Dr. Marketa Caravolas: Orthographic Depth and Other Contributors to International Differences in Children's Reading Acquisition

I would like to start by getting a sense of how you came to your work. I like our readers understand the mental lenses that people bring to their work. So let’s start with what's propelling your learning, your interest - with a brief background sketch that includes what’s motivating you. Dr. Marketa Caravolas: Well, probably a big part of the reason for my interests in cross-linguistic studies is the fact that I come from a multilingual background myself. And for many years I lived and worked in a multi-language environment. My mother tongue is Czech, but I grew up in Montreal, which you probably know is a bilingual city. So I had to learn to speak French, but I was mainly educated in English. So you see, multiple languages have always been in the picture.

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Dr. Marketa Caravolas: Orthographic Depth and Other Contributors to International Differences in Children's Reading Acquisition

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