Lexical Ambiguity and Children's Word Recognition.

Simpson, Greg B.; Foster, Mollie Ramsey

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ERIC Number: EJ337889

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Lexical Ambiguity and Children's Word Recognition.

Simpson, Greg B.; Foster, Mollie Ramsey

Developmental Psychology, v22 n2 p147-54 Mar 1986

Describes two experiments that examined word recognition processes of second, fourth, and sixth graders. Shows that older children use meaning frequency to narrow the amount of information kept active following word recognition. (HOD)

Descriptors: Ambiguity, Cognitive Processes, Context Clues, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Reading Processes, Reading Research, Reading Skills, Semantics, Word Recognition, Word Study Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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