title: Developmental lag in reading in relation to physical growth and sex differences.
abstract: The relationship between physical growth and reading development was investigated using 200 children between 4 and 8 yr. of age. Boys of varied teeth maturity, controlling for age, IQ, class and physical height, varied significantly in their reading maturity. The same relationship was not found for girls.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, The University Leicester, England.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Beech
mesh_terms: D000366:Age Determination by Teeth; D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003817:Dentition; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D008297:Male; D011932:Reading