Catalog of Educational Hebrew Language Software Products
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You can learn to read the Hebrew alphabet, with the vowel marks, in five easily mastered lessons. Quality audio models the correct pronunciation of all Hebrew included in this software.
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Short explanations about related Jewish concepts and values help you use the words and phrases correctly.
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Become familiar with the Hebrew names of Jewish ceremonial objects (such as the Holy Ark, prayer shawl, pulpit, etc.). t he visual presentations of the objects, accompanied by explanations, provides you with an attractive and easy learning experience.
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Study and drill on the words you want to learn using the flashcard software. Build your skills. Progress from a recognition of a spoken or written word to an ability to actively use the words and phrases you've learned. Or, use the easy "customize your decks" program to choose the words you want to learn. Feedback provided as you learn.
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"The arrow shows you the way" as you learn to write the Hebrew letters in script and block form using the Hebrew letter drawing program.
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This unique software teaches beginning to intermediate Hebrew by integrating reading, writing, grammar, understanding of oral and written Hebrew, and the correct pronunciation of the spoken word. Selected drills require students to type in the Hebrew word or sentence and have it judged for correctness. Multiple possible answers are considered. Feedback provided as you learn.
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Lessons encompass the teaching of poetry, song, grammar, conversational phrases, classroom activities, historical content and more.
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Special attention is given to avoiding the most common "direct loan" translation errors made by American students.
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Software includes an internal dictionary, flashcard program, learn to type program and a drawing program demonstrating writing script and block letters. The recording software enables teachers to easily email text and audio files to students. "Play Any Audio" software enables students to stop and start the audio at chosen points in the text and to slow the audio speed.
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Assessment tools which report student progress and performance to instructor as well as entering data on progress into a database when software is used in classroom framework.
$30.00
, Middle school -College Level
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Gaining Reading Fluency & Vocabulary in Biblical Hebrew
Vocabulary, Flash cards, alphabet, writing and text
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Beginners learn to read Hebrew, mastering the Hebrew alphabet and vowel marks in five easy lessons. Learn to read real words from the very first lesson. The forms of the Hebrew letters in block or script are also taught, with a drawing program that is both fun and effective, allowing you to practice drawing the letters as you learn them.
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More advanced students improve reading skills, becoming familiar with nearly fifty short proverbial sayings (without or with cantillation symbols) and are guided in reading passages from the Scroll of Ruth, chapters from the Book of Kings, the Book of Jonah and selections from the Book of Deuteronomy.
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All lessons include audio with playback speed control, plus a tool enabling you to record yourself as you practice reading. The "Click and listen" feature enables you to click on the text you wish to work on as you listen to audio for that specific part of the text.
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The quality audio models the correct pronunciation of all Hebrew included in this software.
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Use the flashcard software to learn the most frequently used words in the Hebrew Bible. First, study new words, drill on the words using a "drag and match" exercise, then test yourself by typing in the English or Hebrew meaning. You can customize your drill by choosing the words you want to learn.
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Learn 19 בּרכות, including the בּרכות chanted before and after being called to the Torah.
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Learn to recognize the recurring opening lines of the different kinds of בּרכות and then learn to read and recite the lines that are unique to each specific בְּרָכָה.
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Each בְּרָכָה is accompanied by an English translation with comments on the meaning of the בְּרָכָה.
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בּרכות are taught with helpful reading hints, plus graphics that aid in developing visual associations to remind you of the content of each בְּרָכָה.
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Use the recording program to practice reading the blessings out loud. Recordings can be saved and emailed to teachers for follow-up.
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Play the "search and find" game to learn to scan Hebrew text for content. Challenge yourself by choosing different levels of difficulty as you play the game.
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Behind the gates an animal is hiding. click on the gates to find them. Hear the Hebrew name for each animal. Watch and listen as the animals run, jump, fly or swim. Text with audio teach sentences as you see the animals go higher and higher or faster and faster.
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Children learn to understand and create simple sentences as they acquire nouns, verbs, adverbs and prefixes in this attractive, animated environment. Feedback provided at every step.
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click on the colored balloons to learn the names for colors. Learn the Hebrew words for common classroom objects. Then, transport the names objects in a fun game designed to build oral comprehension skills.
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"The arrow shows you the way" as you learn to write the Hebrew letters in script and block form using the Hebrew letter drawing program.
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The snake detective gives clues that make reading Hebrew easy.
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Children are eager to progress from lesson to lesson as they learn at their own pace.
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Kids love to play the game "Simon Says". Follow Simon's directions and drag the hands (on the screen) in response to his commands. Learn and memorize new Hebrew words as you correctly do what "Simon" says.
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Both singular and plural forms of the body parts are taught.
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The vocabulary is divided into easily learned groups, with a game after each group for review of all words learned in previous lessons.
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Learn to use verbs and pronouns as you are guided in recognizing basic verb patterns.
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Learn to ask and answer questions.
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Practice spelling words by typing them in Hebrew. See how well you score.
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The snake detective gives more reading clues, focusing on common problem areas.
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Feedback provided as you learn.
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Vocabulary and concepts learned from the software "First Steps in Learning Hebrew" are integrated into these lessons.
Software tools to help teachers in their classroom preparation and teaching
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Use the internal computerized Hebrew English Dictionary to: 1) Compile your own glossaries, or use the glossaries included with this software for commonly taught Israeli literature; 2) Build decks of flash cards for stories / other texts used in your classes, or use the pre-arranged flashcard decks for several textbooks; 3) Add words, idioms, comments, and compound word cross-references to the dictionary
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The Audio Recording Software enables you to record text in a compressed format so audio files can be easily emailed between teachers and students. Your text files and accompanying audio files can be opened by students in the software module "Play Any Audio", 1) Students can choose the section of text where they want the audio to begin for convenient repetition as they learn to read the text. 2) Students can vary the speed of playback by moving a dial, helping them develop their ability to follow the written text as they listen to the audio.
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Students using the software "Hebrew For Americans" and "Gaining Reading Fluency in Classical and Biblical Hebrew" have use of the dictionary, flashcard software, and the ˇ°Play Any Audioˇ± software.
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