Planar Asymmetry Tips the Phonological Playground and Environment Raises the Bar.

Eckert, Mark A.; Lombardino, Linda J.; Leonard, Christiana M.

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Publication Date: 2001

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Planar Asymmetry Tips the Phonological Playground and Environment Raises the Bar.

Eckert, Mark A.; Lombardino, Linda J.; Leonard, Christiana M.

Child Development, v72 n4 p988-1002 Jul-Aug 2001

Examined the contribution of biological and environmental variables to 11-year-olds' phonological development. Found that temporal lobe (planar) asymmetry, hand preference, family history of reading disability, and SES explained over half the variance in phonological and verbal performance, demonstrating a linear association between cerebral organization and phonological skill within socioeconomic groups. (Author/KB)

Descriptors: Biological Influences, Brain, Children, Environmental Influences, Family Influence, Handedness, Heredity, Intelligence, Neurological Organization, Performance Factors, Phonology, Predictor Variables, Reading Achievement, Social Differences, Socioeconomic Status

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Language: English

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