The Development of Letter and Syllable Effects in Categorization, Reading Aloud, and Picture Naming.

Marmurek, Harvey H. C.; Rinaldo, Richard

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Publication Date: 1992

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The Development of Letter and Syllable Effects in Categorization, Reading Aloud, and Picture Naming.

Marmurek, Harvey H. C.; Rinaldo, Richard

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v53 n3 p277-99 Jun 1992

Second and fourth graders and college students categorized one- and two-syllable words. Categorization response times for second graders were related to the number of letters in one-syllable words. Second and fourth graders had longer categorization times than college students for four-letter, two-syllable words. (BC)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Classification, College Students, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Language Research, Letters (Alphabet), Males, Pictorial Stimuli, Reaction Time, Reading Skills, Syllables, Word Recognition

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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