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Learning Difficulties - Dyslexia Not only have the tools to hone in on learning disabilities increased dramatically over the past decade, but the resources to help children overcome them, or | | | | ![]() A Little Different / Special Needs
Disabilities / Special Needs In addition to the regular schools there exists a network of nurseries, kindergartens and elementary schools for children in need of specific remedial education because | | | | ![]() A Little Different / Therapies
What kinds of services are available for my child with special needs? With whom do I consult about my child who seems to be having learning difficulties? What does the school offer for children with | | | | ![]() Culture Shock
When I came on aliyah straight out of college, I expected culture shock. | | | | ![]() Fish Breeding
Fishing has been a substantial source of livelihood along the Mediterranean coast for centuries. | | | | ![]() Food for Thought
Joe Romanelli recalls how Israeli grocery shelves looked when he came as an oleh in the 1970s and comments on the transformation which has taken place since. | | | | ![]() Rites of Passage
Every June, my Synagogue (Masorati /Conservative) dedicates a “Shabbat Mitgaysim”, during which the congregation publicly honors the 18-year old children among our community who are being drafted | | | | ![]() TALI Schools
TALI, (Hebrew acronym - Tigboret Limudei Yahadut, or Enriched Jewish Studies) is an educational system comprising non-orthodox religious schools, or classes within schools, which offer enhanced | | | | ![]() Teaching English - Introduction
English has become the customary language for international communication and the language most generally associated with international trade and tourism, with higher education and research, and with | | | | ![]() Teaching English - Practical Information
Getting Started Teaching Finding Employment Certified teachers who come from overseas should approach the Ministry of Education District Unit for the Absorption of Immigrant Teachers, the Ministry | | | | ![]() The ABC’s of Education in Israel
At the computer in a State religious pre-school which stresses the sciences. Practicing to be a sofer stam with a quill and parchment. courtesy of Gan Hova Maimon Kiryat Moshe, Jerusalem. | | | | ![]() The ABC’s of Education in Israel - part 1
Types of schools The diverse nature of Israel’s society is accommodated within the framework of the education system. Different sectors of the population attend different schools. | | | | ![]() The ABC’s of Education in Israel - part 2
Grades The prevailing pattern of the school system in Israel generally is grades 1-6 (elementary school), 7-9 (Junior High School) and 10-12 (Senior High School), beginning in Hebrew from Aleph (1) | | | | ![]() The ABC’s of Education in Israel - part 4
Preparing a picture for Succot in pre-school. | | | | ![]() The ABC’s of Education in Israel - part 5
Special needs Children with special physical, emotional, mental and learning needs, are placed in appropriate frameworks according to the nature of the need, to help them eventually achieve maximum | | | | ![]() The ABC's of Education in Israel - part 3
Atmosphere Atmosphere varies greatly from school to school, but in general, it is much more informal, and less disciplined than parallel American or British schools. | | | | ![]() The Carp and the Chickpea
My neighborhood makolet (grocery) began selling tofu and soy milk recently, which seemed about as strange as seeing a goat in a supermarket. | | | | ![]() Viticulture
The development of the Israeli wine industry has been advanced, in no small measure, by immigrants from English-speaking countries. English is heard both in the larger and the small boutique wineries. |
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