Prof. Ibrahim AlQaryouti obtained his PhD in Special Education from SJU in 2003. His main research interests are in (Inclusion, devolving special program in early childhood and early intervention. Developing diagnostic tools in Sp.Ed.). He is currently working as Professor at Sultan Qaboos University since 2006.

Dr. Laila Zahir Al Salmi obtained her PhD in Emergent Digital literacy biliteracy from The University of Texas USA in 2014. Her main research interests are in (Language Development and emergent Literacy; Parent Involvement; Teaching methodologies and curriculum development for children; Multimodal Learning). She is currently working as Assistant Professor at Sultan Qaboos University since 2006.