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Sentence Context and Word Recognition in Children with Average Reading Ability and with a Specific Reading Disability
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posted on 2023-05-16, 10:43 authored by Pratt, C, Nenagh KempNenagh Kemp, Martin, FThe inhibitory and facilitatory effects of context on word recognition were investigated in 24 8-to 10-year-old children with a specific reading disability in comparison with a group of 24 children matched for reading ability and a group of 24 children matched for chronological age. To avoid confounding the effects of reading level with those of word difficulty, target words of equivalent relative familiarity for each participant were presented in congruous, neutral, and incongruous sentence contexts. In agreement with previous studies, there was clear evidence of both general inhibitory and facilitatory effects. In contrast to previous findings, however, reading level did not have a major impact on the inhibition of word recognition in incongruous contexts compared with neutral contexts, although it may have led to greater facilitation in congruous contexts compared with neutral contexts. Although further research is required, these results suggest that if reading-age appropriate materials are selected, less skilled readers and those with a reading disability may not be as influenced by context as has been claimed previously.
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Publication title
Australian Journal of PsychologyVolume
48Pagination
155-159ISSN
0004-9530Department/School
School of Psychological SciencesPublisher
Australian Psychological SocietyPlace of publication
MelbourneRepository Status
- Restricted