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Peer reviewedLevine, Shari – American Annals of the Deaf, 1986
Research indicates that deaf individuals do not develop the usual hemispheric specialization for verbal and nonverbal processing and that early severe hearing impairment influences the lateral organization of the brain for interpreting linguistic information. Possible instructional implications include encouraging an early symbol system for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Lateral Dominance, Neurology
