Notes and discussion: Word length effect in early reading and in developmental dyslexia  

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Zoccolotti, Pierluigi ; Luca, Maria De ; Pace, Enrico Di ; Gasperini, Filippo ; Judica, Anna ; Spinelli, Donatella

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Brain and Language (Full Text) vol. 93 no. 3 (2005), page 369-373.
Topik: Vocal reaction times; Dyslexia; Reading; Errors
Fulltext: 93_03_Zoccolotti.pdf (175.21KB)

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Vocal reaction times were measured in Italian dyslexics and in proficient readers while they read single words. Three groups of control participants (for a total of 79) were tested. All were in the first, second or third grade of elementary school. Nine third graders with a low level of reading ability when assessed by standard reading procedures were also tested. Results indicated that vocal RTs of control participants were faster and less sensitive to word length as a function of age; also, there was a particularly marked change between first and second graders. Dyslexics’ vocal RTs and errors were much worse than those of peer control participants and resembled those of first grade controls. It is suggested that normal readers in an orthographically transparent language (Italian) adopt a lexical strategy quite early in their learning. On the contrary, dyslexics seem unable to learn this mode of processing and continue to use a sub-lexical reading procedure.

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