Biography

Long experience in university teaching. Besides, more than twenty years of experience in teaching, rehabilitation, and training students with determination inside and outside the UAE; in the field of special education. Also, I have participated in many national and international conferences.

Education

PH.D., SPECIAL EDUCATION, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVESITY, 2018

M.A. Special Education, Amman Arab University, Jordan

B.A. Special Education, University of Jordan, Jordan

Research Interests

• Special Education
• Paraeducators
• Specefic Learning Disabilities,Dyslexia

 

Selected Publications

• Gharaibeh, M., Sartawi, A., Dodeen, H. (2019).  The effects of rapid automatized naming and phonological awareness deficits on the reading ability of Arabic-speaking elementary students.  Applied Neuropsychology: Child journal, ISSN 2162-2973
• Elhoweris, H., Gharaibeh, M., et al. (2017). Attitudes toward and Images of Children With Special Need. International Journal for Research in Education, 41 (10), 280-296
• Gharaibeh, M. (2018). Challenges of Arabic Language on Students with Dyslexia. Canadian International Journal of Social Science and Education, 16, 90-95.
• Gharaibeh, M., & Dukmak, S. (2022). Effect of computer-based multisensory program on English reading skills of students with Dyslexia and reading difficulties. Applied Neuropsychology: Child, 11(3), 504-517.
• Gharaibeh, M. (2021). Predicting dyslexia in Arabic‐speaking children: Developing instruments and estimating their psychometric indices. Dyslexia, 27(4), 436-451.
• Dukmak, S. J., Mousa, A., & Algharaibeh, M. (2022). Child Behavior Problems as Predictors of Stress in Parents of Children with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities in Four Emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 1-28.

Conferences

• I participated in April in the 2017 American Educational Research Association Conference in Texas, USA, which was held from April 28th- 2ed of May.
• I participated in the International Conference on Social Science, Arts, Business and Education16th -17th August 2017 Venice – Italy
• Organizer of the second global conference, which was about gifted and talented students in the UAEU. (2015)
• The first forum for Students with disabilities, University of Sharjah. Distance education in light of the challenges of Covid 19, 2020

Teaching Courses

• Introduction to special education
• Teaching reading and writing to students with special needs
• Teaching mathematics to students with special needs
• Assessment and diagnosis in special education
• Teaching Diversity
• Learning Difficulties
•  Gifted and Talented Students
• Integrative experiences
• Field training in special education (Capstone)
• Curriculum and Teaching Methods in Special Education
• Counseling of families with Special Needs Students
• Assistive Technology for Students with Special Needs
• Psychological Problems with Children and Adolescents
• Emotional and Behavioral Disability
• Intellectual and Developmental disability

 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all.

This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  

 

Memberships

• Member of the American Dyslexia Association
• Member of the British Dyslexia Association
• Member of the International Association for Dyslexia
• Member of the American Association for Educational Research