This study investigates the perceptual processing capabilities by analysis of eye movement of children from differing levels of field independence/dependence. Forty nine field independent (24 girls, 26 boys) and 36 field dependent (19 girls, 17 boys) children in third grade were analyzed as they viewed either seven dynamic or seven static segments from the Children's Television Workshop program. It was hypothesized that both good readers and field independents would exhibit more sophisticated scanning strategies and that the dynamic mode of presentation would result in significant eye movement differences from those exhibited in the static mode. Regression analyses revealed that eye movements were rather stimulus specific. Supplantation of mental operation by the stimuli was also an important consideration of this study. (Author/MP)