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Transforming Teacher Knowledge to Practice: Exploring the Impact of a Professional Development Model on Teachers’ Literacy Instruction and Self-Efficacy

Education Sciences
One of the primary challenges of any educational system is providing effective professional development (PD) for teachers, which will integrate knowledge that can be translated into practice.
Orly Lipka, Adi Bufman, Shelley Shaul, Tami Katzir   +3 more
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The short- and long-term effects of a computerized reading training program on reading self-concept in second and third grade readers

Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 2019
While computerized reading programs were found to enhance reading skills, less is known about their influence on reading self-concept (RSC). The current study aimed to examine short- and long-term effects of two versions of a computerized reading ...
Ronen Kasperski, Michal Shany, Tal Erez-Hod, Tami Katzir   +3 more
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Specific learning disability [PDF]

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2018
AbstractSpecific learning disabilities (SLD) have an impact on discrete areas of academic function. They result in a level of difficulty that is unexpected when considered in the context of a student's overall intellectual and academic competence. A common example is dyslexia, an SLD that affects the acquisition of literacy.
openaire   +5 more sources

Arithmetic and reading skills mediate the link between math and reading anxiety and word problem solving

Scientific Reports
Children’s ability to solve arithmetic word problems (AWP), which require integrating mathematical and linguistic information, has been associated with academic achievement and future life outcomes.
Dana Tal, Shahar Dotan, Michal Ben-Yair, Tami Katzir, Orly Rubinsten   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Consensus Standards and Recommendations for Developmental and Cognitive Surveillance, Screening, and Evaluation in Sickle Cell Disease: Executive Summary From the National Alliance of Sickle Cell Centers Neurocognitive Workgroup

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive difficulties are prevalent among individuals with sickle cell disease and warrant prompt identification and support. This Special Report provides an executive summary of standards and recommendations for surveillance, screening, and evaluation for development and cognition across the lifespan developed by ...
Alyssa M. Schlenz, Donna Murdaugh, Andrew M. Heitzer, Jennifer N. Longoria, Wendy Santos‐Modesitt, Arianna Martin, Judy Cavazos, Jeff Schatz, Catherine R. Hoyt, Alison King, Eboni I. Lance, Steven Hardy, Marsha Treadwell   +12 more
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Effects of reduced exposure to societal language on vocabulary and morphological knowledge of bilingual children

Language Development Research
Children’s vocabulary and morphological knowledge both arise from exposure to their surrounding language, albeit through different learning mechanisms. Vocabulary is driven mostly by exposure to specific words, namely token exposure, whereas knowledge of
Anat Prior, Gal Pedael
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The Effect of Font Size on Children’s Memory and Metamemory

Frontiers in Psychology, 2018
Recently, there has been a growing interest in the effect of perceptual features of learning materials on adults’ memory and metamemory. Previous studies consistently have found that adults use font size as a cue when monitoring their learning, judging ...
Vered Halamish, Hila Nachman, Tami Katzir   +2 more
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Modulation of Homer1 EVH1 domain internal dynamics by putative autism‐associated mutations

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The putative autism‐associated M65I and S97L variants of the EVH1 domain of the postsynaptic scaffold protein Homer1 do not exhibit substantial changes in their overall structure or partner binding. Both of them, but especially the M65I variant, show altered internal dynamics relative to the wild‐type domain on the μs‐ms timescale, indicated by the ...
Fanni Farkas, Brigitta Maruzs, Zsófia E. Kálmán, Tomas Klumpler, Gyula Batta, Bálint Péterfia, Zoltán Gáspári   +6 more
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Effects of Increased Letter Spacing on Digital Text Reading Comprehension, Calibration, and Preferences in Young Readers

Education Sciences
In educational technology environments, the ability to customize digital text presentation offers opportunities to enhance learning experiences through typographical adjustments.
Shahar Dotan, Tami Katzir
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A Framework for Studying the Heterogeneity of Risk Factors in Math Anxiety

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2018
Math anxiety is a prevalent disorder which affects many people worldwide. Here, we draw together ample evidence to suggest a dynamic developmental bio-psycho-social model. The model highlights the complex pathways towards the development of math anxiety,
Orly Rubinsten, Orly Rubinsten, Hadas Marciano, Hadas Marciano, Hili Eidlin Levy, Hili Eidlin Levy, Lital Daches Cohen, Lital Daches Cohen   +7 more
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