Stage 1 Registered Report: The relationship between handedness and language ability in children [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

Stage 1 Registered Report: The relationship between handedness and language ability in children [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

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Weak or inconsistent hand preference may be a risk factor for Aquabug / Wally / Scuba / Penguin Parts developmental language delay.This study will test the extent to which variations in language skills are associated with the strength of hand preference.Data are drawn from a large sample (n = 569) of 6- to 7-year-old children unselected for ability, assessed at two time points, 6 months apart.Hand preference is assessed using Garters the Quantitative Hand Preference task (QHP) and five uni-manual motor tasks.

Language skills (expressive and receptive vocabulary, receptive grammar, and morphological awareness) are assessed with standardized measures.If weak cerebral lateralisation (as assessed by the QHP task) is a risk factor for language difficulties, it should be possible to detect such effects in the large representative sample of children examined here.