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ERIC Number: EJ252651
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Sep
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Locus of the Context Effect in Children's Word Recognition.
Schwantes, Frederick M.
Child Development, v52 n3 p895-903 Sep 1981
Two experiments were conducted to examine differences in word-recognition processes between third-grade and college students. Results suggested that children make more predominant use of phonological recoding to obtain lexical access than do adults. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Students, Context Clues, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Higher Education, Speed Reading, Word Recognition
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Encoding Processes