Publications

Peer-reviewed articles, chapters, and reports from our lab.

Dr. Sveta Fichman

Selected Publications

Bilingual heterogeneity in speech: 'Typical' trends and 'atypical' cases in disfluency
Fichman, S.
Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 1-20 (2025)
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Schoolteachers' beliefs and self reactions towards stuttering in Israel
Fichman, S., Adelman, C., Leyer, M., Ben Tuvia, T., Segal, J., St. Louis, K. O.
Speech, Language, and Hearing, 28(1), 1-15 (2024)
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Disfluencies as a window to macrostructure performance in the narrative of bilingual children
Yaari, H., Fichman, S., Osher, P., Dorokhov, F., Altman, C.
Ampersand, 13, 100187 (2024)
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Full list of publications

Are narrative macrostructure skills shared in bilingual children's two languages, and what predicts them?
Lipner, M., Armon-Lotem, Sh., Fichman, S., Walters, J., Altman, C.
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools (2025)
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Exploring maze patterns in bilingual and monolingual children with and without Autism: A pragmatic perspective
Beradze, M., Meir, N., Fichman, S.
Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research (2025)
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Narrative production abilities of children with autism
Naman, T., Fichman, S., Altman, C., Sukenik, N.
Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 10 (2025)
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Bilingual narrative intervention among Russian-Hebrew bilingual preschool children with developmental language disorder
Dadon Jorno, A., Fichman, S., Walters, J., Altman, C.
Applied Psycholinguistics, 46, e8 (2025)
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Immigrant Student Identity and Classroom Engagement
Kamary-Toledano, K., Walters, J., Fichman, S., Madjar, N., Altman, C.
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1-17 (2024)
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Causal relations and linguistic strategies in the narratives of Heritage speakers of Russian in their two languages
Kupersmitt, J., Fichman, S., Armon-Lotem, Sh.
Languages, 9(7), 248 (2024)
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Internal State Terms in the narratives of bilingual children with DLD: the role of microstructure and macrostructure
Altman, C., Fichman, S., Perry, N., Osher, P., Walters, J.
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 55(4), 1039-1053 (2024)
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Impact of narrative task complexity and language on macrostructure in bilingual kindergarten children
Lipner, M., Armon-Lotem, Sh., Fichman, S., Walters, J., Altman, C.
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 55(2), 545-560 (2024)
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Unique patterns of bilingual speech: Factors affecting disfluency rates in Russian-Hebrew bilingual children
Fichman, S., Adelman, C., Altman, C.
Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 66(12), 4896-4912 (2024)
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Evaluation devices in the narratives of deaf/hard of hearing and hearing Arabic-speaking adolescents
Kawar, K., Walters, J., Fichman, S.
International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 59(1), 180-194 (2024)
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Speech disruptions in narratives of Russian-Hebrew bilingual children with and without DLD
Fichman, S., Altman, C.
Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 38(4), 307-331 (2023)
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Language control and intra-sentential codeswitching among bilingual children with and without Developmental Language Disorder
Soesman, A., Walters, J., Fichman, S.
Languages, 7, 249 (2022)
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The impact of language dominance on bilingual children's narrative production: Microstructure, Macrostructure, and Internal State Terms
Fichman, S., Altman, C., Walters, J., Armon-Lotem, Sh.
Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, 12(4), 509-539 (2022)
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Perceptions of identity, language abilities and language preferences among Russian-Hebrew and English-Hebrew bilingual children and their parents
Altman, C., Burstein, Zh., Joffe, S., Fichman, S., Armon-Lotem, Sh., Walters, J.
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 45(5), 1392-1407 (2021)
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Story grammar elements and mental state terms in the expression of Enabling relations in narratives of bilingual preschool children
Fichman, S., Armon-Lotem, Sh., Walters, J., Altman, C.
Discourse Processes, 58(10), 925-942 (2021)
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Reference to characters in narratives of Russian-Hebrew bilingual and Russian and Hebrew monolingual children with Developmental Language Disorder and typical language development
Fichman, S., Walters, J., Melamed, R., Altman, C.
First Language, 42(2), 263-291 (2020)
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Referential cohesion in the narratives of bilingual and monolingual children with typically developing language and with SLI
Fichman, S., Altman, C.
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 62(1), 123-142 (2019)
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Story grammar elements and causal relations in the narratives of Russian-Hebrew bilingual children with SLI and typical language development
Fichman, S., Altman, C., Voloskovich, A., Armon-Lotem, Sh., Walters, J.
Journal of Communication Disorders, 69, 72-93 (2017)
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Macrostructure, microstructure, and mental state terms in the narratives of English-Hebrew bilingual preschool children with and without specific language impairment
Altman, C., Armon-Lotem, S., Fichman, S., Walters, J.
Applied Psycholinguistics, 37, 165-193 (2016)
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Dr. Dvora Freud

