University Professor of Psychology
Université Grenoble Alpes, UFR SHS - Bâtiment Michel Dubois, CS 40700 38058 GRENOBLE Cedex 9 FRANCE
Laboratory LPNC Laboratoire de Psychologie et Neuro-Cognition (UMR 5105 CNRS)
http://lpnc.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr
Research interests:
I study the cognitive mechanisms of written language acquisition. My work aims to :
- enhance the comprehension of reading and spelling acquisition mechanisms and of specific learning disabilities
- improve efficiency of the educational methods in this field.
To reach these goals, I essentially use experimental, training and longitudinal studies on children and young adults with and without specific learning acquisition impairments.
I am particularly interested in:
- the acquisition of lexical spelling
- the visual processing of written words during reading acquisition
- the mechanisms of the very beginning of learning to read
Research keywords:
Reading acquisition
Spelling and orthographic acquisition
Developmental dyslexia and dysgraphia
Visual attention span
Copy
Early literacy acquisition
Education and effective teaching
Research main collaborators (alphabetic order):
Gérard Bailly, Maryse Bianco, Pascal Bressoux, Nadège Doignon-Camus, Aline Frey, Emilie Gerbier, Jean-Luc Roulin, Sylviane Valdois, Daniel Zagar.
Research, PhD supervision:
2019-2021 : Cynthia Boggio. Co-directed with Maryse Bianco, LARAC, UGA. Title : "Evaluation and ergonomy of a new method to teach reading in first grade".
2019-2021 : Céline Pobel-Burtin. Co-directed with Maryse Bianco, LARAC, UGA. Title: "The establishment of an effective protocol of "response to intervention" (RTI) of level 2 in first grade classroom: the optimal conditions".
2018-2021 : Hayat Sabri. Co-directed with Jean-Luc Roulin, LPNC, USMB. Title : "Psychométric evaluation of child intelligence in Morocco : from the study of biases when using WISC V to the elaboration of a relevant tool".
2017-2020 : Erika Godde. Co-directed with Gérard Bailly, Gipsa-lab, UGA. Title : "Development and acquisition of prosody in reading aloud".
2017-2020 : Carole Hanner. Co-directed with Pascal Bressoux, LSE, UGA. Title : "Relations between reading and spelling from first to third grade".
2008-2012 : Nathalie Chaves. PhD in developmental Psychology, co-directed with Pierre Largy, Université Toulouse 2 le Mirail. Title : " The role of visual attention span in the acquisition of lexical orthographic knowledge".
Teaching:
2015-now : Professor in cognitive psychology
2006-2015 : Lecturer in cognitive psychology
2002-2006 : temporary teacher in cognitive psychology
1986-2002 : Teacher for primary school children
Teaching main contents :
Reading and spelling acquisition
Learning processes
Developmental dyslexia and others specific learning disabilities
Developmental Neuropsychology
Methodology in experimental psychology
Main responsabilities:
2020 - now : Team leader of the Action 3, PEGASE Project, Université Grenoble Alpes
2016 - now : Head of the Master 2 "Neuropsychologie de l’Enfant", UGA.
2013 - 2017 : Team leader of the Language team, LPNC.