July 2009                                                                                                          אב תשס"ט

Dear Parents, In our last two newsletters we examined the challenges which kids with learning disabilities face when learning to speak and read two languages. In this newsletter, we will finish addressing this issue, by offering you some ideas and suggestions about to help older immigrant children with learning disabilities who struggle with Hebrew as their second reading language. We hope this will be helpful for the new school year. We are now planning eagerly for the new school year. In addition to our regular services we will be having three new social skills groups, taught by our wonderful and much loved social skills instructor Sharon Fishman. We are also launching a brand-new after school English enrichment program for Ethiopian children in memory of Dr. Lana Schwebel. PWP would love to have your input and involvement in all of our programs and services, as we work to build our non profit organization. Please be in touch if you want to help change the face of education in Israel! Wishing you all a wonderful and relaxing summer. Best wishes, Gayle and Esther Did you miss our last newsletter?  Raising Your Bilingual Child Part II

From Our Website: When Anglo – LD Kids Move to Israel: Learning to Read Hebrew as Their Second Reading Language  By Gayle Shimoff, MA Can your child to learn to read Hebrew properly in order to manage in an Israeli school? Yes – just as long as he is willing to work hard and you have realistic expectations of what "the system" is able to offer him.  read more

What's new at PWP? English Chugim for Ethiopian Children PWP together with Project Daybreak, will be launching a new after school English program for Ethiopian children in Beit Knesset Feigenson, Nofei Aviv in Beit Shemesh. This program, established in memory of Dr. Lana Schwebel, will help the children learn English as their third language, by working on reading, writing and speaking skills. We are very excited about this new pilot program and hope that it will be just the beginning! Would you like to get involved? E-mail us at info@partnerswithparents.org.il Social Skills Program New Social Skills Groups Forming! We are now starting to form new social skills groups for the new school year. These groups will take place in our office in Nofei Aviv, Beit Shemesh. They are appropriate for children in grades 1-6. To learn more about our program, download our flier. All candidates for our groups must go through a screening process. Please complete this intake form as the first step in the acceptance process and fax it to 1-532-999-4817. To read more about the benefits and need for social skill training, we invite you to visit our social skills section on our website and read: Cognitive Social Skills Training and Working with Schools to Help Children with Social Skills Challenges.

Raising Small Souls This inspirational movie from the website Raising Small Souls, is a must see for all parents, in particular parents of children with special learning needs!

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