Pamela Smythe|Marian Annett
Phonology and handedness in primary school: predictions of the right shift theory
University of Leicester|University of Leicester
right shift rs theory handedness suggests poor phonology may occur general population risk associated absence agent left cerebral speech hypothesised rs gene theory predicts poor phonology associated reduced bias righthandednessa representative cohort primary school children assessed tests phonology nonverbal ability literacy handedness three types analysis discrete variables poor phonology left hand preference continuous variables phonology factor scores hand skill cases specifically poor phonologyreduced bias dextrality found poor phonology types analysis trends similar sexes stronger males females poor phonology associated raised proportion lefthanded brothers strong association poor phonology poor literacy specifically poor phonology poor readers spellers among children poor phonology poor variables 2331 lefthanded writerspoor phonological processing associated reduced bias right hand consistent absence agent left hemisphere advantage