2.1. Participants

Twenty-three participants (14 girls and 9 boys) aged 6–7 years old were selected for participation in the experiment. All of the participants were typically developing students and they were recruited from a primary school. The consent of parents and teachers was sought prior to each child's participation. Criteria for participation included that neither their mainstream schoolteachers nor parents had identified them as having any learning difficulties. All of the children in this study were reported by their teachers to read at grade level, displayed no reading comprehension problems and an absence of disruptive behavior that could interfere with performing the tasks required.
