APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Context Facilitates the Decoding of Lexically Ambiguous Words for Adults with Low Literacy
- Alexa Gonzalez
Mount Holyoke College - Kathryn Tremblay
Mount Holyoke College - Katherine Binder
Mount Holyoke College
Abstract
Eye movement data were collected from adults with low literacy skills while they read sentences that contained lexically ambiguous words or control words. Additionally, we manipulated context strength and context location. Results revealed these readers are sensitive to ambiguity and context.
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