Speech Therapist, Assistant Lecturer
PhD (Speech and Hearing Sciences)
MPhil (Speech and Hearing Sciences)
MA (Chinese Linguistics)
BSc (Hons) Speech and Hearing Sciences
Biography
Ka Yan is a graduate of the Division. She has over 25 years of experience working as a speech therapist in Hong Kong, with practice in both pediatric and adult settings. Her areas of expertise include communication rehabilitation for clients with hearing impairments, autistic spectrum disorders (ASD), motor speech disorders, and cerebral palsy.
Previously, she has been deeply interested in promoting social communication development for preschool children with ASD, supporting early literacy skills in young children, and enhancing expressive language abilities in school-aged children. In recent years, she has actively participated in services aimed at enhancing the quality of life for elderly individuals with multiple disabilities, focusing on improving their skills in using multimodal communication, as well as managing motor speech and feeding difficulties within this population.
Publications
- Cheung, K.Y., Leung, M.T., and McPherson, B. (2013). Reading Strategies of Chinese Students with Severe to Profound Hearing Loss, Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 18(3), 312-328.doi.: 10.1093/deafed/ent013.
- 張嘉恩, 馮春好, 鄭韻怡, 忻嘉俐, 黎鄭東玲 (2010). 打好語文基礎必勝秘笈1. 香港耀能協會 [Cheung, K.Y., Fung C. H., Cheng, W. Y., Yan K.L., Lai Cheng, D. L. (2010). Early Literacy Program 1. Hong Kong: SAHK.]
- 孫慧敏, 馮春好, 鄭韻怡, 忻嘉俐, 黎鄭東玲, 張嘉恩 (2010). 打好語文基礎必勝秘笈2.香港耀能協會 [Sun, W.M., Fung C. H., Cheng, W. Y., Yan, K.L., Lai, Cheng, D. L., & Cheung, K. Y. (2010). Early Literacy Program 2. Hong Kong: SAHK. ]
- 張嘉恩, 吳玉薇 (2000). 訓練自閉症幼兒之視覺策略運用手冊. 香港痙攣協會 [Cheung, K.Y. & Ng, Y. M. (2000). Visual Strategies for ASD preschool children. Hong Kong: SAHK.]
Conference Presentations
- Cheung, K. Y. (2017). International Service learning: Cultural Competence, Interdisciplinary Practice & Translational Learning Outcomes. Poster presented at ASHA Convention 2017, Los Angeles Convention Center, U.S.
- Cheung, K.Y. (2009). Early Literacy Intervention Program in Special Child Care Center. Poster presented at the International Conference on Reading and Writing: Updates on Managing Dyslexia, Hong Kong.
- Cheung, K.Y., Leung, M.T., McPherson, B. (2009). Is the Phonological Mediation Hypothesis applicable in Cantonese speaking students with hearing impairment? Poster presented at the International Conference on Reading and Writing: Updates on Managing Dyslexia, Hong Kong.