The Dina Feitelson Research Award is an award established in 1997 by the
International Reading Association
The International Literacy Association (ILA), formerly the International Reading Association (IRA), is an international global advocacy and member professional organization that was created in 1956 to improve reading instruction, facilitate dialo ...
to honor the memory of
Dina Feitelson
Dina Feitelson ( he, דינה פייטלסון), also known as Dina Feitelson-Schur ( he, דינה פייטלסון-שור) (born 1926; died 1992), was an Israeli educator and scholar in the field of reading acquisition.
Biography
Dina Schur was ...
, the Israeli educator, who died in 1992.
Criteria for award
The award recognizes an outstanding empirical study published in
English
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* English language
* English people
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Peoples, culture, and language
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in a refereed journal. The work should report on one or more aspects of literacy acquisition, such as phonemic awareness, the alphabetic principle, bilingualism, or cross-cultural studies of beginning reading.
Works may be submitted by the author or anyone else.
List of recipients
References
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External links
International Reading Association websiteResearch Prize by the International Literacy Association in honor of Dina Feitelson
American awards
Education awards
Awards established in 1997
Lists of award winners
Literacy-related awards