Context Facilitates the Decoding of Lexically Ambiguous Words for Adult Literacy Learners.

ABSTRACT: An estimated one-fifth of adults in the United States possess low literacy skills, which includes minimal proficiency in reading and difficulty processing contextual information. One way to study reading behavior of adults with low literacy is through eye movement studies; however, these investigations have been generally limited. Thus, the present study collected eye movement data (e.g., gaze duration, total time, regressions) from adult literacy learners while they read sentences to investigate online reading behavior. We manipulated the lexical ambiguity of the target words, context strength, and context location in the sentences. The role of vocabulary depth, which refers to the deeper understanding of a word in one's vocabulary, was also examined. Results show that adult literacy lear

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10181807 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature