Music and dyslexia – and how Suzuki helps

Introduction Dyslexia is a broad term covering a wide variety of conditions. There is no universally accepted definition. People with dyslexia may have significant difficulties in reading, writing, spelling, number work, short-term memory, sequencing, auditory perception, visual perception, motor skills and/or spatial skills. The crucial element in diagnosis, as defined by the British Dyslexia Association, is the discrepancy between the intelligence of the child and the child’s performance in literacy-related skills.