VERBAL SHORT-TERM IMPAIRMENT IN DYSLEXIA
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35120/kij5505951vKeywords:
dyslexia, serial order, short term memory, verbalAbstract
Verbal short-term memory impairment is one of the most consistently associated deficits observed in
developmental reading disorders such as dyslexia. The mechanisms involved in the short-term retention of
information for serial tasks may be shared across domains of short-term memory, such as verbal and visuospatial
short-term memory. Few studies have addressed the nature of verbal short-term impairment, particularly with regard
to the possibility of temporary serial storage of information. A short-term memory serial order impairment appears
to occur for the retention of verbal and visuospatial sequence information. Impairment in the serial ordering of shortterm
memory is not a characteristic of every individual dyslexic subject and is not specific to dyslexia. Future
studies should determine whether verbal short-term serial order memory impairment is a risk factor that, in
association with a deficit in phonological processing, may lead to dyslexia or whether verbal short-term serial order
memory impairment reflects related deficits unrelated to dyslexia. The purpose of this article is to consider the
implications for dyslexia of one aspect of short-term memory, memory for serialization
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