A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Learning the Aleph Bet The Judaic Studies Program will present “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Learning the Aleph Bet” a lecture by Adina Shmidman, PhD, educational psychologist, on Monday, May 18, 2009, 9:30 a.m. in room 302, W.W. Hagerty Library (33rd and Market Streets).
Shmidman will discuss the development of early reading and the use of mnemonics in teaching letter-sound relations. Shmidman will then exlpore a study comparing two methods of teaching the Hebrew alphabet and demonstrate the value of embedded mnemonics, particularly when learning a second language alphabet. This event is free and open to the public.
Shmidman will discuss the development of early reading and the use of mnemonics in teaching letter-sound relations. Shmidman will then exlpore a study comparing two methods of teaching the Hebrew alphabet and demonstrate the value of embedded mnemonics, particularly when learning a second language alphabet. This event is free and open to the public.
Refreshments will be served.
Support for this event comes from the Louis and Bessie Stein Foundation, The Milton and Miriam Handler Foundation, and the Friends of Judaic Studies.For more information, contact Kathy.carll@drexel.edu or 215-895-6388.