The architecture and processes underlying visual word recognition represent some of the most intricate systems in human cognition. The seemingly simple act of reading a word involves not only a ...

“If you are just able to decode the words, but you don’t have the context to understand them, you’re not getting to that effective, efficient, purposeful reading for meaning,” explains Dr. Molly Ness, ...

Reading specialists have often pitted phonics against holistic word recognition and whole language approaches in the war over how to teach children to read. However, a new study shows that the three ...

Word recognition behavior can be fine-tuned by experience and practice, according to a new study by researchers in Canada. Their work shows, for the first time, that it is possible to develop visual ...

If you heard someone say "I put on my hat," you'd instantly recognize the phrase. But for a computer, identifying the words in that simple statement takes some serious processing power. And that's ...

Dyslexia is a learning disability characterised by difficulty with word recognition, decoding, and correct or fluent spelling ...