Wider Letter-Spacing Facilitates Word Processing but Impairs Reading Rates of Fast Readers

Previous reports of improved oral reading performance for dyslexic children but not for regular readers when between-letter spacing was enlarged led to the proposal of a dyslexia-specific deficit in visual crowding. However, it is in this context also critical to understand how letter spacing affect...

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Main Authors: Sebastian P. Korinth, Kerstin Gerstenberger, Christian J. Fiebach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00444/full