Eye Movements and the Perceptual Span in Beginning and Skilled Readers.

Rayner, Keith

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ERIC Number: EJ337914

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Publication Date: 1986

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Eye Movements and the Perceptual Span in Beginning and Skilled Readers.

Rayner, Keith

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v41 n2 p211-36 Apr 1986

Presents four experiments comparing the perceptual span in second-, fourth-, and sixth-grade readers and skilled adult readers. Suggests that the size of perceptual span is variable and influenced by text difficulty. Concludes that the size of perceptual span does not cause slow reading rates in beginning readers. (Author/DR)

Descriptors: Adults, Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Eye Fixations, Eye Movements, Reading Rate, Visual Perception

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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