Dr. Ali Hamed Saleh Al-Balharth

Associate Professor

College: The Education
Department: Special Education

Head of Special Education Department

017517182
ahsbalhareth@nu.edu.sa

Qualifications

- Bachelor of Special Education – Special Education and Teaching of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children – King Saud University

- Master’s in Special Education – Paul Stett State, Muncie, Indiana

- Doctorate in Philosophy in Special Education – Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Experiences

  • Teaching and supervisory experience 2009-2010
  • Rehabilitation student in the Department of Special Education 2010
  •  Lecturer in the Special Education Department 2018
  • Assistant Professor in the Special Education Department 2021
    • Associate Professor until 2025  
  • (Graduate Teaching Assistant – GTA) During doctoral studies at Ohio State University, teaching undergraduate students (from 2017 to 2020) in the Department of Special Education in the course:  ESSPED 5738 – Reading Instruction for Children with Disabilities and Severe Reading Deficit
  • Head of the Special Education Department 2023 to Present
  • Work in many committees at the department and college level 2021 - NowMember of the Permanent Committee for Accepting Disabled Students 2023 - Present

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    Specialties and Skills

    Research Interests : 

    • التربية الخاصة وتحليل السلوك التطبيقي
      Special Education&Applied Behavior Analysis
    • تعليم الصم وضعاف السمع
      Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education      Developing reading comprehension and linguistic and literacy skills
      Reading Comprehension, Literacy, and Language Development      Language Development for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Adults
      Language Development for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Adults      Developing Early Reading and Writing Skills for the Deaf and Hearing
      Emergent Literacy & Early Childhood Development among Deaf and Hearing Individuals
    • Metacognitive Strategies in Learning and Assessment
      Metacognitive Strategies in Learning and Assessment      Contemporary Trends in Education
      Contemporary Trends in Education

       

    Training Courses

    Attendance of multiple courses in Special Education and Educational Studies Designing and Delivering Training Courses in Special Education and Education Coursework in American Sign Language at Boston University and Ball State University (2013) Sign Language Training Program – Riyadh

    Scientific Research Studies

    Description

    Course Offerings

    Bachelor’s Degree :
    • Contemporary Trends in Child Education
    • Introduction to Educational Sciences
    • Communication Disorders
    • Learning Theories
    • Education of Children with Special Needs
    • Special Education Psychology

    Master’s Degree : 

    • Law of Special Education in Inclusive Education
    • Measurement and Diagnosis of Learning Difficulties
    • Thesis Project
    • Contemporary Special Education
    • Scientific Dissertation

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