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Horn, Colette C.; Manis, Franklin R. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1987
Results of two studies of elementary school and college students indicate that the processes of automaticity and speed in recognizing the meanings of familiar printed words take slightly different developmental courses. However, the most rapid changes in both measures occur prior to second grade. (PCB)
Descriptors: Children, Reading Rate, Semantics, Word Recognition