This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund Reading ability is crucial for multiple functions and impacts one’s quality of life. Reading difficulties can hinder various domains, emphasizing the importance of learning to read. Studies support using a phonetic approach for teaching reading to students with intellectual disabilities. However, there is limited research
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Perceptions of disability and motherhood experiences amongst Haredi (ultra-Orthodox Jewish) mothers of children with disabilities
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund The present study examines how Haredi (ultra-Orthodox Jewish) mothers of children with disabilities describe their motherhood experience and how it is affected by perceptions of disability in their society. These issues were examined within the framework of a critical disability studies approach, which draws on
The socio-emotional world of adolescents diagnosed with Intellectual Disability: A longitudinal study from childhood to adolescence
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund The current longitudinal study followed children who participated together with their mothers in a study conducted thirteen years ago and examined the relationships between the characteristics of their initial relationship with their mothers in childhood and the social-emotional abilities of today’s adolescents. The study method
Self-Determination and Autonomous Decision-Making among Adolescents with Disabilities
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund This study examined self-determination and autonomous decision-making of adolescents with disabilities. The quantitative part compared between the perceptions of teenagers and their parents. The qualitative part examined the experiences of alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) adolescent users and their parents regarding their experiences of self-determination
“It Takes a Whole Village to Raise a Child” Focusing on The Staff: How Do Special Education Professional Caregivers Perceive the Partnership with the Parents?
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund The current study examined the missing perspective in the literature, of the special education team in the paradigm of partnership with parents. The study involved special education professionals from three schools from many sectors. All the selected schools belong to the complex special education system
The Relationship Between Perceived Parental Efficacy and the Caregiving System and Perceptions of Mothers of Adolescents with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Regarding Sexuality and Relationships
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund Education for healthy sexuality continues throughout the life cycle and involves the children, parents, the education system, the electronic media and others. Despite its importance, the subject of education for healthy sexuality often causes difficulty and embarrassment among parents and educators in their dealings with
Pressure Feelings among Arab parents of children with developmental intellectual disabilities as opposed to Arab parents of children with developmental intellectual disabilities in the corona epidemic
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund The corona epidemic has greatly affected the lives of people around the world, and has caused various experiences of stress and a sense of social isolation. In the present study, feelings of stress were evaluated among Arab parents of children with intellectual developmental disabilities compared
The Contribution of Perceived Social Support and Support through Individualized Instruction to the Development of Cognitive Autonomy among Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund Beit Berl College and the Shalem Fund conducted a study which examined the contribution of different sources of support, including individualized instruction, to the cognitive autonomy of adolescents with intellectual disabilities from four schools in Central Israel. The study focused on adolescents’ and their teachers’
Survey for doctors and therapists on the topic: providing care in the field of women’s health to women with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDD)
This study was carried out by Michlol- the Evaluation and Measurement Unit of the Shalem Fund This survey is a complementary move to the ‘Lilach’ – a tutorial to accessible the content of women’s healthe and its purpose is to learn about the needs of service providers in the field of women’s health when they
Use of technologies that assist in the diagnosis and treatment of children with disabilities (ASD, autism, rehabilitation) as part of the “Future Initiative”
This study was carried out by Michlol- the Evaluation and Measurement Unit of the Shalem Fund The “Future Initiative” and Keren Shalem have teamed up with the aim of examining the manner and extent of use and consumption of assistive technologies by professionals, in the diagnosis and treatment of children with developmental disabilities (0-21). The