Lexicality effects on orthographic learning in beginning and advanced readers of Dutch: An eye-tracking study.

ABSTRACT: Orthographic learning is the topic of many recent studies about reading, but much is still unknown about conditions that affect orthographic learning and their influence on reading fluency development over time. This study investigated lexicality effects on orthographic learning in beginning and relatively advanced readers of Dutch. Eye movements of 131 children in Grades 2 and 5 were monitored during an orthographic learning task. Children read sentences containing pseudowords or low-frequency real words that varied in number of exposures. We examined both offline learning outcomes (i.e., orthographic choice and spelling dictation) of target items and online gaze durations on target words. The results showed general effects of exposure, lexicality, and reading-skill level. Also, a two-way

SUBMITTER: van Viersen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9016678 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature