Journal article
Increasing the Naming Speed of Poor Readers: Representations Formed across Repetitions
Abstract
In three experiments we examined the effect of repetition practice on the acquisition, retention, and generalization of children's skill in rapidly naming visually presented words. Experiment 1 showed that naming times decrease rapidly with practice. Retention of this newly acquired skill in rapid naming was a function of the degree of learning during training. "Overlearning" was necessary to prevent forgetting of the skill. Experiment 2 …
Authors
Lemoine HE; Levy BA; Hutchinson A
Journal
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, Vol. 55, No. 3, pp. 297–328
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 1993
DOI
10.1006/jecp.1993.1018
ISSN
0022-0965