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Peer reviewedStone, Deborah B.; Fisher, Sylvia K.; Eliot, John – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1999
Investigates effects of variations in font, leading, and justification that account for differences in speed and accuracy between reading aloud from paper versus laptop computer. Finds that: (1) subjects' prior exposure to print significantly and positively related to predicting speed and miscue performance; (2) educational attainment…
Descriptors: Adults, Higher Education, Layout (Publications), Microcomputers
Peer reviewedAkamatsu, Nobuhiko – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1999
Uses case alteration (cAse ALteRaTiOn) to investigate effects of first-language (L1) orthographic characteristics on word recognition in English as a second language (ESL). Finds magnitude of case alteration effect for naming tasks was significantly larger for ESL participants whose L1 was not alphabetic. Suggests that L1 orthographic features…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Graduate Students, Higher Education, Language Research
