Neurological Implications of Reading Disability.

Richards, Edith G.

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ERIC Number: EJ250479

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1981

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Neurological Implications of Reading Disability.

Richards, Edith G.

Journal of Research and Development in Education, v14 n4 p50-53 Sum 1981

A review of studies into the neurological aspects of reading disabilities indicates that two positions have been taken with regard to the brain and reading: (1) language skills are generally considered to be the function of the left hemisphere of the brain; and (2) very poor reading may be related to bilateral spatial processing for both boys and girls. (JN)

Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Dyslexia, Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Lateral Dominance, Minimal Brain Dysfunction, Neurolinguistics, Neurological Impairments, Perceptual Motor Learning, Reading Difficulties

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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