Erik D. Reichle is a Professor of Cognitive Psychology and the Head of the Department of Psychology at Macquarie University. His research uses computer modelling and eye-tracking experiments to understand the mental processes that are engaged during skilled reading. He has published more than 60 articles on these topics in leading peer-reviewed journals (e.g., Psychological Review, Psychological Science, Brain and Behavioral Sciences) and has received fellowships from the Hanse Institute for Advanced Study (Germany) and the Leverhulme Trust (United Kingdom).

• Chapter 1 - Introduction


• Chapter 2 - Formal Models


• Chapter 3 - Models of Word Identification


• Chapter 4 - Models of Sentence Processing


• Chapter 5 - Models of Discourse Representation


• Chapter 6 - Models of the Reading Architecture


• Chapter 7 - Synthesis

Computational Models of Reading is a reference book that can be used to learn about reading research and how computer models have been used to explain and simulate the mental processes involved in reading. These mental processes include the identification of printed words, the active construction of larger units of meaning (for example, of sentences), and the integration of the latter into memory so that a text can be understood and remembered. The final chapter describes a new model of reading, in its entirety, and then reports simulations showing how it explains important findings related to reading.