Senior Lecturer (Specialist), Deptartment of Learning Disabilities, Department of Advanced and Continuing Studies
Phone: 04-8249272, 04-8249272
Email: shany.michal7@gmail.com
Research Interests: Social and emotional aspects among learning disabled children and adults; subgroups of learning disabilities, vocabulary acquisition and intervention programs in low-class populations and different ethnic groups.
Recent Publications:
Shany, M. & Zeiger, T. (1999). Development and standardization of tests for reading and spelling processes: Results for Phase Two. An internal report. Published by the Unit for Research in Education, Beit Berl Academic College. 35 pages.
Arnon, R., Shany, M., & Zeiger, T. (1999). Teachers’ thoughts on their profession. An internal report. Published by the Unit for Research in Education, Beit Berl Academic College. 58 pages.
Shany, M. & Zeiger, T. (2000). Development and standardization of tests for basic reading and spelling processes: a multi-annual study. An internal report. Published by the Unit for Research in Education, Beit Berl Academic College. 75 pages.
Shany, M., Zieger, T, & Ravid, D. (2001). The development and validation of assessment tools for basic reading and writing processes: Findings on the functioning of normal readers in different grades and applications for evaluation processes in readers with difficulties. Script: Literacy Research, Theory, and Practice, 2, 167-203. Israeli Association for Literacy in cooperation with Yesod Publishing. (In Hebrew)
Yitzhaki, R. & Shany, M. (2001). What is “Happening” [also "Reading"] to Me? (“Ma Koreh Li?“) Ramat Gan: Hakibutz Hameuchad Publishing. 45 pages. (In Hebrew).
Shany, M. & Zieger, T. (2002). Development and initial validation of assessment tools for basic reading and writing processes: Developmental patterns and demonstration of applications for the process of evaluating students with reading and writing difficulties. In Fresco, B. & Kfir, D. (Eds.) Continuing Dialogue: Training for Teaching and Educational Endeavor. Tel Aviv: “MOFET” Institute Publishers. (pp. 349-380). (In Hebrew)
Arnon, R., Shany, M. & Zieger, T. (2002). Teachers’ thoughts on their profession. In Fresco, B. & Kfir, D. (Eds.) Continuing Dialogue: Training for Teaching and Educational Endeavor. “MOFET” Institute Publishers. (pp 54- 77). (In Hebrew)
Ben-Dror, I. & Shany, M. (2002). Assessing developmental dyslexia in the Hebrew language: Theoretical and practical aspects and a case study. Perspectiva, 23, 69-80. Orton Dyslexia Israel. (In Hebrew)
Shany, M., Lachman, D., Shalem, Z., Bahat, A., & Zeiger, T. (2003). “Ma’akav” – Current Mapping of Reading and Writing Based on National Israeli Norms. Tel Aviv: Yesod Publishing.
*Ben Simon, A., Shany, M., & Cohen, Y. (2005). Reading achievement test for the first grade in Israel. The National Institute for Testing & Evaluation and the Office of the Chief Scientist in the Ministry of Education.
Shany, M., Raviv, T. (2005). “Ivhunit” – A screening test for the detection of learning disabilities – Hebrew version, based on norms for the Amal student population. “Amal” Network.
Ben Simon, A., Shany, M., & Cohen, Y. (2005). Reading achievement test in grades 1: A final report. A scientific report submitted to the Office of the Chief Scientist in the Israeli Ministry of Education.
Shany, M. (2006). A tutorial guidance kit for the implementation of the reading
achievement test for the first grade in Israel. Published (on CD) by the Israeli Ministry of Education and distributed to all first grade teachers in Israel.
Shany, M. (2006). Literacy development among Ethiopian children from kindergarten to grade six: Cognitive, socio-cultural and linguistic factors. A scientific report submitted to the Office of the Chief Scientist in the Ministry of Education.
Shany, M., Lachman, D., Shalem, Z., Bahat, A., & Zeiger, T. (2006). “Aleph-Taph” – A Test for the Diagnosis of Reading and Writing Disabilities, Based on National Israeli Norms. Tel Aviv: Yesod Publishing.
Shany, M. & Raviv, T. (2006). “Ivhunit” – A screening battery for the detection of learning disabilities: A final report. Submitted to the “Amal” Network and to the board of the industrial schools under the supervision of the Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Labor.
Shany, M. & Raviv, T. (2006). “Ivhunit” – A screening test for the detection of learning disabilities – Arabic version, based on norms for the “Amal” student population. “Amal” Network.
Ben Simon, A., Shany, M., & Cohen, Y. (2006). Reading achievement test for the second grade in Israel. The National Institute for Testing & Evaluation and the Office of the Chief Scientist in the Ministry of Education.
Ben Simon, A., Shany, M., & Cohen, Y. (2006). Reading achievement test in grades 2: A final report. A scientific report submitted to the Office of the Chief Scientist in the Israeli Ministry of Education.
Shany, M. & Biemiller, A. (2009). Individual differences in reading comprehension gains from assisted reading practice: pre existing conditions, vocabulary acquisition, and amounts of practice. Reading and Writing, ISSN 0922-4777 (Print) 1573-0905, DOI 10.1007/s11145-009-9196-4. Published online: 14 August 2009. 1-21.
Shany, M. & Geva, E. (In press). Emergent literacy in children of immigrants with primary oral literacy background: The case of Ethiopian children in Israel. Will appear on January 13, 2010 in Journal of Language and Literacy. Estimated number of pages – 45.
Shany, M. & Geva, E. (In press). Cognitive, language, and literacy development in socio-culturally vulnerable school children – The case of Ethiopian Israeli children. In M. Leikin., Y. Tobin, & M. Shwartz (Eds.). Israel as a Natural Laboratory of Multilingualism. Estimated pages – 50.
Shany, M. & Ben-Dror, I. (In press). Performance characteristics of poor Hebrew readers: Comparison between children with rate deficits with and without accuracy deficits. In D. Aram & Korat, O. (Eds.). Literacy and Language: Interrelationships, bilingualism and difficulties. Tel Aviv: Magnes Publishers (pp. 409-428). (In Hebrew).
