Automaticity of Word Recognition Is a Unique Predictor of Reading Fluency in Middle-School Students

• Published in: Journal of educational psychology Vol. 111; no. 2; pp. 314 - 330
• Main Authors: Roembke, Tanja C, Hazeltine, Eliot, Reed, Deborah K, McMurray, Bob
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Psychological Association 01.02.2019
• Subjects: Cognitive Ability; Decoding (Reading); Grade 7; Grade 8; Middle School Students; Predictor Variables; Reading Comprehension; Reading Fluency; Reading Tests; Word Recognition; Iowa

Automaticity in word recognition has been hypothesized to be important in reading development (LaBerge & Samuels, 1974; Perfetti, 1985). However, when predicting educational outcomes, it is difficult to isolate the influence of automatic word recognition from factors such as processing speed or...