Janina Kahn-Horwitz
Biographic Data
| ID | 6091148 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Janina Kahn-Horwitz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Janina |
| FAMILY NAME | Kahn-Horwitz |
| SIGNATURE | KAHN-HORWITZ J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Oranim Academic College of Education |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5887-0805 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Exposure to word spelling and English foreign language vocabulary acquisition
This study examined whether exposure to spelling as part of orthographic mapping benefits English foreign language (EFL) vocabulary acquisition. Orthographic mapping involves linking a word’s speech sounds, meaning, and written form to secure new words in memory. First-language Hebrew spelling, English grapheme-phoneme correspondence, word reading, and receptive vocabulary baseline measures were administered to 34 junior high school students. In …
The Contribution of Executive Functions to Spelling
Executive Functions (EFs) are known to play a role in academic performance, especially in reading and mathematics, but their role in spelling is not clear and has received scant research attention. The present study targets this gap in the literature and examines the contribution of EFs to spelling beyond phonological awareness (PA). It broadens the perspective by concomitantly examining spelling in L1 Arabic and in English as a foreign language.…
Enhancing spelling competence for English as a foreign language young learners through digital escape rooms
This study examines the efficacy of using a digital gamed platform in acquiring phoneme-grapheme correspondences of closed syllables with short vowels. Fifty-five fourth-grade English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners navigated through five digital escape rooms where they learned, practiced, and produced target graphemes. Mixed methods analyses found that spelling competence in the intervention group as opposed to the control group improved in…
English foreign language reading and spelling diagnostic assessments informing teaching and learning of young learners
In order to inform English foreign language (EFL) diagnostic assessment of literacy, this study examined the extent to which 175 first-language Hebrew-speaking EFL young learners from fifth to tenth grade exhibited differences in single-letter grapheme recognition, sub-word, and word reading, and rapid automatized naming (RAN) of letters and numbers. In addition, this cross-sectional quasi-experimental quantitative study examined correlations bet…
Theory and reported practice in EFL literacy instruction
Providing English foreign language teachers with content knowledge to facilitate decoding and spelling acquisition
Introduction to the special issue on teacher knowledge from an international perspective
How do previously acquired languages affect acquisition of English as a foreign language
The present study aims to examine the linguistic and orthographic proximity hypothesis in new script acquisition by comparing the performance of Circassian L1 speaking children who are emerging quadri-literates with Hebrew L1 speaking children who are emerging biliterates. Tests in decoding and spelling various English target conventions were conducted. Thirty 10 year old Circassian L1 speaking children were compared to 46 Hebrew L1 speaking chil…
Weak and strong novice readers of english as a foreign language
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Weak and strong novice readers of english as a foreign language
How do previously acquired languages affect acquisition of English as a foreign language
The present study aims to examine the linguistic and orthographic proximity hypothesis in new script acquisition by comparing the performance of Circassian L1 speaking children who are emerging quadri-literates with Hebrew L1 speaking children who are emerging biliterates. Tests in decoding and spelling various English target conventions were conducted. Thirty 10 year old Circassian L1 speaking children were compared to 46 Hebrew L1 speaking chil…
Providing English foreign language teachers with content knowledge to facilitate decoding and spelling acquisition
Introduction to the special issue on teacher knowledge from an international perspective
Theory and reported practice in EFL literacy instruction
Enhancing spelling competence for English as a foreign language young learners through digital escape rooms
This study examines the efficacy of using a digital gamed platform in acquiring phoneme-grapheme correspondences of closed syllables with short vowels. Fifty-five fourth-grade English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners navigated through five digital escape rooms where they learned, practiced, and produced target graphemes. Mixed methods analyses found that spelling competence in the intervention group as opposed to the control group improved in…
English foreign language reading and spelling diagnostic assessments informing teaching and learning of young learners
In order to inform English foreign language (EFL) diagnostic assessment of literacy, this study examined the extent to which 175 first-language Hebrew-speaking EFL young learners from fifth to tenth grade exhibited differences in single-letter grapheme recognition, sub-word, and word reading, and rapid automatized naming (RAN) of letters and numbers. In addition, this cross-sectional quasi-experimental quantitative study examined correlations bet…
Exposure to word spelling and English foreign language vocabulary acquisition
This study examined whether exposure to spelling as part of orthographic mapping benefits English foreign language (EFL) vocabulary acquisition. Orthographic mapping involves linking a word’s speech sounds, meaning, and written form to secure new words in memory. First-language Hebrew spelling, English grapheme-phoneme correspondence, word reading, and receptive vocabulary baseline measures were administered to 34 junior high school students. In …
The Contribution of Executive Functions to Spelling
Executive Functions (EFs) are known to play a role in academic performance, especially in reading and mathematics, but their role in spelling is not clear and has received scant research attention. The present study targets this gap in the literature and examines the contribution of EFs to spelling beyond phonological awareness (PA). It broadens the perspective by concomitantly examining spelling in L1 Arabic and in English as a foreign language.…
Psychology (7 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (7 works) · Spelling (7 works) · Linguistics (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Psycholinguistics (5 works) · Writing and Handwriting Education (5 works) · Foreign language (4 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Artificial Intelligence (3 works)