| Abstract | The E-Z Reader model (Reichle, Pollatsek, Fisher, & Rayner, 1998; Reichle, Rayner, &
Pollatsek, 1999) provides a theoretical framework for understanding how word identification, visual
processing, attention, and oculomotor control jointly determine when and where the eyes move
during reading. Thus, in contrast to other models reviewed in this article, E-Z Reader can
simultaneously account for many of the known effects of linguistic, visual, and oculomotor factors
on eye movement control during reading. Furthermore, the core principles of the model have been
generalized to other task domains (e.g., equation solving, visual search), and are broadly consistent
with what is known about the architecture of the neural systems that support reading.
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