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Confessions of a Schoolman--On Dyslexia and Laterality.
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Leong, Che Kan – Annals of Dyslexia, 1984
The paper relates early work of Samuel Orton on cerebral dominance to current neuropsychological concepts of laterality as reciprocal functions of the two cerebral hemispheres. The genetic-cultural perspectives of laterality and functional asymmetry in relation to learning disorders are discussed. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Elementary Secondary Education, Lateral Dominance, Neurological Organization
Laterality and Dyslexia: A Critical View.
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Hiscock, Merrill; Kinsbourne, Marcel – Annals of Dyslexia, 1982
Research is reviewed concerning the current state of knowledge about normal hemispheric specialization; distinctions among such terms as dominance, laterality, and lateralization; and models of abnormal cerebral organization in dyslexic children. The question of dyslexic subtypes is undertaken along such dimensions as handedness, eyedness, and…
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Dyslexia, Lateral Dominance, Literature Reviews