Charles A. Perfetti
List of John Benjamins publications for which Charles A. Perfetti plays a role.
Journals
ISSN 2542-3835 | E-ISSN 2542-3843
2018 Chapter 3. Visual factors in writing system variation: Measurement and implications for reading Writing Systems, Reading Processes, and Cross-Linguistic Influences: Reflections from the Chinese, Japanese and Korean Languages, Pae, Hye K. (ed.), pp. 49–72 | Chapter
We examine the visual properties of graphic forms and the role they play in reading within and across writing systems. We argue that writing-system factors determine the complexity of graphic forms, which affects perceptual processes in reading. We review studies we have carried out on graph… read more
2017 Lexical quality revisited Developmental Perspectives in Written Language and Literacy: In honor of Ludo Verhoeven, Segers, Eliane and Paul van den Broek (eds.), pp. 51–67 | Chapter
I examine the central ideas of the Lexical Quality Hypothesis (LQH), reviewing the early studies that motivated them, and discussing more recent research that further supports and refines them. This research shows the specific importance of the reader’s knowledge of word meanings in comprehension,… read more
2017 Integrating word processing with text comprehension: Theoretical frameworks and empirical examples Theories of Reading Development, Cain, Kate, Donald L. Compton and Rauno K. Parrila (eds.), pp. 9–32 | Chapter
2005 Differences between written and spoken input in learning new words Literacy Processes and Literacy Development, Reitsma, Pieter and Ludo Verhoeven (eds.), pp. 25–44 | Article
We taught adult learners the meanings of rare words to test hypotheses about modality effects in learning word forms. These hypotheses are that (1) written (orthographic) training leads to a better representation of word form than phonological training, that (2) recognition memory for a word is… read more
2005 Less skilled comprehenders’ ERPs show sluggish word-to-text integration processes Literacy Processes and Literacy Development, Reitsma, Pieter and Ludo Verhoeven (eds.), pp. 157–181 | Article
We examined the word-to-text integration processes of less skilled comprehenders using ERPs recorded during text reading. The first sentence of each text controlled the accessibility of an antecedent referent for a critical word, which was the first content word of the second sentence. In the… read more
2002 The lexical quality hypothesis Precursors of Functional Literacy, Verhoeven, Ludo, Carsten Elbro and Pieter Reitsma (eds.), pp. 189–213 | Article
2002 Subsyllabic units in reading: A difference between Korean and English Precursors of Functional Literacy, Verhoeven, Ludo, Carsten Elbro and Pieter Reitsma (eds.), pp. 139–163 | Article