The document discusses the complexity of the human brain and the reading process. It notes that the brain has over 100 billion neurons and trillions of connections. Reading is one of the most complex skills learned. The document then outlines some of the key skills needed for efficient reading in Hebrew, such as visual maturity, letter recognition, maintaining context, and using working memory. It introduces the ZOBIN Method for assessing readers and providing customized remediation to improve reading abilities.

1. The ZOBIN Method Reading remediation based on classic skill-training and data-processing principles

3. The adult brain weighs about 3 pounds . The average number of neurons in the brain = 100 billion . The average number of glial cells in the brain = 10-50 times the number of neurons. … one hundred trillion synapses in a single human brain organized into unbelievably complex circuits… each of which can carry 50 independent channels ! ! !

4. Number of nerve cell connections 1,000,000,000,000,000 is about the number of leaves in the rainforest.

5. Number of nerve cell connections 1,000,000,000,000,000 is about the number of leaves in the rainforest. Number of of nerve cell connections is more than all the connections in the world’s telephone system

6. Number of nerve cell connections 1,000,000,000,000,000 is about the number of leaves in the rainforest. Number of of nerve cell connections is more than all the connections in the world’s telephone system There are more possible combinations of connections than there are particles in the Universe

7. Number of nerve cell connections 1,000,000,000,000,000 is about the number of leaves in the rainforest. Number of of nerve cell connections is more than all the connections in the world’s telephone system There are more possible combinations of connections than there are particles in the Universe The brain is the most complex organised entity in the whole Universe

8. Reading is the most complex skill that most of us learn

10. The Cerebral Cortex Frontal Lobe Higher Intellectual Functions Primary Motor Area Premotor Area Speech Motor Area leg trunk arm hand face tongue Parietal Lobe Primary Sensory Area Sensory Association Area Occipital Lobe Primary Visual Area Visual Association Area Temporal Lobe Memory Primary Auditory Area Language Comprehension & Formation

11. The ZOBIN Method Reading remediation based on classic skill-training and data-processing principles

14. English is a composite language built from many differing tongues

15. English is a composite language built from many differing tongues Anglo-Saxon

16. English is a composite language built from many differing tongues Anglo-Saxon, Arabic

17. English is a composite language built from many differing tongues Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, Celtic

18. English is a composite language built from many differing tongues Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, Celtic, Chinese

19. English is a composite language built from many differing tongues Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, Celtic, Chinese, Danish

20. English is a composite language built from many differing tongues Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, Celtic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch

21. English is a composite language built from many differing tongues Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, Celtic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French

22. English is a composite language built from many differing tongues Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, Celtic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Gaelic

23. English is a composite language built from many differing tongues Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, Celtic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Gaelic, Greek

24. English is a composite language built from many differing tongues Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, Celtic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Gaelic, Greek, Hebrew

25. English is a composite language built from many differing tongues Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, Celtic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Gaelic, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi

26. English is a composite language built from many differing tongues Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, Celtic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Gaelic, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic

27. English is a composite language built from many differing tongues Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, Celtic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Gaelic, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Latin

28. English is a composite language built from many differing tongues Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, Celtic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Gaelic, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Latin, Malay

29. English is a composite language built from many differing tongues Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, Celtic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Gaelic, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Latin, Malay, Norman

30. English is a composite language built from many differing tongues Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, Celtic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Gaelic, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Latin, Malay, Norman, Norse

31. English is a composite language built from many differing tongues Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, Celtic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Gaelic, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Latin, Malay, Norman, Norse, Russian

32. English is a composite language built from many differing tongues Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, Celtic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Gaelic, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Latin, Malay, Norman, Norse, Russian, Spanish

33. English is a composite language built from many differing tongues Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, Celtic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Gaelic, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Latin, Malay, Norman, Norse, Russian, Spanish, Zulu

34. English is a composite language built from many differing tongues Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, Celtic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Gaelic, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Latin, Malay, Norman, Norse, Russian, Spanish, Zulu and more!