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Publications

Dr. Sveta Fichman

Selected Publications

Bilingual heterogeneity in speech: 'Typical' trends and 'atypical' cases in disfluency

Schoolteachers' beliefs and self reactions towards stuttering in Israel

Disfluencies as a window to macrostructure performance in the narrative of bilingual children

Full list of publications

Are narrative macrostructure skills shared in bilingual children's two languages, and what predicts them?

Exploring maze patterns in bilingual and monolingual children with and without Autism: A pragmatic perspective

Narrative production abilities of children with autism

Bilingual narrative intervention among Russian-Hebrew bilingual preschool children with developmental language disorder

Immigrant Student Identity and Classroom Engagement

Causal relations and linguistic strategies in the narratives of Heritage speakers of Russian in their two languages

Internal State Terms in the narratives of bilingual children with DLD: the role of microstructure and macrostructure

Impact of narrative task complexity and language on macrostructure in bilingual kindergarten children

Unique patterns of bilingual speech: Factors affecting disfluency rates in Russian-Hebrew bilingual children

Evaluation devices in the narratives of deaf/hard of hearing and hearing Arabic-speaking adolescents

Speech disruptions in narratives of Russian-Hebrew bilingual children with and without DLD

Language control and intra-sentential codeswitching among bilingual children with and without Developmental Language Disorder

The impact of language dominance on bilingual children's narrative production: Microstructure, Macrostructure, and Internal State Terms

Perceptions of identity, language abilities and language preferences among Russian-Hebrew and English-Hebrew bilingual children and their parents

Story grammar elements and mental state terms in the expression of Enabling relations in narratives of bilingual preschool children

Reference to characters in narratives of Russian-Hebrew bilingual and Russian and Hebrew monolingual children with Developmental Language Disorder and typical language development

Referential cohesion in the narratives of bilingual and monolingual children with typically developing language and with SLI

Story grammar elements and causal relations in the narratives of Russian-Hebrew bilingual children with SLI and typical language development

Macrostructure, microstructure, and mental state terms in the narratives of English-Hebrew bilingual preschool children with and without specific language impairment

Dr. Dvora Freud

Publications

Dr. Sveta Fichman

Selected Publications

Bilingual heterogeneity in speech: 'Typical' trends and 'atypical' cases in disfluency

Schoolteachers' beliefs and self reactions towards stuttering in Israel

Disfluencies as a window to macrostructure performance in the narrative of bilingual children

Full list of publications

Are narrative macrostructure skills shared in bilingual children's two languages, and what predicts them?

Exploring maze patterns in bilingual and monolingual children with and without Autism: A pragmatic perspective

Narrative production abilities of children with autism

Bilingual narrative intervention among Russian-Hebrew bilingual preschool children with developmental language disorder

Immigrant Student Identity and Classroom Engagement

Causal relations and linguistic strategies in the narratives of Heritage speakers of Russian in their two languages

Internal State Terms in the narratives of bilingual children with DLD: the role of microstructure and macrostructure

Impact of narrative task complexity and language on macrostructure in bilingual kindergarten children

Unique patterns of bilingual speech: Factors affecting disfluency rates in Russian-Hebrew bilingual children

Evaluation devices in the narratives of deaf/hard of hearing and hearing Arabic-speaking adolescents

Speech disruptions in narratives of Russian-Hebrew bilingual children with and without DLD

Language control and intra-sentential codeswitching among bilingual children with and without Developmental Language Disorder

The impact of language dominance on bilingual children's narrative production: Microstructure, Macrostructure, and Internal State Terms

Perceptions of identity, language abilities and language preferences among Russian-Hebrew and English-Hebrew bilingual children and their parents

Story grammar elements and mental state terms in the expression of Enabling relations in narratives of bilingual preschool children

Reference to characters in narratives of Russian-Hebrew bilingual and Russian and Hebrew monolingual children with Developmental Language Disorder and typical language development

Referential cohesion in the narratives of bilingual and monolingual children with typically developing language and with SLI

Story grammar elements and causal relations in the narratives of Russian-Hebrew bilingual children with SLI and typical language development

Macrostructure, microstructure, and mental state terms in the narratives of English-Hebrew bilingual preschool children with and without specific language impairment

Dr. Dvora Freud