A defining feature of language lies in its capacity to represent meaning across oral and
written forms. Morphemes, the smallest units of meaning in a language, are the fundamental …

Morphology is a major organising principle of English and other alphabetic languages, but
has been largely neglected in theories of reading acquisition. In this article, I develop the …

The relation between morphological awareness—defined as the awareness of and ability to
manipulate the smallest units of meaning in language—and reading comprehension …

Skilled reading comprehension is an important goal of educational instruction and models of
reading development. In this study, the authors investigated how core skills surrounding …

Current evidence suggests that morphologically complex words (eg, farmer) are
automatically segmented into their constituent morphemes (farm+ er) during reading, a …

This chapter describes a model that accounts for various phenomena related to
morphological processing in skilled reading and reading acquisition. The model implements …

Reading is an essential skill in modern societies, yet not all learners necessarily become
proficient readers. Theoretical concepts (eg, the orthographic depth hypothesis; the grain …

Incorporating cognitive, neuropsychological, and sociocultural perspectives, this
authoritative text explains the psychological processes involved in reading and describes …

The process by which morphologically complex words are recognized and stored is a matter
of ongoing debate. A large body of evidence indicates that complex words are automatically …

The morphological structure of complex words impacts how they are processed during
visual word recognition. This impact varies over the course of reading acquisition and for …