The Four-Part Processing Model for word recognition is a simplified model that illustrates how the brain reads or recognizes words. It illustrates that there are four processes that are active in the reading brain including: phonological, orthographic, meaning, and context processors (Moats & Tolman, 2019). The model also provides evidence that instruction should occur for students to address all processors, so that as each processor is strengthened, all processors will work together. Scroll down to see the role of each processor as they work together for word recognition.
For example:
The bolt of lightning hit the clocktower during the storm last night.
The word “bolt” has several meanings, however, in this example it means a shaft of lightning or thunderbolt.