Facebook levels the playing field: Dyslexic students learning through digital literacies

Dyslexia has an ambivalent relationship with learning technology. Any potential gains may be nullified if the technology is perceived to exacerbate stigma. This paper examines the use of an ‘everyday’ technology, Facebook, by a small group of sixth form students labelled as dyslexic. ‘Levelling the...

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Main Author: Owen Barden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association for Learning Technology 2014-02-01
Series:Research in Learning Technology
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Online Access:http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/download/18535/pdf_1