Koren Center – Where Reading And Learning Become A Positive Experience!
In Koren Centers one improves understanding, writing and reading in both Hebrew and English. The learning process provides the students with language enrichment, new language skills and self confidence in both articulation and reading.
Dyslexic And Regular Readers of All Ages – Learn In Personalized Audio Centers
The Koren Centers were founded 20 years ago by Dr. Sari Shneider (Ph.d) and work within branches in Givatyim, Netanya and Kiryat – Motzkin. The learning takes place in personalized audio centers, using headphones and listening to a narrator, much like an audio-lingual laboratory.
The Koren Centers method is innovative and pioneering, based on natural sound and tone skills, and has especially high success rates. This unique method was developed in France, and is applied and used worldwide.
Who Is It Suitable For?
The Koren Center learning method is suitable for children, teenagers and adults, regular readers, dyslexic individuals, and individuals with learning disabilities. The learning enables the learners to experience success and personal progress as well as override fears and mental blocks that concern reading. The learning process includes continuous professional supervision and a close family guidance concerning the learner and his/her specific needs.
English And Hebrew Departments
Each center has two departments: Hebrew and English each containing different learning paths developed by the centers' professional team led by Dr. Sari Shneider.
What Are The Improvements?
- Reading speed and accuracy.
- Vocabulary enrichment.
- Reading comprehension.
- Spelling mistakes reduction.
- Short term memory development.
- Learning strategies.
- Fostering independent learning abilities.
- English (all ages).
- Reinforcing self confidence.
The Koren Center Learning Paths
The Learning Paths In The Hebrew Department
- Improving reading skills: speed, accuracy, and reading comprehension.
- Strengthening the phonological-linguistic ability.
- Linguistic enrichment.
- Workshops and group courses for encouraging reading.
- Advanced learning strategies.
- 1st grade preparation.
The Learning Paths In The English Department
- Spoken language and wide vocabulary acquisition.
- English as a second language - strengthening reading fluency and accuracy.
- English for individuals with dyslexia and learning difficulties.
- English studies for adults.
- English group courses for 1st and 2nd graders.
- Preparation for English Bagrut exams – 3, 4, 5 units.
- Workshops and group courses for encouraging reading in English.
- Summer school.
In addition, some of the centers perform reading assessments (details at the respective centers).
The Learning Process-
The learning process begins with an introduction meeting in which the course of the treatment is being determined, following the learner's specific needs and professional assessments . The meeting is held in a friendly and supportive environment and encompasses a wide spectrum of solutions and relevant suggestions.
The learning process takes place in the personal audio center; the students
enter the audio center, wear headphones and listen to special frequency sounds ("parametric sound") or to narration. Following that, the students are required to repeat what they hear, while listening to themselves in a closed circuit, and receiving instant feedback on their performance. The results are soon to come: the students improve their reading and language skills, expand their vocabulary and improve their memory retrieval ability.
The Koren Center Outlook
The Centers' managers, Dr. Sari Shneider (Phd), Galit Basok (M.A.), and Riki Tiller (M.A.), consider their work a mission, which aims at creating a nurturing and supportive working environment, helping learners of any age develop and discover new abilities, free from frustration and criticism.
Our Advantages
- Unique learning experience in personal audio centers, with the help of audio-visual aids, which enable the students to focus, concentrate, and enjoy the learning process itself, without external interruption.
- A supportive learning environment that enables personal learning without criticism or environmental pressure.
- Personalized program: the learning program is suited individually according to each student's pace and progress.
- The removal of emotional "reading blocks" in English and Hebrew.
- Reading speed and accuracy improvement.
- A successful experience and acquisition of reading habits.
We welcome you to contact the branch closest to your home. Call or send an email, ask a question or make an appointment.