Reading and Text Comprehension (EXAM 3)

Question 1

Saccades

Answer 1

Short movements our eyes make from one point to another (info not extracted during saccades)

Question 2

Perceptual Span

Answer 2

How much your eyes can cover during a fixation. Extending 3-4 letters to the left of fixation. Up to 15 letters to the right (for left-to-right language)

Question 3

Fixation Time

Answer 3

Time spent reading a word
Used as a measure of processing

Question 4

What influences fixation time?

Answer 4

Frequency, Predictability, Length, Familiarity

Question 5

Spillover Effect

Answer 5

Fixation time on a word is longer when it is preceded by a rare word

Question 6

Regression

Answer 6

Backwards eye movement - Used to clarify confusion

Question 7

Skipping

Answer 7

No fixation made

Question 8

Dyslexia

Answer 8

Difficulty with reading + writing
Due to difficulty mapping orthography to phonemes (leads to trouble spelling + reading)

Question 9

Parsing

Answer 9

Breaking a sentence down into different grammatical phrases
Occurs while you’re setnece down into different grammatical don’t wait until the end

Question 10

Garden Path Sentences

Answer 10

Those that initially lead you astrary

Question 11

Garden Path approach

Answer 11

You choose the simplest phrase strucutre that will accommodate the words heard so far

Question 12

Language Rules: Describe vs. Prescriptive

Answer 12

Describe rules: Rules that correspond to how a language is normally used
Prescriptive Rules: Rules for how a language OUGHT to be used (proper grammar)

Question 13

Whole-word approach

Answer 13

Rote learning of words
Eventually learn to recognize upon a quick glance

Question 14

Phonics

Answer 14

Sounding out words by noting their corresponding between the component letters and their sounds (cap -> /K/+/A/+/P/ )

Question 15

Whole-langauge approach

Answer 15

Readers are encouraged to guess at new or unfamiliar words by using illustrations, context, and storyline