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Hirshorn, Elizabeth A., Reilly, Emma, Louche‐Robert, Alison, Wojszysnki, Cody |
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Journal of Research in Reading; Feb2024, Vol. 47 Issue 1, p103-116, 14p |
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Background: Recent research has documented individual differences in the reading profiles of skilled native English readers using a behavioural marker of holistic visual word processing (orientation sensitivity). A more holistic word reading profile is associated with a weaker correlation with phonological decoding for word identification. Interestingly, that is different from typical patterns in skilled reading in English. The current study aimed to further assess the underlying distribution of orientation sensitivity as a continuous measure in an unrestricted undergraduate population and to extend past findings to understand the role of phonological decoding in reading comprehension as a function of orientation sensitivity. Methods: A group of 137 SUNY New Paltz undergraduates completed an orientation sensitivity test to assess the overarching distribution. A subset of 55 SUNY New Paltz undergraduates completed additional reading‐related tests (phonological decoding and reading comprehension) on an online platform (findingfive.com). The relationship between orientation sensitivity and reliance on phonological decoding on reading comprehension was assessed using regression. Results: Results found that the distribution of orientation sensitivity was not normal and skews to the right, but is not bimodal, thus warranting the use of regression instead of group statistics. Lastly, those with relatively greater orientation sensitivity had a weaker relationship between measures of phonological decoding and a reading comprehension measure, as predicted. Conclusions: The results extended the finding of differences in reliance on phonological decoding to reading comprehension as a function of orientation sensitivity. These results help refine our understanding of orientation sensitive readers and potential alternative route to successful reading found in the general population. Highlights: What is already known about this topicOrientation sensitivity has been used as a measure of holistic orthographic coding.High orientation sensitivity was associated with a weaker correlation between sublexical phonological processing and word identification. What this paper addsRegression is a valid way to examine orientation sensitivity given the distribution of individual differences in the general population of skilled college readers.Greater orientation sensitivity was linked to a weaker correlation with phonological decoding at the level of comprehension, independent of reading skill. Implications for theory, policy or practiceSensitivity to orientation, and holistic orthographic coding, can be used to identify individual differences in readers who employ an atypical route to skilled reading that relies relatively less on phonological processing.This reading profile exists in the general population and is not necessarily linked to reading skill.Due to the decrease in reliance on phonological processing, understanding this naturally occurring reading profile could be relevant to understanding alternative routes to literacy for those with deficits in phonological processing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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