Dr. Gad Elheheri is the Chairman of Global Educational Consultants (Egypt). Previously, Dr. Elbeheri occupied various executive and academic posts such as: Arabic Lecturer for the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office (UK), UNDP Expert on Dyslexia, Executive Director for the Centre for Child Evaluation & Teaching and the Dean of the Australian College of Kuwait. He also worked in consultancy projects for the Arab League Education, Culture and Sciences Organization, the International Dyslexia Organization and the UNESCO.
Dr. Elbeheri obtained his PhD from the University of Durham, UK and has a keen interest in cross-linguistic studies of Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities and inclusions. Dr. Elbeheri has made over 50 conference and seminar presentations around the world and is widely published in English and Arabic in the field of Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities and Personal Development.
Areas of Expertise
Equity and Inclusion – Languages – Vulnerable Learners
Publications
Elbeheri, G. & Everatt, J. & Reid, G. & Al Mannai, H. (2006). Dyslexia assessment in Arabic. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, Volume 6, Issue 3, pp. 143-152.
Elbeheri, G. & Everatt, J. (2007) Literacy ability and phonological processing skills amongst dyslexic and non-dyslexic speakers of Arabic. Reading & Writing, 20, pp.273- 294. Doi: 10.1007/s11145-006-9031-0
Elbeheri, G. & Everatt, J. & Al Malki, M. (2009) The Incidence of dyslexia among young offending population in Kuwait. Dyslexia: An International Journal of Research & Practice, Volume 15, Issue 2, pp.86-104.
