Hebrew Education

What are the goals of Hebrew in day schools? Do we teach it primarily to access religious texts or to speak in Tel Aviv? What are we achieving today, and what can we realistically strive to achieve? Contributors believe in the capacity of day schools to teach Hebrew and present methods and tools for achieving high goals in Hebrew.

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Articles From This Issue

Back to the Future: Achieving Hebrew Fluency in the Contemporary Day School

Devora Steinmetz
Transforming the Teaching and Learning of Hebrew Language

Amy Bardack
Context Makes Hebrew Relevant in Ecuador

Priscila Alvarado and Miriam Cohen
Are We Ready for a Standardized Measure of Hebrew Reading?

Scott J. Goldberg and Elana R. Weinberger
Assessment for Success

Tova Shimon
Tools and Contents in the Online Teaching of Hebrew as a Foreign Language

Luba Charlap
From Deep in the Heart of Texas–מעומק ליבה של טקסס

Elliott Rabin
עץ חיים היא: Integrated Lesson Using Trees as Metaphors

Susan Couden, Krista Foster and Eran Rosenberg
This Is Your Brain on Hebrew

Joel M. Hoffman
Between Catch-Up and Intimidation: Teaching the Alef Bet to High School Freshmen

Miriam Harpaz
Making the Most of Hebrew Primary Sources: Five Projects

Tal Grinfas-David
Returning Literature to the Hebrew Language Curriculum

Yaron Peleg
From the Editor

Barbara Davis
Empowering Middle School Students to Take Ownership of Their Hebrew Learning

Eti Zehavi
From the Desk of Arnee Winshall, RAVSAK Chair

Arnee Winshall
Transliterating Hebrew: How We Do It at HaYidion

Elliott Rabin
Shifting Paradigms in Hebrew Learning and Teaching

Vardit Ringvald
We Can Graduate Students Who Know Hebrew

Naomi Stillman