The Relation between the Discrimination of Letter-Like Forms and Word Recognition.

Rupley, William H.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ214125

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Publication Date: 1979-Dec

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The Relation between the Discrimination of Letter-Like Forms and Word Recognition.

Rupley, William H.; And Others

Reading World, v19 n2 p113-23 Dec 1979

Describes a study of the visual discrimination abilities of children who varied in their ability to recognize words. Indicates that visual discrimination skills of the type needed to discriminate between single artificial graphemes do not seem essential for the word recognition aspect of reading. (TJ)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Graphemes, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Visual Discrimination, Word Recognition

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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