Auditory Memory Problems

Retrieval of sound of letters and words for spontaneous use may be difficult for the auditory-linguistic dyslexic because of an inefficient system of processing in long-term memory storage. The difficulty in recalling specific sounds and names may account for certain substitutions which the learning disabled make, as, for example, /dad/ for /father/ or /baby/ for /daughter/. Not only are the substituted words easier to pronounce, but their pronunciation is based on regular phonics principles while the others are not. Pronunciation of words like /father/, /daughter/ etc., requires the child to remember the irregularities in making symbol-sound associations.

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