https://writinglabnewsletter.org/archives/v21/21-10.pdf
In an earlier post about plagiarism I spoke about flashes of brilliance surrounded by less than amazing writing. Reading this article reminded me of one case where I was working with a dyslexic student who's writing was a perfect example of this. I at first was convinced it was a case of partial plagiarism, but later discovered that she was dyslexic. After reading this article, I'm more convinced it was the dyslexia, and less that it was plagiarism.
This article does a great job of explaining dyslexia. The biggest thing I took away, and that tutors should remember, is that those with dyslexia have just difficulty with words and also processing information. This fit the above students paper perfectly.
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