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School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences

Associate Professor Ts Dr Tan Kian Lam (Andrew)

Ms. Sundarai A/P Muniandy

Lecturer

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Education/Qualifications

  • Master Trainer for Kurikulum Prasekolah (KP) 2026, Kementerian Pendidikan, 2025
  • Master of Education (Special Education) – UPSI, 2023
  • Bachelor in Early Childhood Education with (Hons) Major in Special Education, OUM, 2018
  • Malaysian Skills Certificate – Children with Special Needs Care & Education Practice (SKM) 2021

Experience

  • Lecturer, WOU Penang
  • Practicum Coordinator for Diploma in Early Childhood Special Education, TAR UMT, KL
  • Programme Leader & Lecturer for Diploma in Early Childhood Special Education, TAR UMT, KL
  • Academic Lecturer for Early Childhood & Special Education, OUM, PJ
  • Domestic Skills Teacher in Nobel International School, KL
  • Special Needs Educational Educator in Special Needs Learning Center (SNLC), KL
  • Special Needs Educator in Eden Firdaus Special Education School, KL
  • Tadika Principal, in Tadika EQ Kanak-Kanak, Ipoh & Tadika Tunas Aman, Ipoh
  • Tadika Teacher, Big Apple, Ipoh

Areas of Interest

  • Early Childhood Education
  • Early Childhood Special Education
  • Teacher Education and Training
  • Children Story Book Publication
  • Open and Distance Leaning

Professional Highlights

  • Ordinary Member in ECCE Council Malaysia (Early Childhood Care & Education), 2024-2026.
  • Persatuan Kinesiologi Khas Malaysia, 2023-2027.
  • Master Trainer for KP 2026, (ECCE Council Malaysia), 2026.
  • Volunteer – Community Service ‘All-Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia (APPGM- SDG) Parliament of Malaysia’ 2021-current.

Publication Highlights

  • Children Story Book Publication (2025), Mira Overcoming Anger. Vol.1-Sundarai M.
  • Sundarai, M., Zhagan, M., & Karthiyani (2024). Teachers’ knowledge of students with dydlexic disorders at private special needs schools in Malaysia.International Journal of Creative Research and Studies Volume-8 Issue-4, April 2024. www.ijcrs.org ISSN-0249-4655.
  • Kasturi, P., Sundarai, M., & Tasha, T. (2025). Design experts’ insights on optimising communication and readability in bakery food labelling. MJSSH Online: Volume 10 – Issue 1 (January, 2026), Pages 127 – 139 e-ISSN: 2590-3691. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33306/mjssh/389