She received her Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in experimental psychology from the St John's College, Oxford.
In 1987 she received her Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in psychology from the University of Oxford with her main topics being reading and spelling by analogy.
When sound waves approach the brain, they vary in pressure depending on the syllables within the words being spoken creating a rhythm.
The rhythm of the words could allow the child to match the syllable patterns to language before they begin reading as to catch them up to where children without the disability might be.
[2] In 2013 she was 1 of 42 UK-based scholars that year to be selected to become a Fellow of the British Academy awarded to those with academic distinction in their research.
[7][2] Goswami was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to educational research.