Research

In the lab, I focus with my students on two main fields of study:

1) Research on profiles of Hebrew-speaking individuals with reading disabilities. My research indicates the existence of subgroups of individuals with reading disabilities, based on a disassociation between the rate and the accuracy of reading and a corresponding differentiation of language and cognitive mechanisms.

2) Research on emotional characteristics of readers with difficulties and their parents and teachers, with a particular emphasis on the negative contribution of rumination about RD to academic achievement and on changes in such relationships throughout periods of intervention.

Practical Work

1. Development of assessment tools. I have worked extensively on the development of assessment tools for both Hebrew- and Arabic-speaking populations.
2. Teacher training. I led the nation-wide implementation of the "Haifa-Safra Model," which was developed to train teachers in the process of identifying and providing interventions for students with learning difficulties.