drorit ben itzhak

Dr. Drorit Ben-Itzhak

Lecturer in the Department of Communication Disorders

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About

Speech-language pathologist, specializing in the rehabilitation of hearing, communication, and language in preschool children with hearing impairments. Previously served as the educational director of the early childhood division at the “Micha” organization in Tel Aviv and is currently a lecturer on the faculty in the Department of Communication Disorders at Ono Academic College.

Education

PhD

Tel Aviv University

.M.A

Department of Communication Disorders, Tel Aviv University

.B.A

Department of Communication Disorders, Tel Aviv University

Teaching Areas

Hearing disorders in children; language development disorders in children.

Research interests

Development and adaptation of assessment tools for children with hearing impairments; cognitive processes in noisy conditions; auditory effort, and newborn hearing screenings.

Selected Publications

Ben-Itzhak, D. and Adi-Bensaid, L. (2023). Parental reports on the auditory performance of children with normal hearing and children with hearing loss via the Hebrew adaptation of the Parents’ Evaluation of Aural/Oral Performance of Children Scale. American Journal of Audiology, 32, 182-196. DOI: 10.1044/2022_AJA-22-00099.
Ben-Itzhak, D. (2023). Development of early pragmatics and auditory skills in deaf and hard of hearing toddlers towards the one-word- stage in language development. In: T. Most and R.G. Zinamon (Eds.). Living with the Diversity – Research and Application in Working with Hard of Hearing and Deaf Students. Mofet Academic Press, pp. 15-48.
Ben-Itzhak, D., & Adi-Bensaid, L. (2018). Auditory recognition in toddlers with typical hearing and toddlers with hearing loss using the Hebrew version of the Mr. Potato Head Task. International Journal of Audiology, 57 (80, 592-599. DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2018.1458162.
Ben-Itzhak, D., Greenstein, T., & Kishon-Rabin, L. (2014). Parent report of the development of auditory skills in infants and toddlers who use hearing aids. Ear & Hearing, 35, e262-e271. DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000059.
Ziv, M.& Ben-Itzhak, D. (2014). Promoting the development of Theory of Mind in deaf and hard of hearing children. In: T. Most & D. Ringwald-Freimerman (Eds.). Theoretical and Applied Aspects in Rehabilitation and Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals. Tel Aviv: Mofet Academic Press, pp. 98-129.
Ben – Itzhak, D., Most, T. and Weisel, A. (2005). Relationships among professionals' knowledge, experience, and expectations regarding cochlear implants. American Annals of the Deaf, 150(4), 329-342. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26234738