Debates the question of how automaticity in reading develops. Suggests that the traditional view of automaticity development (a result of limited attentional capacity) does not adequately describe the process. Discusses comparisons of alternative views of automaticity and the traditional view. (RS)

Considers the prospects and need for a psychologically plausible connectionist model of the development of word recognition skills. Emphasizes the importance of phonological skills as precursors and facilitators of learning to read. Argues that it may be possible to develop a connectionist model which will be more consistent with evidence from…

Examines each of Goswami's criticisms of the methodology employed by Bowey et al. Argues none can explain the differential analogy and phonological priming effects or why, when phonological priming effects are controlled, size of the end analogy effect is no greater than that of beginning and medial vowel analogy effects. (Author)

Examines literacy development among a group of preschool and kindergarten children through changes in the form, function, and perception of their written names. Studies 67 3-, 4-, and 5-year olds, their teachers, instructional aides, and 6 case-study parents participating in a yearlong analysis. Concludes that "name" has the…

Presents an instructional framework for use with beginning readers that focuses on strategy development and the use of authentic, purposeful materials. Provides a teaching "guide" to help teachers understand the important metacognitive features of the program, but notes that it is up to teachers to plan, teach, and evaluate their students'…

First grade students (n=221) were tested on measures of verbal fluency, visual attention, phonological awareness, orthographic recognition, rapid automated naming (RAN) of letters and objects, and reading. Findings indicated that word reading was directly and significantly predicted by RAN letter naming and general RAN cognitive processing time of…

Twenty children between six and nine years of age and of average or above average intelligence were used in a study to determine whether methods that restrict pupil participation to visual attention or oral response are of more or less value in attempts to recognize words than methods that involve activity with the hands, such as tracing or…

In order to determine the effect of grapheme-phoneme correspondence on beginning reading, word acquisition as related to the degree of regularity of the word was used as a measurement. Twenty children enrolled in a preschool project for culturally disadvantaged children at Peabody College were randomly assigned to two groups. One group used the…

Reports three studies about young children's knowledge of word structure and its relation to reading. Study I examined children's knowledge of the characteristics of printed words. Study II investigated aspects of word structure used by beginning readers. Study III investigated aspects of word structure used by readers at varying levels of reading…

A prereading model based on a 9-month longitudinal study of 45 deaf preschool children from state residential schools is presented. The model contends that reading can be initiated by giving deaf children opportunities to match their internalized manual language to printed words, stressing reading-related activities involving parents, teachers,…

Reports on a study that investigated the ability of second grade students to listen to, infer, and produce the correct pronuciations of high-frequency words in a story-like context. (FL)

Discusses the importance of speech skills as antecedents to learning word perception skills in beginning reading. (RB)

Purpose of the study was to determine if personological and methodological factors interact as predicted with the ultimate aim being to discover ways to optimize the teaching of word attack skills. (Author/RK)

Examines the development of knowledge of orthographic structure among beginning readers by testing their ability to discern which word in a pair looked most like a word. (HOD)

Presents a seven-step technique for teaching primary school students to recognize function words. Describes a method for eliciting parent help in the task and offers suggestions for review and follow-up activities. (FL)