ABSTRACT
In this chapter, we will review the development of the E-Z Reader model of eye-movement control in reading and also describe the basic characteristics of the model (Pollatsek, Reichle, & Rayner, 2006; Rayner, Ashby, Pollatsek, & Reichle, 2004; Reichle, Pollatsek, Fisher, & Rayner, 1998; Reichle, Rayner, & Pollatsek, 2003). The model is relevant to the other chapters in the present volume because we argue that word recognition and lexical processing play a central role in determining when the eyes move from word to word in reading. We will first review background information regarding the development of the model and then review some basic data from the literature on eye movements in reading that any model of eye-movement control in reading must account for. We will then describe the model and discuss predictions of the model. We will also briefly describe some recent tests of the model. Along the way, we will discuss the most controversial aspects of the model and provide justifications for the stances we have taken with respect to the evolving development of the model.
