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Santa, Carol M. – 1975
Two experiments were conducted with children to determine the units of word perception used in recognizing isolated words. In the first experiment, kindergarten children practiced visually discriminating whole words (big, pig, dig), single letters (b, p, d), or geometric forms (triangle, circle, square) before learning to read three words (big,…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Kindergarten Children, Primary Education, Reading Readiness