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Van den Broeck, Wim; Geudens, Astrid – Cognitive Psychology, 2012
Theoretical and computational models of reading have traditionally been informed by specific characteristics of disabled readers. One of the most frequently studied marker effects of developmental dyslexia is the nonword-reading deficit. Disabled readers are generally believed to show a specific problem in reading nonwords. This study presents a…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Dyslexia, Reading Ability, Models
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Stainthorp, Rhona; Stuart, Morag; Powell, Daisy; Quinlan, Philip; Garwood, Holly – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2010
Two groups of 8- to 10-year-olds differing in rapid automatized naming speed but matched for age, verbal and nonverbal ability, phonological awareness, phonological memory, and visual acuity participated in four experiments investigating early visual processing. As low RAN children had significantly slower simple reaction times (SRT) this was…
Descriptors: Phonological Awareness, Visual Acuity, Reading Ability, Nonverbal Ability
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Vincent, D. – Educational Research, 1974
The article outlines some practical and theoretical weaknesses of the concept of 'reading age'. (Author)
Descriptors: Age, Educational Research, Reading Ability, Reading Development