“…In contrast to the verbal domain, dyslexics typically show no impairment in visuospatial short-term memory (e.g., Brosnan, Demetre, Hamill, Robson, Shepherd and Cody, 2002;Gould & Glencross, 1990;Jeffries & Everatt, 2004;Kibby, Marks, Morgan & Long, 2004;Palmer, 2000) and it is frequently presumed that verbal memory deficits do not extend to the visuospatial domain. Prevalent and influential claims of enhanced visuospatial abilities in dyslexia (e.g., Aaron & Guillemond, 1993;Davis, 1997;Galaburda, 1993;Vail, 1990;West, 1997West, & 2008 may be one reason why the notion that visuospatial memory remains intact has been so readily accepted. However, consistent with the verbal domain, deficits are observed on complex span tasks which measure visuospatial WM.…”