Others might seem dumb or lazy, when in fact their efforts just go unnoticed. These students can feel dumb, which results in a low self-esteem; they try to hide these features with compensations. Some compensations might be that they excel in other areas like art, music, drama, story-telling, designing, engineering, or in sports. .

             To better understand some of the problems that dyslexic people face in learning to read and write, one needs to look at the four basic steps in the learning process. The four steps include: input, integration, memory, and output. .

             Input- This involves what information goes into a person from the five senses. These sensory organs send the information to the brain.

             Integration- The brain sorts through all the information, puts it in the right order, organizes it, and gets meaning from the message.

             Memory- The brain stores the information so it can be used when needed. Memory plays a very important part in what students have to learn in school. The memory and cognition for the dyslexic person can be outstanding. They have excellent long-term memory for things such as movies, experiences, locations and faces.

             Output- This is where we use the information to answer questions. This output can be either verbal or motor.

             "In any of these four steps, the dyslexic person can experience a great deal of difficulty. Even when the sensory organ receives the message correctly, the message can get garbled in the input and integration stages of learning. Not all dyslexics have problems in the same areas. Trying to identify the exact source of the problem can be difficult sometimes" (Savage 54). .

             As mentioned earlier, the three areas of learning in which dyslexic"s struggle with are reading, spelling/writing and math. .

             When a dyslexic person reads he/she may experience dizziness, headaches and/or stomach aches. Reading for pleasure is out of the question. "They may get confused by individual letters and numbers, whole words and especially by sequential information.