Vered Vaknin-Nusbaum
Biographic Data
| ID | 9273443 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vered Vaknin-Nusbaum |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vered |
| FAMILY NAME | Vaknin-Nusbaum |
| SIGNATURE | VAKNIN-NUSBAUM V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tel Hai Academic College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Does It Really Matter? The Effect of Script Instruction on First Graders’ Reading Performance in Hebrew
This study examined whether the type and timing of handwriting instruction (manuscript-first vs concurrent manuscript-and-cursive) influence first graders’ reading performance in Hebrew. We further assessed whether effects vary between typical and at-risk readers. A total of 102 first graders participated. Classrooms were assigned to two conditions. One group learned manuscript handwriting throughout first grade, with cursive introduced only in t…
Literacy development and sleep habits across the second-grade school year
Second grade is a key period in reading acquisition, when children consolidate decoding and strengthen orthographic, phonological, and semantic representations through sustained instruction and practice. Because sleep is linked to learning and memory consolidation in childhood, we examined whether children’s self-reported sleep habits are reflected in literacy levels and within-year literacy growth in a socioeconomically disadvantaged school cont…
Understanding the impact of changing text structure on reading comprehension among third and fourth graders
This study examines the effect of altering text structure, the way information is organized, on reading comprehension among third- and fourth-grade students, focusing on the shift from descriptive informational to a narrative structure. Recognizing that traditional models of reading development tend to overlook text structure, this research investigates how manipulating structural patterns influences comprehension, particularly among low-achievin…
Inflectional morphology and reading comprehension in low SES Arabic-speaking second graders
Reading acquisition in Arabic presents unique challenges, notably due to its complex morphological structure and the diglossic nature of the language. The discrepancy between written (Modern Standard) and spoken Arabic poses significant barriers for learners, particularly in decoding morphologically complex words. This study explored the role of inflectional morphology in reading comprehension among 173 Arabic-speaking second graders from a low S…
Perpetuating the Gaps
This study examined whether there are differences between Israeli students with learning disabilities (LD) and their typically developing peers with regard to their 21st-century skills according to their self-report and whether the differences between the two groups are greater in postsecondary education than in high school—an aim that had not been examined in depth in previous research. Findings suggest that overall (beyond type of learner), in …
The role of reading skills in statistical literacy among bilingual and native Hebrew-speaking college students
The aim of the current study was to examine the relations between reading literacy and statistical literacy of Hebrew-speaking college students (L1) compared with Arabic-speaking students whose second language (L2) is Hebrew. The contribution of reading skills to statistical literacy in L1 and L2 students and the differences between the groups, were examined. Statistical literacy was tested via final grades in the statistics class.Forty-six nativ…
Motivation and attitudes of Israeli Druze schoolchildren toward L2 Hebrew compared to Modern Standard Arabic
The present study examines the extent to which sociohistorical and political contexts influence the language attitudes of Israeli-Druze students to Hebrew as L2 and to Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) in Arabic-speaking schools. It is a pioneer explorative research study that compares students’ attitudes toward diglossia and L2. Using the Foreign Languages Attitudes and Goals Survey (FLAGS), the attitudes of second, fifth, and ninth graders in two di…
Listeners' knowledge of phonological universals
Optimality Theory explains typological markedness implications by proposing that all speakers possess universal constraints penalising marked structures, irrespective of the evidence provided by their language (Prince & Smolensky 2004). The account of phonological perception sketched here entails that markedness constraints reveal their presence by inducing perceptual ‘repairs’ to structures ungrammatical in the hearer's language. As onset cluste…
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Listeners' knowledge of phonological universals
Optimality Theory explains typological markedness implications by proposing that all speakers possess universal constraints penalising marked structures, irrespective of the evidence provided by their language (Prince & Smolensky 2004). The account of phonological perception sketched here entails that markedness constraints reveal their presence by inducing perceptual ‘repairs’ to structures ungrammatical in the hearer's language. As onset cluste…
Motivation and attitudes of Israeli Druze schoolchildren toward L2 Hebrew compared to Modern Standard Arabic
The present study examines the extent to which sociohistorical and political contexts influence the language attitudes of Israeli-Druze students to Hebrew as L2 and to Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) in Arabic-speaking schools. It is a pioneer explorative research study that compares students’ attitudes toward diglossia and L2. Using the Foreign Languages Attitudes and Goals Survey (FLAGS), the attitudes of second, fifth, and ninth graders in two di…
The role of reading skills in statistical literacy among bilingual and native Hebrew-speaking college students
The aim of the current study was to examine the relations between reading literacy and statistical literacy of Hebrew-speaking college students (L1) compared with Arabic-speaking students whose second language (L2) is Hebrew. The contribution of reading skills to statistical literacy in L1 and L2 students and the differences between the groups, were examined. Statistical literacy was tested via final grades in the statistics class.Forty-six nativ…
Perpetuating the Gaps
This study examined whether there are differences between Israeli students with learning disabilities (LD) and their typically developing peers with regard to their 21st-century skills according to their self-report and whether the differences between the two groups are greater in postsecondary education than in high school—an aim that had not been examined in depth in previous research. Findings suggest that overall (beyond type of learner), in …
Inflectional morphology and reading comprehension in low SES Arabic-speaking second graders
Reading acquisition in Arabic presents unique challenges, notably due to its complex morphological structure and the diglossic nature of the language. The discrepancy between written (Modern Standard) and spoken Arabic poses significant barriers for learners, particularly in decoding morphologically complex words. This study explored the role of inflectional morphology in reading comprehension among 173 Arabic-speaking second graders from a low S…
Does It Really Matter? The Effect of Script Instruction on First Graders’ Reading Performance in Hebrew
This study examined whether the type and timing of handwriting instruction (manuscript-first vs concurrent manuscript-and-cursive) influence first graders’ reading performance in Hebrew. We further assessed whether effects vary between typical and at-risk readers. A total of 102 first graders participated. Classrooms were assigned to two conditions. One group learned manuscript handwriting throughout first grade, with cursive introduced only in t…
Literacy development and sleep habits across the second-grade school year
Second grade is a key period in reading acquisition, when children consolidate decoding and strengthen orthographic, phonological, and semantic representations through sustained instruction and practice. Because sleep is linked to learning and memory consolidation in childhood, we examined whether children’s self-reported sleep habits are reflected in literacy levels and within-year literacy growth in a socioeconomically disadvantaged school cont…
Understanding the impact of changing text structure on reading comprehension among third and fourth graders
This study examines the effect of altering text structure, the way information is organized, on reading comprehension among third- and fourth-grade students, focusing on the shift from descriptive informational to a narrative structure. Recognizing that traditional models of reading development tend to overlook text structure, this research investigates how manipulating structural patterns influences comprehension, particularly among low-achievin…
Psychology (5 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (4 works) · Arabic (3 works) · Hebrew (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Phonological awareness (3 works) · Reading comprehension (3 works) · Semitic languages (3 works)