Professor Chung Kevin Kien Hoa, Director of the Centre for Child and Family Science, was elected President of the Association for Reading and Writing in Asia (ARWA) for a three-year term running to end-2026.

ARWA was founded in February 2016. It is relentlessly committed to sharing the science of learning, emphasizing studying literacy development and impairment and expert linguistic processes across languages and scripts. ARWA is also dedicated to disseminating evidence-based practices among practitioners and policy-makers, helping them promote the language and literacy development of learners from diverse backgrounds, making a real difference to people.

Professor Chung will work with the ARWA members to live the mission. For more information about ARWA, please visit: https://www.arwasia.org.