Voices on the Margins
Inclusive Education at the Intersection of Language, Literacy, and Technology
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https://doi.org/10.55613/jeet.v36i1.210Keywords:
Inclusive Education, Digital Technology, Interdependence, Disability Studies, Language and Literacy, EthnographyAbstract
Voices on the Margins: Inclusive Education at the Intersection of Language, Literacy, and Technology (MIT Press, 2024) by Yenda Prado and Mark Warschauer presents a compelling ethnographic account of how digital tools can reimagine inclusive schooling through interdependence and social connection. Drawing on a two-year study of a full-inclusion public charter school, the authors demonstrate how technology mediates language and literacy practices, amplifies student voice, and fosters community among culturally and linguistically diverse learners with and without disabilities. Framed within sociocultural and disability studies, the book challenges deficit-based and individualistic models of inclusion, proposing a relational framework that situates digital technologies as catalysts for equity and belonging. Both rigorous and reflective, it contributes significantly to rethinking inclusive education policy, pedagogy, and research in the post-pandemic era of hybrid learning.
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