Word Recognition Skill and Reading Ability
Keith E. Stanovich · 2024
Word recognition is a component of the total reading process, and it is therefore natural to attempt to determine the importance of word recognition as a component of reading. A related question concerns whether the ability to recognize words rapidly and accurately determines individual differences in reading fluency. Finally, if a relation were found between word recognition ability and reading fluency, interest would then center on the psychological processes responsible for the relationship (phonetic recoding, orthographic knowledge, etc.). This chapter focuses on these questions.