Towards decoding the nature of word recognition A study reveals that orthographic and semantic neighbors—words sharing similar spelling and meaning—may influence reading speed and accuracy.

Word recognition includes instant and effortless identification of familiar words, as well as phonics knowledge that connects letter names and sounds. It involves using decoding skills to attack ...

It attributes a person’s reading comprehension ability to two skills—word recognition (decoding) and language comprehension. This theory has been tested in the context of second as well as ...

Word recognition plays an essential role in learning to read, skilled reading, and dyslexia. The goal of the research I describe is to develop a theory of word recognition that is realized as a ...

Decoding Speech By David Levin Posted 01.01.09 NOVA If you heard someone say "I put on my hat," you'd instantly recognize the phrase. But for a computer, identifying the words in that simple ...

In this paper, the relevance of word structure knowledge to decoding and spelling instruction is discussed. An explicit, discussion oriented, direct approach to teaching decoding and spelling based on ...

By Dr Praveen Gupta Dyslexia is a learning disability characterised by difficulty with word recognition, decoding, and correct or fluent spelling. These challenges are not related to lack of ...