A specific parameter of hemispheric lateralization, utilizing dichotically presented CVC words, was studied in 19 articulatory impaired children and 19 children without speech problems. The subjects were selected from grades K through 2nd. Recall by ear preference assessed for both groups indicated a right ear preference. Selected distinctive features of consonants were also equally perceived by both groups. The results of this investigation, revealing that children with articulation problems do not differ from their normal speaking counterparts with respect to ear preference for phonetic stimuli, do not support previous findings.
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