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Direct linkWang, Hsueh-Cheng; Schotter, Elizabeth R.; Angele, Bernhard; Yang, Jinmian; Simovici, Dan; Pomplun, Marc; Rayner, Keith – Journal of Research in Reading, 2013
Previous research indicates that removing initial strokes from Chinese characters makes them harder to read than removing final or internal ones. In the present study, we examined the contribution of important components to character configuration via singular value decomposition. The results indicated that when the least important segments, which…
Descriptors: Chinese, Eye Movements, Visual Stimuli, Visual Perception
Wilkins, Arnold; Cleave, Roanna; Grayson, Nicola; Wilson, Louise – Journal of Research in Reading, 2009
We present four studies indicating that the size and design of the typeface in textual material for children aged 7-9 may impair speed of reading and comprehension, and measurement of reading attainment. The first study compared the speed with which sample sentences were comprehended. The sentences were printed in Arial font with an x-height of…
Descriptors: Sentences, Reading Achievement, Reading Tests, Reading Instruction
Georgiou, George K.; Das, J. P.; Hayward, Denyse V. – Journal of Research in Reading, 2008
The purpose of this study was to compare the contribution of two different versions of working memory to word reading and reading comprehension in relation to phonological awareness and rapid naming speed. Fifty children were administered two measures of working memory, namely an adaptation of the Daneman and Carpenter sentence span task and…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Sentences, Phonological Awareness, Short Term Memory
