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11. Modelling Word Recognition and Reading Aloud

    A Special Issue of the European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

    Edited by Johannes C. Ziegler, Jonathan Grainger, Marc Brysbaert

    Series: Special Issues of the Journal of Cognitive Psychology

    Computational modeling has tremendously advanced our understanding of the processes involved in normal and impaired reading. While previous research has mainly focused on simulating reading aloud of monosyllabic words in English, the present special issue highlights some new directions in the field...

    Published August 25th 2010 by Psychology Press
12. Letter Recognition: From Perception to Representation

    A Special Issue of Cognitive Neuropsychology

    Edited by Matthew Finkbeiner, Max Coltheart

    Series: Special Issues of Cognitive Neuropsychology

    Detailed computational modelling of reading has been much pursued in the past twenty years, and several specific computational models of visual word recognition and reading aloud have been developed. These models offer computational accounts of many aspects of reading, but all have neglected the...

    Published June 22nd 2009 by Psychology Press
13. Language Production: Sublexical, Lexical, and Supralexical Information

    A Special Issue of Language and Cognitive Processes

    Edited by Jens Boelte, Matthew Goldrick, Pienie Zwitserlood

    Series: Special Issues of Language and Cognitive Processes

    Language production involves the translation of thought into speech, as instantiated by a whole range of mental operations involved in conceptualization, formulation and articulation. This special issue on language production offers a fine sample of the latest research into the various processes...

    Published June 14th 2009 by Psychology Press
14. How Children Learn to Read

    Current Issues and New Directions in the Integration of Cognition, Neurobiology and Genetics of Reading and Dyslexia Research and Practice

    Edited by Ken Pugh, Peggy McCardle

    Series: Extraordinary Brain Series

    This book brings together in one volume information about the neurobiological, genetic, and behavioral bases of reading and reading disabilities. In recent years, research on assessment and treatment of reading disability (dyslexia) has become a magnet for the application of new techniques and...

    Published May 31st 2009 by Psychology Press
15. Cognitive and Cultural Influences on Eye Movements

    Edited by Keith Rayner, Deli Shen, Xuejun Bai, Guoli Yan

    It is well-known that cognitive variables influence eye movements during reading. To what extent do cultural differences influence eye movements? This volume contains chapters that examine these two issues. The first half of the volume documents recent research findings with respect to models of...

    Published May 10th 2009 by Psychology Press
16. Advances in Morphological Processing

    A Special Issue of Language and Cognitive Processes

    Edited by Ram Frost, Jonathan Grainger, Manuel Carreiras

    Series: Special Issues of Language and Cognitive Processes

    Ten years ago, a group of researchers investigating the processing of morphological information met in the south of France to discuss how morphology affects word recognition, perception and production from a cross-linguistic perspective. This special issue is the fourth volume to expose the results...

    Published November 29th 2008 by Psychology Press
17. Single-Word Reading

    Behavioral and Biological Perspectives

    Edited by Elena L. Grigorenko, Adam J. Naples

    Series: New Directions in Communication Disorders Research

    As the first title in the new series, New Directions in Communication Disorders Research: Integrative Approaches, this volume discusses a unique phenomenon in cognitive science, single-word reading, which is an essential element in successful reading competence. Single-word reading is an...

    Published August 23rd 2007 by Psychology Press
18. Situation Models and Levels of Coherence

    Toward a Definition of Comprehension

    By Isabelle Tapiero

    The mental representation of what one reads is called a "situation model" or a "mental model." The process of reading causes an interaction of the new knowledge with what is already known. Though a number of theories and models have been proposed to describe this interaction, Tapiero proposes a new...

    Published July 11th 2007 by Routledge
19. Reading Comprehension Strategies

    Theories, Interventions, and Technologies

    Edited by Danielle S. McNamara

    Published May 21st 2007 by Psychology Press
20. Reading Acquisition and Developmental Dyslexia

    By Liliane Sprenger-Charolles, Pascale Colé, Willy Serniclaes

    Series: Essays in Developmental Psychology

    Most studies on reading have been conducted with English-speaking subjects. It is crucial to also examine studies conducted in different languages, in order to highlight which aspects of reading acquisition and dyslexia appear to be language-specific, and which are universal. Reading Acquisition...

    Published October 25th 2006 by Psychology Press