EDUCATION
1983-1986 Tel Aviv University, Communication Disorders B.A.
1996-2000 Tel Aviv University, Communication Disorders M.A.
2003 -2010 Tel Aviv University, School of Education, PhD
Master’s thesis: The psycholinguistic status of the root in children and adults: Semantic, phonological, morphological and orthographic perspectives Supervisor: Dorit Ravid
Doctoral dissertation: The role of linguistic knowledge in learning to read non-pointed Hebrew Supervisor: Dorit Ravid
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2001-2005 Lecturer, Education Department, Levinsky Teachers’ College
2002-2007 Lecturer, Department of Diploma Studies, Seminar Hakibbutzim
2004-2012 Instructor, Department of Communication Disorders, Tel Aviv University
2008 - Instructor, Department of Learning Disabilities, Bar Ilan University
2012- Senior teacher, Department of Communication Disorders, Tel Aviv University
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
2005-2007 Head of team, constructing linguistic evaluation tasks for 3rd – 5th grades for Ministry of Education
2007-2008 Head of project in PISGA Rishon-Lezion, constructing evaluation tool of language and literacy abilities - From preschool to grade school
2007 Advisor, evaluation and intervention project in Or Yehuda, Hadad Center, Bar -Ilan University
2008-2009 Head of team, developing content units for reading acceleration program (of Prof. Z. Breznitz, Haifa University)
2011- Advisor and supervisor, linguistic enrichment project in schools from low SES in Jaffa
2011- Advisor, setting standards for writing assessment, Rothschild Foundation
B.4 MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIS
2005-2006 Member, Levin Committee on Preschool Literacy Curriculum
2007-2011 Member of editorial Board & Secretary, Language and Literacy (Hebrew journal)
2008- Member, Language and Literacy, executive committee
2009- Member, METSAV Steering committee, RAMA [National Authority for Research and Assessment]
2011- Member of editorial Board, J. of the Israeli Speech, Language and Hearing Association
2011 Member, Margalit Committee. Core curriculum of learning disabilities studies
2011- Co-Chairman, Language and Literacy executive committee
2012- Chairman, METSAV Steering committee, RAMA [National Authority for Research and Assessment]
2013-2015 Chairman, Steering committee, constructing a national assessment tool of language and literacy abilities in first grade. RAMA [National Authority for Research and Assessment]
2015-2016 Chairman, Steering committee, constructing a national assessment tool of language and literacy abilities in second grade. RAMA [National Authority for Research and Assessment.
2015- Member, Steering committee, linguistic instruction profession, Ministry of Education
