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Dr Marketa Caravolas

Reader in Psychology

Affiliations

Links

  • http://www.eldel.eu
    Site of the ELDEL project. ELDEL was an international research consortium focusing on cross-linguistic studies of early literacy, funded by the FP7-Marie Curie Initial Training Network fund (2008-2012).
ORCID: 0000-0003-4171-482X

Research

My main research interests are in literacy development in typical populations and in groups with Specific Learning Difficulties, especially dyslexia. Much of my work includes longitudinal and cross-linguistic designs in monolingual and bilingual learners. A number of my research projects have led to the development of standarised test batteries for the assessment of children's literacy skills in languages including English, Czech, Slovak, Spanish and Welsh.

I work with researchers in the UK as well as in a number of countries in Europe and North America, and have headed up a wide variety of externally-funded, international projects pertaining to literacy development and its disorders.

Education / academic qualifications

  • 1996 - PhD
  • 1992 - MA
  • 1982 - Other , Teaching permit/certification - awarded July 1982, Ministry of Education, Province of Québec, Canada
  • 1982 - BEd

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