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Peer reviewedShimron, Joseph; Navon, David – Visible Language, 1980
English and Hebrew native speakers read texts mutilated by removing strips at the top or bottom of lines. Reading English texts was impaired more by mutilating the top, but the reverse was found for Hebrew texts, due to the different ways information is distributed along the vertical axis of Roman and Hebrew letters. (Author/GT)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English, Hebrew, Letters (Alphabet)
Peer reviewedDowning, John – Visible Language, 1973
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Linguistic Competence, Literacy, Reading Development
