Learning Disability: Why can’t I memorize what I read?
Let us talk about learning disability and how it can affect you or your child. I once read a book where some teenage girls were kidnapped into a place in the forest called ‘Genes Factory.’ On getting there, they thought they would be modeling for jeans making factory because they misread the big signage as ‘Jeans Factory’. Unknowing to them that they were taken there to become babymaking machines for some barren rich women who would buy the babies. As funny as you may see this, it paints the pain that could be impending for someone who can not read well enough.
- Reading fast is not for everyone
- What is memory?
- What is a learning disability?
- What causes learning disabilities?
- When does one develop learning disability?
- Signs and symptoms of learning disability
- How to overcome learning disability
- Dangers of Learning Disabilities: what can learning disability affect?
- Reasons why people don’t memorize what they read
- How can you learn to memorize what you read?
Reading fast is not for everyone
Reading is a very important skill for people to have. However, not everyone can read as fast and comprehend as they would like. It is not a skill that everyone is born with. For example, I had a hard time reading faster because I could not process the words that I read so many years ago. It was why I found it difficult to memorize what I read. But with the simple steps I will show you in this article, you will be able to overcome the inability to read, understand and memorize what you have read/learned just like I did. Yes, how I overcame the inability to memorize what I read! You would not be reading this right now if I didn’t overcome my reading disability.
Do you know that memorizing what is read depends on the memory one has? Let me quickly explain what memory is in the next lines.
What is memory?
Memory is a skill that is unlike any other (I mean, everyone has different types of memory). Memory is an invisible part of human that encodes, stores and retrieves information for man’s use. It is a skill that we are born with, but it can be improved with practice. When you read omething, you read it to understand it, not to memorize it. Reading is a skill that is acquired through practice. The more you read, the better your reading skills will be. This is why the more you read, the easier it will be to memorize what you read. However, certain people are born with learning disabilities that can make it difficult to memorize what they read. Let us look at what learning disability is and step-by-step guide to overcoming it.
What is a learning disability?
Learning disabilities are a broad term that includes all types of disorders that affect a person’s ability to learn. Learning disability is a condition that affects how people learn. It is a neurodevelopmental condition that impairs how an individual learn. Learning disabilities are a common problem among students and adults alike. People with learning disabilities might have trouble learning newthings or remembering the things they learn.
Types of learning disability
There are many different types of learning disabilities. They can be physical, emotional, or cognitive, among others. Some are more common than others. The most common types of learning disabilities are:
Of all the learning disabilities, dyslexia is the most common type of learning disability.
What causes learning disabilities?
There are many reasons why a person may be struggling with their learning, and these reasons can be traceable to learning disability. What causes them can be very different from an individual to another. These disabilities can be caused by a number of things, such as a head injury, brain surgery, strokes, or diseases such as Alzheimer are some possible causes. Nonetheless, some common causes of learning disabilities are:
When does one develop learning disability?
Learning disabilities can develop in childhood or adulthood. They are often lifelong and can be present at any stage of life. Learning disabilities that develop in childhood often go unnoticed because children learn to compensate for their learning disabilities. If you are someone who is born with a learning disability, there are many ways to improve your reading skills, which I will be sharing with you very soon.
Signs and symptoms of learning disability
To identify a child with learning disabilities in some cases is difficult. However, some proven ways have been established. These ways are linkable to what type of learning disability a child has, and vice-versa. Some of the common symptoms of learning disabilities are:
How to overcome learning disability
In order to overcome these learning disabilities, a person should first understand what they are facing. They should also know what types of learning disabilities they have and what types of learning disabilities tend to be more common in the individual. It’s also important to have a support system in place. This will help the individual to overcome their learning disability and reach their full potential. This is where we come in. To know about how we can be of help, click here.
Futhermore, memorizing what you read is a skill that can be improved. One way to improve your memory is to make sure that you are not multitasking when reading. In other words, don’t be doing anything else while you’re reading. Try to read for 10 minutes without doing anything else. If you are still having problems, try reading while listening to music. This will help to keep your mind focused and make it easier to remember what you read. On the bright side, to overcome certain learning disabilities, some simple steps can be taken to alleviate or completely overcome it. Some of these steps are:
Dangers of Learning Disabilities: what can learning disability affect?
Learning disabilities affect so many things about a person. They affect the following:
Reasons why people don’t memorize what they read
Some possible reasons why people don’t memorize what they read are that:
If you want to memorize what you read, it is important to make it a priority. If
you don’t understand the material, it’s important to re-read it until you do. If
you don’t feel that it’s important, it’s important to change that.
How can you learn to memorize what you read?
The first step to memorizing what you read is to understand that there are many different types of memory. Yes, there are different types of memory. Some people can remember a list of words on a page after going through it under a splitsecond, while others can only remember what they read for hours. You need to figure out which type of memory you have and then use that type of memory to help you memorize what you read. You can then use that memory (ie the type of memory you figured out) to memorize the information you need for other tasks.
However, these are some simple steps you can take to perfectly memorize what you have read without forgetting a thing
Do you feel there is what I should have added that I didn’t, leave it as a comment below and I will do well to respond on time.
