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This study investigated the effect of associative connections between words on speed of word recognition. The hypotheses were: recognition speed would be faster when an anticipated word was presented; recognition would be faster when the target word was preceded by an associated; and recognition would be slower when the target word was preceded by a nonassociate. 20 fourth graders recognized words under 5 treatment conditions in a counterbalanced design. The data supported these hypotheses. Results from this study indicated many similarities between adults and children in word recognition, and less quickly than adults when nonanticipated associatively connected words were shown. These differences suggest somewhat different strategies in word recognition. Hypotheses to explain these differences are contained in the paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]