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Direct linkPaige, David D. – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2011
The acceleration hypothesis views reading rate simultaneously as both an independent and dependent variable that can be manipulated to encourage increases in reading indicators (Breznitz, 2006). Within this conceptualization, reading rate represents all the component sub-processes required for proficient reading and presents the opportunity for a…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Short Term Memory, Reading Rate
Abadzi, Helen – International Review of Education, 2008
Reading depends on the speed of visual recognition and capacity of short-term memory. To understand a sentence, the mind must read it fast enough to capture it within the limits of the short-term memory. This means that children must attain a minimum speed of fairly accurate reading to understand a passage. Learning to read involves "tricking" the…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Short Term Memory, Grade 6, Grade 2
