Full Professor of the University of Minho. PhD in Education (University of Minho), Master in Linguistic (University of Lisbon) and Degree in Portuguese and English Teaching (University of Minho). He teaches in graduation and post-graduation courses at the University of Minho as well as in other Portuguese Universities (Lisbon, Porto, Algarve and Coimbra). He is a researcher at the Education Research Centre of the Institute of Education and Psychology and his main scientific interests are on Portuguese Teaching, Education and Literacies.

Email: rvcastro@iep.uminho.pt