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Assessment of Dyslexia in the Urdu Language
Haidry, Sana
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Sana-e-Zehra Haidry was born on October 26, 1978 in Karachi, Pakistan. She holds three Masters’ degrees, i.e. in psychology, public health and clinical linguistics, with a special focus on dyslexia, from various reputable international universities. She earned her Master’s in Psychology from the University of Karachi where she ranked second in the psychology department and third in the faculty with her work. Her Master’s in Public Health with specialization in International Mental Health was obtained from the University of Melbourne on an Australian Development Scholarship (ADS-AUSAID), where her research protocol entitled ‘How to identify the needs of mental health professionals in Pakistan in order for them to contribute effectively to mental health reforms’ earned her a first class honours (H1) degree. She was subsequently admitted to the European Master’s programme in Clinical Linguistics (EMCL), which is part of the Erasmus Mundus Programme. She received training in Potsdam (DE) and Groningen (NL). In 2013 she acquired her MSc degree with the overall classification ‘excellent’ for her thesis ‘Developing a screening checklist for children of ages 5-11 years in Karachi Pakistan’. Later in 2013, she was admitted to the joint Erasmus Mundus PhD Programme International Doctorate for Experimental Approaches to Language And Brain (IDEALAB) of the Universities of Groningen (NL), Newcastle (UK), Potsdam (DE) Trento (IT), and Macquarie University (AU). She conducted her research ‘the assessment of dyslexia in the Urdu Language’ at the Universities of Groningen and Macquarie and fulfilled her internship at the university of Newcastle. She also has ample experience in conducting training courses for teachers and parents in the Urdu and English languages with a particular focus on reading and spelling issues. She has worked as a research consultant, head of a training unit and chief coordinator in the Learning Differences Project. Her research publication and presentations are mostly on the topics of learning, emotional and behavioural problems in children and the assessment of dyslexia in Urdu and English.
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Sana-e-Zehra Haidry is op 26 oktober 1978 in Karachi, Pakistan geboren. Ze is in het bezit van drie masterdiploma’s, te weten in Psychologie, Volksgezondheid en Klinische Linguïstiek, in het bijzonder dyslexie, die ze verwierf aan verschillende internationale, gerenommeerde universiteiten. Ze behaalde haar masters in Psychologie aan de Universiteit van Karachi waar ze in haar afstudeerjaar met haar werk een tweede plaats bij de vakgroep Psychologie en een derde plaats bij de faculteit innam. Haar masters in Volksgezondheid met de specialisatie Internationale Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg verkreeg ze aan de Universiteit van Melbourne waar haar onderzoek financieel werd ondersteund door een ‘Australian Development Scholarship’ (ADS-AUSAID) en haar onderzoeksprotocol getiteld ‘How to identify the needs of mental health professionals in Pakistan in order for them to contribute effectively to mental health reforms’ beloond werd met het judicium cum laude (first class honours degree). Ze werd vervolgens toegelaten tot het European Master’s Programme in Clinical Linguistics (EMCL) dat onderdeel uitmaakt van het Erasmus Mundus programma. In dit kader werd ze zowel in Potsdam (DE) als in Groningen (NL) opgeleid. In 2013 ontving ze haar MSc, waarbij haar masterthesis ‘Developing a screening checklist for children of ages 5-11 years in Karachi Pakistan’ de kwalificatie ‘excellent’ kreeg. Later dat jaar werd ze toegelaten tot het gezamenlijke
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