Dr Marketa Caravolas
Reader in Psychology
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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). - https://www.eldel-mabel.net
Multilanguage Assessment Battery of Early Literacy. An onlinesuite of tests for the assessment of children's literacy and language skills, available in multiple languages. This is the ouput of an international research consortium, led by Dr Marketa Caravolas, with expertise in early literacy development.
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A cross-linguistic, longitudinal study of the foundations of decoding and reading comprehension ability
Caravolas, M., Lervåg, A., Mikulajová, M., Defior, S., Málková, G. S. & Hulme, C., 31 Oct 2019, In: Scientific Studies of Reading. 23, 5, p. 386-402 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Artificial Grammar Learning in Dyslexic and Nondyslexic Adults: Implications for Orthographic Learning
Samara, A. & Caravolas, M., 2017, In: Scientific Studies of Reading. 21, 1, p. 76-97Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Beyond alphabetic processes: literacy and its acquistion in the alphasyllabic languages.
Nag, S., Caravolas, M. & Snowling, M. J., 21 Sept 2010, In: Reading and Writing. 24, p. 615-622Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Common patterns of prediction of literacy development in different alphabetic orthographies
Caravolas, M., Lervåg, A., Mousikou, P., Efrim, C., Litavsky, M., Onochie-Quintanilla, E., Salas, N., Schöffelová, M., Defior, S., Mikulajová, M., Seidlová-Málková G., N. V. & Hulme, C., 1 Jun 2012, In: Psychological Science. 23, 6, p. 678-686Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Different patterns,but equivalent predictors, of growth in reading in consistent and inconsistent orthographies
Caravolas, M., Lervåg, A., Defior, S., Seidlová Málková, G. & Hulme, C., 1 Aug 2013, In: Psychological Science. 24, p. 1398-1407Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dimensionality of early writing in English and Spanish
Salas, N. & Caravolas, M., 1 Sept 2019, In: Journal of Literacy Research. 51, 3, p. 272-292Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of letter-sound consistency, letter-form complexity, and frequency in learning canonical and contextually conditioned letter spellings in Slovak.
Caravolas, M. & Mikulajova, M., 1 Jan 2008, In: Phonetica Pragensia. 11, p. 21-30Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of orthographic consistency, frequency, and letter knowledge on children's vowel spelling development.
Caravolas, M., Kessler, B., Hulme, C. & Snowling, M., 1 Dec 2005, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 92, 4, p. 307-321Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating the Spelling and Handwriting Legibility Test (SaHLT): a tool for the concurrent assessment of spelling and handwriting.
Downing, C. & Caravolas, M., Jan 2024, In: Reading and Writing. 37, 1, p. 147-172 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of the Bangor Dyslexia Test (BDT) for use with Adults
Reynolds, A. E. & Caravolas, M., 8 Jan 2016, In: Dyslexia. 22, 1, p. 27-46Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Growth of Word and Pseudoword Reading Efficiency in Alphabetic Orthographies: Impact of Consistency
Caravolas, M., 1 Sept 2018, In: Journal of Learning Disabilities. 51, 5, p. 422-433Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Handwriting Legibility and Fluency and their Patterns of Concurrent Relations with Spelling, Graphomotor, and Selective Attention Skills
Downing, C. & Caravolas, M., Dec 2023, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 256, 105756.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Handwriting legibility and its relationship to spelling ability and age: Evidence from monolingual and bilingual children
Caravolas, M., Downing, C., Hadden, C-L. & Wynne, C., 4 Jun 2020, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 11, 1097.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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International report on literacy research: United Kingdom
Caravolas, M., 1 Oct 2005, In: Reading Research Quarterly. 40, 4, p. 516Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Literacy Instruction from Afar: Evidence for the Effectiveness of a Remotely Delivered Language-rich Reading Programme
Downing, C., Evans-Jones, G., Lira Calabrich, S., Wynne, C., Cartin, R., Dunton, J., Elliott, R., Caravolas, M., Hulme, C. & Jones, M., 6 Jan 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Reading and Writing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Methodological issues in literacy research across languages: Evidence from alphabetic orthographies
Papadopoulos, T. C., Csepe, V., Aro, M., Caravolas, M., Diakidoy, I-A. & Olive, T., May 2021, In: Reading Research Quarterly. 56, S1, p. S351-S370 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Phoneme awareness is a key component of alphabetic literacy skills in consistent and inconsistent orthographies: Evidence from Czech and English children.
