Dyslexia memory problems

Working memory is the capacity to store information in an individual’s temporary memory in order to perform a task involving multiple sequences and steps of operation. Many people with dyslexia also have working memory difficulties.

There are two types of working memory: auditory memory and visual-spatial memory.

Auditory short-term memory records what you’re hearing and is important in both reading and spelling acquisition and can also impact upon memory for verbal instructions.

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Visual-spatial memory captures what you’re seeing so is also important in reading, particularly for reading comprehension or when reading ‘problems’ such as written math problems.

Like a computer, once our working memory is overloaded it tends to ‘crash’ and everything in our short term memory is lost, no matter how hard we try.

People with poor working memory find it hard to filter and priorities information (similar to people with ADHD).

People with poor working memory won’t understand why they can’t remember and everyone else can. They will confuse this with being ‘thick’.

Reassure them and quietly

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