Tove Ekelund

Tove Ekelund

Associate Professor
Department of Educational Science
Faculty of Humanities, Sports and Educational Science
Campus Drammen
+47 35 57 52 81
Dr Tove Ekelund is an Associate Professor of Special and Inclusive Education at the University of South-Eastern Norway. She holds a PhD in Educational Studies with a specialisation in Special Education, as well as a degree in Educational Leadership. She is a licensed speech-language pathologist, special educator, and teacher at both primary and upper secondary levels, with extensive professional experience from the education and healthcare sectors. Fields of expertise: Special education, education, speech-language pathology, dyslexia, high learning potential (giftedness), socio-emotional difficulties, dyscalculia.

Responsibilities

Master’s degree in Education with a specialisation in Special Education:

  • Teaching
  • Supervision
  • Examiner

 

University Pedagogy:

  • Course coordinator for a module in higher education pedagogy

 

Research Projects

 

Research Groups

 

Professional Networks

Competences

  • PhD
  • Speech-Language Pathologist
  • Special Education Teacher
  • Teacher
  • Educational Leadership
  • Assessment competence

Publications

Ekelund, T. (under review). Students with high learning potential and dyslexia: Identification, assessment practices and school experiences. 

Ekelund, T. (under review). Unmasking dyslexia in gifted students: An empirical study to bridge the gap. 

Ekelund, T., & Mellroth, E. (in press). Exploring the theoretical foundations of Nissen’s gifted identification tools within the DMGT model: A Swedish examination. In V. Margrain & K. Terri (Eds.), Nordic Perspectives on Gifted Education. Stockholm University Press.

Ekelund, T. (accepted). Stealth dyslexia: Implications for practice. I G. Hammer Furnes & V. Margrain (Red.). Antologi Barn med stort og ekstraordinært læringspotensial i norsk kontekst. Cappelen Damm Forskning.

Ekelund, T. (2025). Gifted students with dyslexia: Dual masking in tests and school practice. [Doctoral dissertation, Karlstad University].

Ekelund, T. & Mellroth, E. (2024). Exploring the alignment of Nissen's giftedness assessment scales with the DMGT model: Implications for giftedness identification.

Ekelund, T. (2024). Särskild begåvning och twice-exceptionality: Inkluderande undervisning och pedagogisk differentiering. Studentlitteratur

Ekelund, T. (2023). Om dyslexi: Läs-, skriv- och språksvårigheter. Studentlitteratur.

Ekelund, T. (2020). En logopeds 10 tips till en bättre röst. Studentlitteratur.

Publications in the Norwegian Research Information Repository