Motion perception and eye movements predict reading readiness: Evidence from pre-readers in an action video game task
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- Chamani, Niloufar ORCID University of Fribourg
- Rima, Samy ORCID University of Fribourg
- Schmid, Michael ORCID University of Fribourg
- 2026
Published in:
- iScience. - Elsevier BV. - 2026, vol. 29, no. 8, p. 117063
developmental dyslexia
motion perception
eye movement control
rapid automatized naming
hemispheric lateralization
early reading skills
English
Developmental dyslexia (DD) is associated with deficits in visual motion perception and eye movement control,
yet little is known about these processes at the pre-reading stage. We investigated motion perception
and eye movement behavior in thirty-four pre-reading children (aged 4–6 years) during action video game
Fruit Ninja (FN) play and rapid automatized naming (RAN) performance. FN and RAN scores were significantly
correlated (r = 0.54, p = 0.001), suggesting a link between motion perception and object naming ability. While
peripheral vision enabled faster fruit slicing (t = 11.28, p < 0.001), foveating objects was more predictive of FN
and RAN performance. Children exhibited shorter reaction times for detecting right visual field (RVF) objects
(t = 3.22, p = 0.003), aligning with adult findings. These results highlight the role of motion perception in
reading development and support the potential of motion-based interventions for early reading difficulties.
yet little is known about these processes at the pre-reading stage. We investigated motion perception
and eye movement behavior in thirty-four pre-reading children (aged 4–6 years) during action video game
Fruit Ninja (FN) play and rapid automatized naming (RAN) performance. FN and RAN scores were significantly
correlated (r = 0.54, p = 0.001), suggesting a link between motion perception and object naming ability. While
peripheral vision enabled faster fruit slicing (t = 11.28, p < 0.001), foveating objects was more predictive of FN
and RAN performance. Children exhibited shorter reaction times for detecting right visual field (RVF) objects
(t = 3.22, p = 0.003), aligning with adult findings. These results highlight the role of motion perception in
reading development and support the potential of motion-based interventions for early reading difficulties.
- Faculty
- Faculté des sciences et de médecine
- Department
- Département de Médecine
- Language
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- English
- Classification
- Pathology, clinical medicine
- Other electronic version
- License
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CC BY
- Open access status
- gold
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1016/j.isci.2026.117063
- ISSN 2589-0042
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/336571
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