Lesson 3 Reading & the ocular motor system

The ability to follow a line of print and derive meaning from the pattern of symbols on the page requires the development of a complex series of eye movements.

This depends on the ability of the two eyes to converge on the fixation point.

....................................is the process by which the two separate images seen by each eye independently ‘fuse’ into a single clear image.

The two eyes make small sweeping movements to another fixation point further along the page. This is called a .....

How did you go with the STROOP test?

• Easy

• Moderate

• Difficult

• Got better over time

What was it like for you when you first started reading?

The STROOP effect is best defined as

• A phenomenon of when a magpie that flies closely over your head

• A name for the ability to read quickly

• A phenomenon that occurs when you must say the colour of a word but not the name of the word.

• The key to learning to read