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CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Volume 72, Issue 4, Pages 988-1002Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00330
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- NIMH NIH HHS [T32 MH15737] Funding Source: Medline
- PHS HHS [R01 2922] Funding Source: Medline
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Reading readiness varies as a function of family and environmental variables. This study of Ii-year-old children (N = 39) was designed to determine if there was an additional or interactive contribution of brain structure. Evidence is presented that both environmental and biological variables predict phonological development. Temporal lobe (planar) asymmetry, hand preference, family history of reading disability, and SES explained over half of the variance in phonological and verbal performance. The results demonstrate a linear association between cerebral organization and phonological skill within socioeconomic groups. These data provide concrete evidence to support the commonly held assumption that both environmental and biological factors are independent determinants of a child's ability to profess linguistic information.
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