In April, 2009, Hebrew College convened the first Annual GISHA Conference (Good Ideas Supporting Hebrew Access). The focus of the conference was to provide information about the latest research on and best practices for teaching Hebrew to both typical and special needs students. Featured presenters reviewed the results of their latest research on Hebrew acquisition as a second language, Hebrew reading proficiency, Hebrew reading assessment tools and a compelling justification for developing and sharing methods for teaching Hebrew to all types of learners. This author will review the work of four presenters listed below. Each of them presented findings that are relevant to this author's work in formatting Hebrew texts for novice Hebrew readers.