Readers with good comprehension skills most often have good concept imagery. Concept imagery stimulates the reader to imagine the gestalt, or whole, of what is being read. Invariably, people with good concept imaging skills say that they 'make movies' in their mind while reading.

Individuals with concept imaging dysfunction often

• remember only a few details of what they read rather than getting the "whole picture".
• usually have to read things several times in order to have even a basic understanding of what they are reading.
• may be unorganized and nonspecific in their writing.
• may have a hard time following oral directions .
• may only connect to parts of a conversation and have trouble responding relevantly.
• may have problems organizing their language, giving information that seems out of context or sequence.
• have difficulty visualizing letters in words.
• may have poor handwriting , difficulty seeing the "whole" while drawing or writing, difficulty relating to maps or diagrams.
• may have difficulty learning math facts such as multiplication tables, doing word problems, or defining relationships.