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

Competences

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

Publications

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

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

Ekelund, T. & Mellroth, E. (in press). I V. Margrain, & K. Terri. (Red.), Nordic Perspectives on Gifted Education. Stockholm University Press

Ekelund, T. Stealth dyslexia: Implications for practice. I G. Hammer Furnes & V. Margrain (Red.). Antologi Barn med stort og ekstraordinært læringspotensial (BMSL) i norsk kontekst. (Manuscript under review)

Ekelund, T. (2025). Elever med särskild begåvning och dyslexi: Ömsesidig maskering i tester och skolpraktik. [Doktorsavhandling, Karlstads universitet].

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