a. The Dual Route Model suggests that we have two routes for turning words into sounds. One route takes us directly to the words meaning such as in irregular words. The second route involves “phonological recoding” which is used for identifying sounds to non-words. Both routes work simultaneously when we come across a word that is not automatic, but the direct route seems to work more quickly. As the reader becomes more skilled, more words will go through the direct route which makes recognizing words quicker.
b. These studies show that irregular words are recognized quicker than non-words because they go through the direct route. This route takes us directly to the meanings of the words. The irregular words have to go through phonological recoding which takes longer. This study is similar to the other studies we have seen. It shows that non-words that follow the “rules” of our orthography are recognized quicker than non-words that use irregular spelling.
c. This model is similar to Adam’s Model because it shows that there are different processors used to recognize words. However, Adam’s Model believes that all the processors work simultaneously. This model shows that when recognizing certain types of words that through the use of dual routes, the brain will only choose one of those routes to identify the word.
