Patients with which type of dyslexia have a selective impairment in the ability to read irregular words, and often make over-regularization errors when trying to read irregular words aloud, yet their ability to read regular words and nonwords is intact?

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This type of dyslexia is called surface dyslexia. It is characterized by difficulty reading irregular words, but not regular words or nonwords. This is because surface dyslexia patients rely on visual memory to recognize words, rather than the phonological processing used by those without reading impairments. As a result, they struggle with irregular words that do not follow predictable rules, and may attempt to apply regular pronunciation rules to these words, resulting in over-regularization errors.

Patients with Which Type of Dyslexia Have a Selective Impairment