Objective The scientific aims of the ELDEL project are: 1) to produce a model elucidating the relationships among psychological (psycholinguistic, cognitive) and environmental (orthographic, linguistic, educational/instructional, cultural) factors determining the development of literacy skills in European languages, and 2) to uncover the key components of an effective, culture-appropriate intervention program for the prevention and remediation of literacy problems in the languages under study. The research program comprises a number of overlapping cross-linguistic studies that will reveal the language-specific and language-general factors affecting literacy development. This multidisciplinary network includes partners with expertise in developmental, educational, and clinical psychology, experimental psycholinguistics, speech and language therapy, and an industrial partner specialising in the creation of software for the assessment and training of literacy skills. Each partner will also contribute to the network’s training aims, to provide training in generic as well as in state-of-the-art domain-specific research skills. Participants will offer training in one or more of the following specialist areas: (a) specific literacy skills (e.g. phonological skills, spelling, reading comprehension), (b) typical vs. clinical populations (e.g. children with developmental disorders, dyslexia), (c) research methodology (e.g. longitudinal, intervention, experimental psycholinguistic, naturalistic), and (d) use and development of measurement tools (computer-generated, eye tracking, cross-linguistic tests). Additional training in relevant skills will be provided by visiting researchers during workshops and short courses. The projects are conceived to promote mobility within the network and allow young researchers to benefit from the training most relevant to them. This ITN will equip Early Stage and Experienced Researchers for successful careers in cutting-edge literacy research. Fields of science humanitieslanguages and literaturegeneral language studieshumanitieslanguages and literaturelinguisticssocial scienceseducational sciencesdidacticshumanitiesother humanitieslibrary sciencesdigital humanities Keywords Social sciences alphabetic cross-linguistic development dyslexia intervention language disorders literacy morphology orthography phonology prediction reading spelling Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) PEOPLE-2007-1-1-ITN - Marie Curie Action: " Networks for Initial Training" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2007-1-1-ITN See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-ITN - Networks for Initial Training (ITN) Coordinator BANGOR UNIVERSITY EU contribution € 911 450,00 Address COLLEGE ROAD LL57 2DG Bangor United Kingdom See on map Region Wales West Wales and The Valleys Gwynedd Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITY OF YORK United Kingdom EU contribution € 544 620,00 Address HESLINGTON YO10 5DD York North Yorkshire See on map Region Yorkshire and the Humber North Yorkshire York Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERZITA KARLOVA Czechia EU contribution € 368 228,00 Address OVOCNY TRH 560/5 116 36 Praha 1 See on map Region Česko Praha Hlavní město Praha Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERZITA KOMENSKEHO V BRATISLAVE Slovakia EU contribution € 466 907,00 Address SAFARIKOVO NAM 6 814 99 Bratislava See on map Region Slovensko Bratislavský kraj Bratislavský kraj Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITE BLAISE PASCAL CLERMONT-FERRAND II France EU contribution € 298 585,00 Address 34 Avenue Carnot 63006 CLERMONT-FERRAND See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITE DE POITIERS France EU contribution € 388 994,00 Address RUE DE L HOTEL DIEU 15 HOTEL PINET 86034 Poitiers Cedex See on map Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine Poitou-Charentes Vienne Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA Spain EU contribution € 773 527,00 Address CUESTA DEL HOSPICIO SN 18071 Granada See on map Region Sur Andalucía Granada Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data