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JLL Program Focus: #OnwardHebrew
#OnwardHebrew is a fast-growing movement spearheaded by Jewish education directors motivated to address the challenges of Hebrew learning in their part-time/ congregational programs. Over the last five years, a number of these educators have changed their fundamental assumptions about their approach to teaching Hebrew.
In the JLL, we are among "these educators" who have changed our assumptions and our approach.
The #OnwardHebrew approach to Hebrew learning helps students feel competent, confident, and connected when it comes to Hebrew. We achieve this goal by establishing a foundation of language exposure in grades K-5 and then teaching Hebrew decoding (putting letters to sounds) in grades 5 and 6 through one-on-one tutoring. Also known as "Sound-to-Print" language learning, this approach follows the natural learning of the brain when it comes to language. If you think about it, your child(ren) heard, saw, responded to and understood English well before they were taught to read. Now, we apply the same principles to Hebrew learning.
There are three parts of the #OnwardHebrew experience at WRT: Hebrew Through Movement, Music/T'filah, and Jewish Life Vocabulary.
This year, all of our students grades K-4 will participate in Hebrew Through Movement (HTM). Our talented Lead Hebrew Educator Nancy Abraham will serve as our HTM specialist. During their time with Nancy, our students will learn to respond to Hebrew commands and vocabulary without the use of English. You can learn more about HTM and watch a video here. We will also share videos of our students engaging in this fun modality of learning as we get into the year!
Stay tuned for the next two e-mails that will shar emore about Music/T'filah and Jewish Life Vocabulary!
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