Research
Language characteristics in atypical language acquisition.
Modularity within the language domain in atypical populations.
Language development and assessment of language in bilingual children.
Sign language acquisition.
Research Projects
Syntactic acquisition among Bimodal Bilingual preschoolers - evidence from language interaction phenomena (2023-2027). The research is supported by the Israeli Science Fund (ISF) grant number 1608/23.
The LACA Project, understanding the Language of Children with Autism. https://laca.humanities.uva.nl/wp/
The Acquisition of Spoken Arabic by Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (With Dr. Rose Stamp).
Linguistic abilities of children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI), children with High Functioning Autism (ASD), and children with Hearing Impairment (HI): a comparative study (with Dr. Natalia Meir).
Understanding the Contribution of Bimodal Bilingualism to Speech Perception during the Preschool Years (2016 - 2020)
In this project, we* explored the contribution of early sign language acquisition to spoken language and speech perception of bilingual bimodal children. The research is supported by the Israeli Science Fund (ISF) grant number 1068/16. The research team included Adi Steg, Anne Marie Baer, Natalia Meir, Ora Ohanin, Roni Beit-Halachmi and Tamar Halutzi.
* We note with sorrow the untimely death of Irit Meir, our colleague and dear friend on February 23, 2018. Obituary
Collaborations
Sign Languages-LEX https://asl-lex.org/about.html
Varda Kreiser https://www.vardakreiser.co.il/