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  • Cognitive psychology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Reading science

Background:

  • Parafoveal preprocessing aids reading, with young readers benefiting from preview information.
  • The foveal load hypothesis suggests processing demands affect parafoveal preprocessing in adults.
  • It remains unclear if this foveal load effect applies to young readers during reading acquisition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if 4th and 6th graders exhibit a foveal load effect.
  • To differentiate the foveal load effect from the spillover effect in young readers.
  • To examine the modulation of parafoveal preprocessing by processing demands in developing readers.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the incremental boundary technique to assess reading behavior.
  • Measured eye movements and fixation durations in 4th and 6th graders.
  • Compared parafoveal preprocessing under varying foveal processing loads.

Main Results:

  • Young readers did not demonstrate a foveal load effect.
  • A significant spillover effect was observed in the young readers.
  • Findings suggest differences in reading mechanisms between adult and young readers.

Conclusions:

  • The foveal load hypothesis may not apply to young readers during reading acquisition.
  • Spillover effects play a substantial role in the reading process of developing readers.
  • Implications for eye movement control models in reading are discussed.