A fresh design and new activities modernize this best—selling resource for teaching and learning to decode Hebrew using key cultural words. Revised 2024.
Ideal for those pressed for instruction time,
Shalom Uvrachah Primer Express Revised Edition
teaches students to match Hebrew symbols and sounds visually, blend consonants with each other and with vowels, build syllables, and decode complete words, emphasizing sight reading and whole—word recognition.
The new
keeps the same successful structure as the best—selling original edition, updated with new, simplified graphics and flexible activities easily adapted to today's teaching and learning situations, including partner and small group work; one—on—one tutoring; and traditional classrooms. A digital version for projection in class or for use in remote learning situations is available as an add—on directly from Behrman House.
Features:
96 page format focuses on sight reading
Uses meaningful cultural Jewish words to teach decoding skills
Confusing look—alike and sound—alike letters are introduced separately
Vowel sounds are systematically introduced in small, manageable increments.
Includes a Heritage dictionary of 80 key cultural words
Includes explanations of special reading rules
Rich assortment of companion enrichment materials also available
With
Shalom Uvrachah Express
, your students will acquire the decoding skills necessary to advance to Level 1 of any Hebrew program.
Can also be used with students who used a younger primer and need a refresher or for older students who are just starting out.
NOTE: For those wishing to also teach writing, take a look at S
halom Uvrachah Print Revised Edition
or
Shalom Uvrachah Script  Revised Edition
.