Caravolas, M., Volin, J. & Hulme, C., 1 Oct 2005, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 92, 2, p. 107-139Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Phoneme isolation ability is not simply a consequence of letter-sound knowledge.
Hulme, C., Caravolas, M., Malkova, G. & Brigstocke, S., 1 Aug 2005, In: Cognition. 97, 1, p. B1-B11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Phonological skills are (probably) one cause of success in learning to read: A comment on Castles and Coltheart.
Hulme, C., Snowling, M., Caravolas, M. & Carroll, J., 1 Oct 2005, In: Scientific Studies of Reading. 9, 4, p. 351-365Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Phonological spelling errors among dyslexic children learning a transparent orthography: the case of Czech
Caravolas, M. & Volin, J., 1 Oct 2001, In: Dyslexia. 7, 4, p. 229-245Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prevalence and Cognitive Profiles of Children with Comorbid Literacy and Motor Disorders
Downing, C. & Caravolas, M., 11 Dec 2020, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 11, 573580.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Refining the psycholinguistic grain size theory: effects of phonotactics and word formation on the availability of phonemes to preliterate children.
Caravolas, M., 1 Sept 2006, In: Developmental Science. 9, 5, p. 445-447Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Role of the syllable in the processing of spoken English: Evidence from a nonword comparison task
Bruck, M., Treiman, R. & Caravolas, M., 1995, In: Journal of Experimental Psychology - Human Perception and Performance. 21, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Smooth pursuit eye movements and phonological processing in adults with dyslexia
Judge, J., Caravolas, M. & Know, P. C., 1 Dec 2006, In: Cognitive Neuropsychology. 23, 8, p. 1174-1189Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Some associations between reading and spelling development in Slovak speaking children.
Vencelova, L., Caravolas, M. & Mikulajova, M., 1 Jan 2009, In: Logopaedica. 12, p. 60-69Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spatial Orienting of Attention in Dyslexic Adults using Directional and Alphabetic Cues
Judge, J., Knox, P. C. & Caravolas, M., 1 May 2013, In: Dyslexia. 19, 2, p. 55-75Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spelling development in alphabetic writing systems: A cross-linguistic perspective.
Caravolas, M., 1 Mar 2004, In: European Psychologist. 9, 1, p. 3-14Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spelling skills of children in whole language and phonics classrooms
Bruck, M., Treiman, R., Caravolas, M., Genesee, F. & Cassar, M., Oct 1998, In: Applied Psycholinguistics. 19, 4, p. 669-684Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Statistical learning of novel graphotactic constraints in children and adults
Samara, A. & Caravolas, M., 15 May 2014, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 121, p. 137-155Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The development of phonemic representations: children's representations of nasalized vowels
Caravolas, M., 1996, In: Phonetica Pragensia. 9, p. 25-38 9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of oral and written language input on children′ s phonological awareness: A cross-linguistic study
Caravolas, M. & Bruck, M., 1993, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 55, 1, p. 1-30Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The foundations of spelling ability: evidence from a 3-year longitudinal study.
Caravolas, M., Hulme, C. & Snowling, M. J., 1 Nov 2001, In: Journal of Memory and Language. 45, 4, p. 751-774Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The influences of syllable structure and reading ability on the development of phoneme awareness: a longitudinal, cross-linguistic study.
Caravolas, M. & Landerl, K., 1 Sept 2010, In: Scientific Studies of Reading. 14, 5, p. 464-484Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Visual attention in adults with developmental dyslexia: Evidence from manual reaction time and saccade latency.
Judge, J., Caravolas, M. & Knox, P. C., 1 May 2007, In: Cognitive Neuropsychology. 24, 3, p. 260-278Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Vowel categorization skill and its relationship to early literacy skills among first grade Québec-French children.
