How Does One Identify Words?

Two routes can be followed, according to Das (2009):

1. If the word is familiar, one that the reader has seen before and knows, then the “visual route” is followed; the reader is likely to read the word as a whole and understand its meaning, although often unaware of the sequence of letters in the word.
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2. If the reader sees a less familiar or a new word, they must look at the sequence of the letters in it, say the word, and then read it by sounding it out. They are then following the “phonological route.” The reader reads the word part by part, often as syllables, noting the succession of letters and sounds.

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