Weaker phonological (sound) awareness also contributes to poor spelling skills. Spelling words are often memorized as a string of letters, versus a word as a whole unit. This causes uncertainty when writing. It is not uncommon to find the same word spelled different ways in a single writing sample.
Featured Famous Dyslexic: Reyn Guyer, Inventor
Reyn (pronounced wren) Guyer didn’t learn he was dyslexic until listening to the explanation of his daughter's dyslexia testing results. He realized they paralleled his own experiences in school growing up.
Reyn Guyer invented the game Twister & the popular Nerf Ball. Both have experienced record sales over the past four decades. Also a musician, Guyer and a daughter have written hit songs for many well known music artists. He says ideas that come to him are gifts. Even today, Reyn continues to work on developing new game concepts.
