ERIC Number: EJ1161654
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1088-8438
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Lexical Reading in Dysfluent Readers of German
Gangl, Melanie; Moll, Kristina; Jones, Manon W.; Banfi, Chiara; Schulte-Körne, Gerd; Landerl, Karin
Scientific Studies of Reading, v22 n1 p24-40 2018
Dyslexia in consistent orthographies like German is characterized by dysfluent reading, which is often assumed to result from failure to build up an orthographic lexicon and overreliance on decoding. However, earlier evidence indicates effects of lexical processing at least in some German dyslexic readers. We investigated variations in reading style in an eye-tracking paradigm with German dysfluent 3rd and 4th graders. Twenty-six TypFix-readers (fixation counts within the range of 47 age-matched typical readers) were compared with 42 HighFix-readers (increased fixation counts). Both groups showed lexical access: Words were read more efficiently than nonwords and pseudohomophones. TypFix-readers showed stronger reliance on lexical reading than HighFix-readers (smaller length effects for number of fixations and total reading time, stronger lexicality effects for gaze duration, stronger word-pseudohomophone effects for mean saccade amplitude). We conclude that in both groups, sublexical and lexical reading processes were impaired due to inefficient visual-verbal integration.
Descriptors: Dyslexia, German, Grade 3, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Eye Movements, Reading Instruction, Intervention, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Student Characteristics, Reading Tests, Spelling, Children, Intelligence Tests, Questionnaires, Parent Attitudes, Phonemes, Visual Stimuli, Phonological Awareness, Attention, Culture Fair Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 3
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; Cattell Culture Fair Intelligence Test
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