TY - JOUR
T1 - Word length and landing position effects during reading in children and adults.
AU - Joseph, Holly
AU - Liversedge, Simon
AU - Blythe, Hazel
AU - White, Sarah
AU - Rayner, Keith
PY - 2009/8/12
Y1 - 2009/8/12
N2 - The present study examined the effects of word length on children’s eye movement behaviour when other variables were carefully controlled. Importantly, the results showed that word length influenced children’s reading times and fixation positions on words. Furthermore, children exhibited stronger word length effects than adults in gaze durations and refixations. Adults and children generally did not differ in initial landing positions, but did differ in refixation behaviour. Overall, the results indicated that while adults and children show similar effects of word length for early measures of eye movement behaviour, differences emerge in later measures.
AB - The present study examined the effects of word length on children’s eye movement behaviour when other variables were carefully controlled. Importantly, the results showed that word length influenced children’s reading times and fixation positions on words. Furthermore, children exhibited stronger word length effects than adults in gaze durations and refixations. Adults and children generally did not differ in initial landing positions, but did differ in refixation behaviour. Overall, the results indicated that while adults and children show similar effects of word length for early measures of eye movement behaviour, differences emerge in later measures.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/67650403521
U2 - 10.1016/j.visres.2009.05.015
DO - 10.1016/j.visres.2009.05.015
M3 - Article
SN - 0042-6989
VL - 49
SP - 2078
EP - 2086
JO - Vision Research
JF - Vision Research
IS - 16
ER -