Phonology and handedness in primary school: Predictions of the right shift theory

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 205-212

  Smythe, Pamela ^a   Annett, Marian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetics; Handedness; Phonology; Right shift theory; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HANDEDNESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PHONETICS; PRIMARY SCHOOL; READING; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SPELLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

APTITUDE; ARTICULATION DISORDERS; CHILD; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PHENOTYPE; READING; SEX FACTORS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 33645864933     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2005.01463.x     Document Type: Article

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