In recent years, much research has been engendered concerning sensory modality functioning and its relationship to the reading process. The approaches to studying sensory modality preferences and its relationship to individual learning patterns have been numerous. The present review is designed to integrate the research findings on modal preferences, to attempt to arrive at some reasonably sound principles through a systematic synthesis of the literature, and to suggest some areas in need of further research.
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