Use of letter and shape cues in visual recognition of 3- and 5-letter nonsense words by 1st- and 3rd-graders, and college students (ns = 50) was investigated. Shape cues were used less frequently than letters; use of shape cues decreased with increasing educational level of Ss and were more frequently used with longer words.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
MarchbanksG.LevinH.Cues by which children recognize words. Journal of Educational Psychology, 1965, 56, 57–61.
