Dyslexia and Memory

Dyslexia is the most common form of a learning disability. Memory problems are a common problem for people with Dyslexia. The main areas of concern for people with Dyslexia are as follows: -Trouble sequencing things, putting a story in the proper order or putting sentences in the correct order. -Poor auditory discrimination and memory. People with Dyslexia often times can't put letter sounds to words. -Poor visual discrimination and memory. The person has trouble remember things shown them or things they have seen. Dyslexic people often can recognize a word, but when used in context, the word is unrecognizable to them. -Poor short-term memory. People can't remember something they learned in the not too distant past. -People with Dyslexia often have a good long-term memory for dates, faces, names and places.