Dr Marketa Caravolas
Reader in Psychology
Qualifications
- PhD
McGill University, Montreal, 1996 - MA
McGill University, Montreal, 1992 - Other: Teaching permit/certification - awarded July 1982, Ministry of Education, Province of Québec, Canada
1982 - BEd
McGill University, Montreal, 1982
Research Interests
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.
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
Publications
2022
- PublishedReading 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. 327-353
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
2021
- PublishedMethodological 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
2020
- PublishedHandwriting 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 - PublishedPrevalence 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
2019
- PublishedA 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 - PublishedDevelopmental 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 - PublishedDimensionality of early writing in English and Spanish
Salas, N. & Caravolas, M., 1 Sep 2019, In: Journal of Literacy Research. 51, 3, p. 272-292
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMABEL: Multilanguage Assessment Battery of Early Literacy
Caravolas, M., Marína, M., Defior, S. & Seidlova Malkova, G., 13 Aug 2019
Research output: Other contribution › peer-review - PublishedMABEL – Multilanguage Assessment Battery of Early Literacy: Approaches to Literacy Testing Across Languages
Caravolas, M., Marína, M., Defior, S. & Seidlová Málková, G., Jun 2019, In: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 25, S1, p. 158-160 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review - PublishedRelationships Between Spelling, Motor Skills, and Attention in the Prediction of Handwriting Fluency and Legibility
Downing, C. & Caravolas, M., Jul 2019.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review - PublishedUniversals and specifics of reading development in European languages. Cross Cultural Perspectives on Reading Disabilities
Caravolas, M., Jun 2019, In: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 25, S1, p. 231 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review - PublishedWhat 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. 80-96
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2018
- PublishedBDTG2: Baterie diagnostických testů gramotnostních dovedností pro žáky 6. až 9. ročníku ZŠ – Pokyny k administraci testu, interpretace a normy
Caravolas, M. & Volin, J., 2018, Národní ústav pro vzdělávání.
Research output: Other contribution - PublishedBDTG2: Baterie diagnostických testů gramotnostních dovedností pro žáky 6. až 9. ročníku ZŠ – Teoretická příručka testu
Caravolas, M. & Volin, J., 2018, Národní ústav pro vzdělávání.
Research output: Book/Report › Book - PublishedGrowth of Word and Pseudoword Reading Efficiency in Alphabetic Orthographies: Impact of Consistency
Caravolas, M., 1 Sep 2018, In: Journal of Learning Disabilities. 51, 5, p. 422-433
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedHandwriting Legibility Difficulties in Dyslexia and Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD): Same or Different?
Downing, C. & Caravolas, M., May 2018.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster - PublishedHandwriting Legibility Reflects Spelling Difficulties in Dyslexia but not in Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)
Downing, C. & Caravolas, M., Jul 2018.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review - PublishedUsing the Spelling and Handwriting Legibility Test (SaHLT)
Downing, C. & Caravolas, M., Jun 2018.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
2017
- PublishedArtificial Grammar Learning in Dyslexic and Nondyslexic Adults: Implications for Orthographic Learning
Samara, A. & Caravolas, M., 2017, In: Scientific Studies of Reading. 21, 1, p. 76-97
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedDo Visuo-motoric Aspects of Orthographic Characters’ Influence Writing Fluency in Children with Dyslexia
Downing, C. & Caravolas, M., Jul 2017.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review - PublishedLearning 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. 347-370
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review - PublishedReading 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 Press
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
2016
- PublishedEvaluation of the Bangor Dyslexia Test (BDT) for use with Adults
Reynolds, A. E. & Caravolas, M., 8 Jan 2016, In: Dyslexia. 22, 1, p. 27-46
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedPhonographemic Complexity and Familiarity in Reading Words Aloud and Silently Among Children with Reading Difficulties
Downing, C. & Caravolas, M., Mar 2016.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review - PublishedThe 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. 31-56
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
2015
- PublishedLearning 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 Press
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
2014
- PublishedStatistical learning of novel graphotactic constraints in children and adults
Samara, A. & Caravolas, M., 15 May 2014, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 121, p. 137-155
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2013
- PublishedBaterie testů fonologických schopností [Battery of Phonological Abilities]
Seidlová Málková, G. & Caravolas, M., 1 Jan 2013
Research output: Other contribution - PublishedDifferent 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. 1398-1407
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedSpatial 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. 55-75
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2012
- PublishedAssessment 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 - PublishedAssessment 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 - PublishedCommon 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. 678-686
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedReading 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 - PublishedČítanie, písanie a dyslexia [Reading, spelling and dyslexia]
Caravolas, M., Mikulajova, M. (ed.), Varyova, B. (ed.), Vencelova, L. (ed.) & Caravolas, M. S. (ed.), 1 Jan 2012, 2012 ed. Unknown Publisher.
