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Beyond decoding: phonological processing during silent reading in beginning readers.

Hazel I Blythe¹, Ascensión Pagán¹, Megan Dodd¹

¹Department of Psychology, University of Southampton.

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition

|December 22, 2014

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Young readers effectively use phonology for word recognition, even without overt decoding. Children aged seven to nine show skilled phonological processing but are more sensitive to spelling errors than adults.

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Area of Science:

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Linguistics

Background:

Lexical identification is crucial for reading fluency.
Understanding phonological processing in developing readers is key to educational strategies.
The interplay between phonological and orthographic processing evolves with reading experience.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate phonological processing in beginning readers during silent sentence reading.
To compare phonological processing in children (7-9 years) and adults.
To examine the impact of pseudohomophones and spelling controls on lexical identification.

Main Methods:

Eye-tracking was used to record reading behavior.
Participants read sentences containing target words, pseudohomophones, or spelling controls.
Reading patterns of children (7-9 years) were compared to those of adults.

Main Results:

Both children and adults benefited from pseudohomophones, indicating phonological processing.
Children showed greater disruption from spelling errors compared to adults.
Seven-year-old children demonstrate skilled phonological processing beyond overt decoding.

Conclusions:

Beginning readers, even at age seven, utilize phonological information during word recognition.
Reading development involves a shift in the balance between phonological and orthographic processing.
Children's developing reading skills are more susceptible to orthographic inconsistencies than adults'.