Mari Ylenfors is an affiliated researcher and trained primary school teacher and special needs educator. She has worked as an elementary school teacher and special educator in elementary school for several years. Nowadays she works in the early years of primary school with language-developing work and approaches in a multicultural area. In 2023, Mari graduated with a licentiate thesis in pedagogy with a focus on special education. Her research focuses on literacy teaching for multilingual students who face challenges in the reading and writing process.