Rote verbal memory and memory for material that is readily coded in a rote verbal fashion becomes extremely well developed. Verbal Assets Speech and Language. Following an early developmental period when linguistic skills appear to be lagging, a number of such skills emerge and develop in a rapid fashion. Excellent phonemic hearing, segmentation, blending, and repetition and very well-developed receptive language skills and rote verbal capacities are evident, as are a large store of rote verbal material and verbal associations, and a very high volume of speech output. All of these characteristics tend to become more prominent with advancing years.
Misspellings are almost exclusively of the phonetically accurate variety.
Verbatim memory for oral and written verbal material can be outstanding in the middle to late elementary school years and thereafter. Neuropsychological Deficits Primary Deficits Tactile perception. Bilateral tactile-perceptual deficits are evident, usually more marked on the left side of the body. Deficits in simple tactile imperception and suppression tend to become less prominent with advancing years, but problems in dealing with complex tactile input tend to persist. Simple visual discrimination, especially for material that is verbalisable, usually approaches normal levels with advancing years.