Caravolas, M. & Bruck, M., 1 Jul 2000, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 76, 3, p. 190-221Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What Methods of Scoring Young Children’s Spelling Best Predict Later Spelling Performance?
Treiman, R., Kessler, B. & Caravolas, M., Feb 2019, In: Journal of Research in Reading. 42, 1, p. 80-96Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessment of spelling abilities in older students
Caravolas, M., Vencelova, L., Mikulajova, M. C. & Mikulajova, M. E. (ed.), 1 Jan 2012, Čítanie, písanie a dyslexia [Reading, writing and dyslexia]. 2012 ed.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Assessment of spelling abilities in younger pupils
Caravolas, M., Mikulajova, M. V. & Mikulajova, M. E. (ed.), 1 Jan 2012, Čítanie, písanie a dyslexia [Reading, writing and dyslexia]. 2012 ed.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Developmental dyslexia.
Snowling, M. J., Caravolas, M., Gaskell, M. G. (ed.) & Altmann, G. (ed.), 1 Jan 2007, The Oxford handbook of psycholinguistics. 2007 ed. Oxford University Press, p. 667-684Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Learning to Read and Spell Words in Different Writing Systems
Caravolas, M. & Samara, A., 27 Aug 2015, The Oxford Handbook of Reading. Pollatsek, A. & Treiman, R. (eds.). Oxford University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Learning to spell in different languages: How orthographic variables might affect early literacy.
Caravolas, M., Joshi, R. M. (ed.) & Aaron, P. G. (ed.), 1 Jan 2005, Handbook of Orthography and Literacy. 2005 ed. Lawrence Erlbaum, p. 497-511Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Reading acquisition in Czech and Slovak
Caravolas, M., Jun 2017, Learning to read across Languages and Writing Systems. Verhoeven, L. & Perfetti, C. A. (eds.). Cambridge University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Reading cloze test
Caravolas, M., Mikulajova, M., Vencelova, L. C. & Mikulajova, M. E. (ed.), 1 Jan 2012, Čítanie, písanie a dyslexia [Reading, writing and dyslexia]. 2012 ed.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Similarities and differences between English- and French speaking poor spellers.
Caravolas, M., Bruck, M., Genesse, F. & Goulandris, N. (ed.), 15 Dec 2002, Dyslexia in Different Languages: Cross Linguistic Comparisons. Wiley/Blackwell, p. 157-180Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The nature and causes of Dyslexia in different languages.
Caravolas, M., Snowling, M. J. (ed.) & Hulme, C. J. (ed.), 1 Jan 2005, The Science of Reading: A Handbook. 2005 ed. Wiley/Blackwell, p. 336-356Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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A cross-linguistic study of early literacy acquisition
Bruck, M., Genesee, F. & Caravolas, M., 1997, Foundations of Reading Acquisition and Dyslexia. Blachman, B. (ed.). Routledge, p. 145-162 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Developmental Dyslexia in Czech-Slovakian
Caravolas, M., Mikulajová, M. & Kucharska, A., Oct 2019, Developmental Dyslexia across Languages and Writing Systems. Verhoeven, L., Perfetti, C. & Pugh, K. (eds.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, p. 96-117 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Learning to Read Czech and Slovak
Caravolas, M., Oct 2017, Learning to Read across Languages and Writing Systems. Verhoeven, L. & Perfetti, C. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, p. 347-370Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Reading and Reading Disorders in Alphabetic Orthographies
Caravolas, M., 13 May 2022, The science of Reading: a handbook. Snowling, M. J., Hulme, C. & Nation, K. (eds.). 2nd ed. Wiley-Blackwell, p. 327-353Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The development of phoneme awareness and letter knowledge: A training study of Czech preschool children
Málková, G. S. & Caravolas, M., 24 Nov 2016, Actes du Symposium international sur la litéracie à l’école (SILE/ISEL) 2015: International Symposium for Educational Literacy. Morin, M-F., Alamargot, D. & Gonçalves, C. (eds.). Sherbrooke: Éditions de l’Université de Sherbrooke, p. 31-56Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review