and Belgium speakers present their state-of-the-art research findings, including Research on Vietnamese children’s arithmetic abilities and numerical development (Dr. Lê Thị Mai Liên), Emotional competence of Vietnamese children and young adults(Lê Hoàng Thế Huy, MSc. and Ph.D. student), Cognitive neuroscience of dyscalculia and math learning disabilities (Prof. Marie-Pascale Noёl). These research findings provided knowledge related to learning disorders, such as the impact of language on arithmetic achievement and the social view of adolescence’ emotional competence in Vietnam.
This international conference, including two plenary sessions and a breakout session hosted by three subcommittees, aims to announce the results of the joint post-graduate program by USSH, VNU-HCM and UCLouvain, Belgium. The event provided deep analyses on the emotional and behavioral problems commonly identified in children with specific learning disorders, as well as introducing assessment tools and appropriate intervention methods.
Source: Nguyên An
Translated by: Như Quỳnh Lý
1 “Tôi đánh giá cao quá trình hợp tác thực hiện dự án. Phía Bỉ sẽ tích cực hỗ trợ Việt Nam về nhân sự, kiến thức, kỹ năng liên quan đến chuyên đề này”, said Prof. Jacques Grégoire.
2 “Nhiều học viên sau khi tốt nghiệp đã thành lập trường học, trung tâm can thiệp. Từ đó, họ ứng dụng các kiến thức chuyên môn để hỗ trợ các trẻ em ở nhiều địa phương trên cả nước, hỗ trợ các trường tiểu học xây dựng chương trình giáo dục trẻ. Ngoài ra, chương trình cũng đào tạo được 1 tiến sĩ, 1 nghiên cứu sinh, 2 thậc sĩ có chuyên môn sâu”, said Dr. Ngô Xuân Điệp.
3 “Chúng tôi mong muốn có thể hiểu được những biểu hiện tâm lý của trẻ gặp rối loạn chuyên biệt trong học tập để có thể cảm thông, nâng đỡ và hỗ trợ hiệu quả. Từ đó chúng tôi đề xuất thay đổi cách đánh giá để trẻ cảm thấy được yêu thương, chia sẻ và không còn cảm thấy sợ hãi khi phải đến trường”, said TS. Hoàng Thị Vân.