Research output: Book/Report › Book
2010
- PublishedBeyond alphabetic processes: literacy and its acquistion in the alphasyllabic languages.
Nag, S., Caravolas, M. & Snowling, M. J., 21 Sep 2010, In: Reading and Writing. 24, p. 615-622
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe influences of syllable structure and reading ability on the development of phoneme awareness: a longitudinal, cross-linguistic study.
Caravolas, M. & Landerl, K., 1 Sep 2010, In: Scientific Studies of Reading. 14, 5, p. 464-484
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2009
- PublishedSome associations between reading and spelling development in Slovak speaking children.
Vencelova, L., Caravolas, M. & Mikulajova, M., 1 Jan 2009, In: Logopaedica. 12, p. 60-69
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2008
- PublishedEffects 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. 21-30
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedSúbor testov na hodnotenie pravopisných schopností pre školskú a klinickú prax
Caravolas, M., Marína, M. & Vencelová, L., 2008, Bratislava: Slovenská asociácia logopédov. 90 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
2007
- PublishedA cross-linguistic database of children's printed words in three slavic languages.
Garabik, R., Caravolas, M., Kessler, B., Hoflerova, E., Masterson, J., Mikulajova, M., Szczerbinski, M., Wierzchon, P. & Levicka, J. (ed.), 1 Jan 2007, p. 51-64.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper - PublishedDevelopmental 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. 667-684
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter - PublishedVisual 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. 260-278
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2006
- PublishedRefining the psycholinguistic grain size theory: effects of phonotactics and word formation on the availability of phonemes to preliterate children.
Caravolas, M., 1 Sep 2006, In: Developmental Science. 9, 5, p. 445-447
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedSmooth 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. 1174-1189
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2005
- PublishedEffects 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. 307-321
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedInternational report on literacy research: United Kingdom
Caravolas, M., 1 Oct 2005, In: Reading Research Quarterly. 40, 4, p. 516
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedLearning 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. 497-511
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter - PublishedPhoneme 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. 107-139
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedPhoneme 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-B11
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedPhonological 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. 351-365
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe 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. 336-356
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
2004
- PublishedSpelling development in alphabetic writing systems: A cross-linguistic perspective.
Caravolas, M., 1 Mar 2004, In: European Psychologist. 9, 1, p. 3-14
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2002
- PublishedSimilarities 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. 157-180
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
2001
- PublishedPhonological 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. 229-245
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe 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. 751-774
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2000
- PublishedVowel 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. 190-221
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1998
- PublishedSpelling 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. 669-684
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1997
- PublishedA 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
1996
- PublishedThe 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
1995
- PublishedRole 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, 3
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1993
- PublishedThe 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. 1-30
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
2019
- Children’s Handwriting Difficulties: A Workshop for Practitioners
Nov 2019
Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Chair)
2017
- Handwriting in Children with Dyslexia and DCD: A Workshop for Practitioners
May 2017
Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Chair)
Projects
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To Further Development of the MABEL Tool
01/10/2021 – 31/10/2023 (Active)
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21/10/2020 – 28/02/2023 (Finished)
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01/09/2019 – 31/08/2021 (Finished)
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01/05/2019 – 01/08/2019 (Finished)
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Dysgraphia and its familial incidence among children with dyslexia or DCD
01/02/2018 – 28/08/2023 (Active)
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Is there an optimal age to begin learning to read?
01/09/2009 – 31/08/2011 (Finished)
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Literature review for the Minister of Education
01/04/2009 – 31/07/2011 (Finished)
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Enhancing Literacy Development in European Languages (ELDEL)
01/09/2008 – 01/08/2019 (Finished)