Elizabeth Stine-Morrow (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Elizabeth Stine-Morrow

Caption

Older adults with better reading comprehension than their counterparts read differently, according to Elizabeth Stine-Morrow, a professor of educational psychology. By choosing to spend more time familiarizing themselves with new concepts, key details and the characters and settings in stories, older adults can compensate for declines in their working memories and language-processing speeds.

Credit

Photo by L. Brian Stauffer, U. of I. News Bureau

Usage Restrictions

This photo may be used only with articles about the research described in this news release. Photo credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer, U. of I. News Bureau

License

Licensed content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.