Universidad de Granada|Université Libre de Bruxelles|Universidad de Granada|Université Libre de Bruxelles|Université Libre de Bruxelles|Université Libre de Bruxelles|Universidade do Porto|University of Dundee
study undertakes crosslinguistic comparison reading spelling acquisition french portuguese spanish languages aims examine several explanatory factors welldocumented effect language speed reading spelling development differences orthographic depth complexity syllabic structures longitudinal study carried first graders three languages common assessment procedure children tested october february may letter knowledge familiar word simple pseudoword reading spelling results show children accurate reading spelling end first school year differences languages highlighted rate acquisition linguistic variables lexicality items length complexity graphemephoneme correspondences syllabic structure considered differences discussed light explanatory factors mentioned