Portrayal of Characters With Dyslexia in Children’s Fiction Picture Books Published Between 2004 and 2022

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Abstract

The purpose of this mixed methods critical content analysis was to investigate how characters with dyslexia were portrayed in children’s fiction picture books published between 2004-2022. Fifty-nine picture books containing sixty-nine unique characters with dyslexia were identified. A mixed method approach to content analysis was utilized, with a qualitative step of categorizing texts and text passages, followed by analysis of frequencies as a quantitative step. Resulting data were interpreted through the lens of critical neurodiversity studies and transactional theory to investigate the portrayal of characters with dyslexia.

Author

• Elizabeth Green, Montana State University