Generation(s) of phonological codes in reading: A reply to Guttentag

Addresses R. E. Guttentag's 2 questions about the review by L. X. McCusker et al of the phonological recoding literature. Following Guttentag's suggestion, the possibility of phonological mediation without the use of grapheme-phoneme correspondence rules is considered. It is recognized as a logically possible supplement to phonological recoding, but no empirical support was found. Guttentag's discussion of how dependence on phonological recoding might change with increased age and reading skill is also addressed. (12 ref)