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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Educational Psychology

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  • Reading mastery involves processing sequential stimuli.
  • Children's ability to process multiple stimuli improves with reading experience.
  • The serial superiority effect, the tendency to recall items from the beginning and end of a list better than the middle, is a key aspect of sequential processing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the serial superiority effect in relation to reading experience.
  • To compare reading performance using single- and multiple-word displays in Italian children.
  • To analyze reading performance using models that account for global components of individual variability.

Main Methods:

  • Ninety 1st- to 3rd-grade students participated.
  • Children read words presented in single- (sequential) and multiple- (static array) display conditions.
  • Reading times were analyzed using Dynamic Exponent Models (DEM), Random Access Models (RAM), and State Trace Analysis.

Main Results:

  • Reading times were significantly faster in the multiple-display condition compared to the single-display condition.
  • The advantage of multiple-display reading increased linearly with years of schooling.
  • Global processing models effectively captured reading acquisition, highlighting the growing difference between single and multiple display processing.

Conclusions:

  • Reading experience enhances the ability to process multiple stimuli simultaneously.
  • Global processing models provide valuable insights into early reading acquisition.
  • The study demonstrates a progressive mastery of visual processing skills crucial for reading development.