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Reading comprehension and lateral preference in normal readers
Author(s) -
Rothlisberg Barbara A.,
Dean Raymond S.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(198507)22:3<337::aid-pits2310220316>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - psychology , preference , phrase , comprehension , laterality , recall , reading (process) , reading comprehension , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , audiology , linguistics , philosophy , economics , microeconomics , medicine
The effect of lateral preference on passage comprehension and short‐term memory function was examined for 48 normal fourth‐grade males. Scores on a self‐report measure of lateral preference were used to divide the children into groups who differed in their laterality. The subjects were tested for basic comprehension on written and aurally presented prose in standard and nonstandard phrase form. Consistently lateralized readers recalled more information under the auditory than under the written conditions, while bilateral readers showed no preference for mode of presentation. Between‐group comparisons showed bilateral readers to comprehend significantly more in the written conditions than did the other group. Groups did not differ on recall of auditorily presented material or on short‐term digit memory. These results may be interpreted as demonstrating that bilateral preference need not be tied to reading difficulty.