35. Many of the words are pronounced according to the style of the original country

36. Many of the words are pronounced according to the style of the original country Consequently, even though the English language is made up of just 40 sounds, Each sound can be spelt in many different ways.

37. Many of the words are pronounced according to the style of the original country Consequently, even though the English language is made up of just 40 sounds, Each sound can be spelt in many different ways. Therefore rules of pronunciation are often broken more frequently than they are followed.

38. Therefore, it is not surprising that a major challenge when learning English is learning how to spell and pronounce the words.

39. Consequently, a main thrust of research has been directed to teaching a child how to relate to phonemes and how to convert phonic units into meaningful words .

40. In contrast Classical Hebrew is a single-source language All the rules are adhered to – except for very few exceptions Therefore, Hebrew is phonically consistent

41. However, other issues can challenge the efficient reading and understanding of Hebrew.

43. The Hebrew alphabet includes several groups of visually-similar letters Vowels comprise small dots or short lines arranged above or below or in-line with the letters

44. Vowels are arranged above or below or in-line with the letters forcing the eye to scan vertically while scanning horizontally across the words 2. Vertical and Horizontal Scanning

45. English Style When you go to the store, please buy me a loaf of bread Hebrew Style ea o e uy ea d r b f f l a m b se l p oa e ou e re, st th t o g y n Wh o o

46. Classical Hebrew is based on only several hundred root 3-letter words All other words are derived from theses root words by adding or omitting key letters 3. Precision of letter identity and order

47. Usually, an error in reading an English word changes it to a nonsense word, which the brain usually flags and either corrects automatically or causes the reader to re-read the word .

48. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprotment tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit mcuh porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid flgas the eorrr and crroects it atoumacatilly. Amzanig, huh? But this is not true when reading Hebrew

49. Usually, an error in reading a Hebrew word changes it to a different word, Only one change in each word changes ח לב כ שר לפ ס ח - milk suitable for the Passover festival – to – כ לב ק שר לפ ת ח - a dog tied to the door even though their letters are phonically identical!

50. With total Accuracy ! Reading Hebrew is like reading telephone numbers You have to identify every letter and determine it’s position in the word Otherwise, you get to the wrong person!

51. 4. An accurate whole-word bank

52. Hebrew texts are often written without vowels . This requires the reader to be able to recognize a word from its letters only Hbrw txts r ftn wrttn wtht vwls . Ths rqurs th rdr t b bl t rcgnz wrd frm its lttrs nly This can be performed most efficiently if the reader has an extensive bank of whole words stored in his mental bank. So, the reader must 1. Read each word accurately 2. Be able to aggregate the letters into a whole word 3. Have sufficient available working memory to be able to store the word in his word-bank

53. 5. A large amount of free, available working memory

54. Classical Hebrew is based on only several hundred root 3-letter words All other words are derived from theses root words by adding or omitting key letters A Hebrew word usually contains more information than an English word Typically, one word can contain information regarding: tense gender relationship subject – male or female – singular or plural

56. And the more skillfully the reader can identify the letters, the more free, available working memory he has

57. 6. The ability to easily scan ahead and back for context

60. The ZOBIN Method deals with these issues and more . . .

61. 1. Screening

62. 1. Screening for Present reading-efficiency

63. 1. Screening for Present reading-efficiency Unique educational profile of the reader

64. 1. Screening for Present reading-efficiency Unique educational profile of the reader Common side-issues which might be hampering the reader’s ability to improve

65. And it is fast The Screening takes about 30 minutes 1. Screening for Present reading-efficiency Unique educational profile of the reader Common side-issues which might be hampering the reader’s ability to improve

66. And it is fast Significant improvements After only a few hours of remediation 2. Remediation Customised for the Unique educational profile of the reader

67. And it is fast Significant improvements after only a few hours of enjoyable activities 3. Prevention Developmental programmes for Kindergarten and older groups

68. Ways of dealing with a problem Fixing it Compensating Learning to live with it Fixing a different problem, thereby enabling him to deal with the problem by himself Making a new start

69. What a touch-typing program does for typing The ZOBIN Method does for reading

70. Accurate, efficient data-input

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