The Four-Part Processing Model for word recognition is a simplified model that illustrates how the brain reads or recognizes words.

There are four processors that are active in the reading brain - phonological, orthographic, meaning, and context processors (Moats & Tolman, 2019).

Instruction should occur for all processors so that each one is strengthened and all will work together.

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Phonological Processor
Orthographic Processor
Meaning Processor
Context Processor

More Resources:

Listen to The Science of Reading: The Podcast Season 2, Episode 5. The Right to Read Project on nurturing automatic readers: Margaret Goldberg and Alanna Mednick for more information on the Four Part Processing Model