The architecture and processes underlying visual word recognition represent some of the most intricate systems in human cognition. The seemingly simple act of reading a word involves not only a ...

This guest column was written by Timothy Houge, director of Northern State University's Reading Clinic and a Professor of Elementary and Secondary Literacy Instruction. People often assume that those ...

This study was designed to assess whether knowing the meaning of a word facilitates one's ability to spell it. A total of 180 fourth, sixth, and eighth graders took four spelling tests and four ...

One hour and seven minutes into the decidedly hit-or-miss 1996 comedy Black Sheep, the wiseass sidekick character played by David Spade finds himself at an unusually pronounced loss for words. While ...