Awards
- Winner of 2018 In the Margins Book Award Recommended Book List.
- Winner of In the Margins Book Award Recommended Book List 2018
Overview
Literacy behind Bars: Successful Reading and Writing Strategies for Use with Incarcerated Youth and Adults is a practical resource for teachers, librarians, administrators, and community stakeholders who work with incarcerated youth and adults. The book includes examples of authentic literacy practices that have been successfully used with those incarcerated around the nation. These include: *creating graphic novels, *book clubs, *writing about gang life, *reading buddies, *urban literature *developing a writing workshop *establishing a school library
Full Product Details
Author: Mary E. Styslinger ,
Karen Gavigan ,
Kendra Albright
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 0.304kg
ISBN: 9781442269255
ISBN 10: 1442269251
Pages: 108
Publication Date: 18 January 2017
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Written by professionals with experience working with incarcerated people, this resource is for educators and librarians who engage youth and adults 'behind the fence' in the English language arts... The foreword and preface present a well-documented overview that connects poor literacy skills to incarceration. The editors introduce their text with a strong rationale that explains the literary deficits and unique needs of the incarcerated... Well-written, insightful, timely, applicable across place and audience, this book is a fantastic resource for librarians and teachers working with incarcerated populations. These lessons are easily adaptable to an urban, general education setting and may improve the literacy skills of those at risk. VOYA Mixing personal experiences and stories from incarcerated inmates while built on a strong foundation of research, this volume provides valuable information and insights to teachers and librarians working in correctional facilities. Many of the essays describe literacy programs which bridge the core contradiction - a correctional facility is about rules and restrictions, while literacy is about freedom and choices - and could thus serve as relevant models for others working with people living behind bars in the age of mass incarceration. -- Patrick Jones, author Teen Incarceration: From Cell Bars to Ankle Bracelets (Twenty-First Century Books, 2016) Literacy behind Bars is grounded in solid research, offers exciting new strategies, and is enlivened by firsthand accounts of teaching experience. -- Stephanie Guerra, Adjunct Professor, Seattle University and Founder & Director, Creative Writing Program, King County Juvenile Detention Center
Mixing personal experiences and stories from incarcerated inmates while built on a strong foundation of research, this volume provides valuable information and insights to teachers and librarians working in correctional facilities. Many of the essays describe literacy programs which bridge the core contradiction - a correctional facility is about rules and restrictions, while literacy is about freedom and choices - and could thus serve as relevant models for others working with people living behind bars in the age of mass incarceration. -- Patrick Jones, author Teen Incarceration: From Cell Bars to Ankle Bracelets (Twenty-First Century Books, 2016) Literacy behind Bars is grounded in solid research, offers exciting new strategies, and is enlivened by firsthand accounts of teaching experience. -- Stephanie Guerra, Adjunct Professor, Seattle University and Founder & Director, Creative Writing Program, King County Juvenile Detention Center
Mixing personal experiences and stories from incarcerated inmates while built on a strong foundation of research, this volume provides valuable information and insights to teachers and librarians working in correctional facilities. Many of the essays describe literacy programs which bridge the core contradiction - a correctional facility is about rules and restrictions, while literacy is about freedom and choices - and could thus serve as relevant models for others working with people living behind bars in the age of mass incarceration. -- Patrick Jones, author Teen Incarceration: From Cell Bars to Ankle Bracelets (Twenty-First Century Books, 2016)
Author Information
Mary E. Styslinger is an associate professor of English and literacy education at the University of South Carolina where she directs the Midlands Writing Project. Her research interests include interweaving literacy into the English curriculum and serving marginalized and at-risk youth; she has published articles in English Journal, Voices from the Middle, Language Arts, Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, and Kappan. Karen Gavigan is an associate professor in the School of Library and Information Science at the University of South Carolina. She and Mindy Tomasevich are co-authors of Connecting Comics to Curriculum: Strategies for Grades 6-12 (Libraries Unlimited), and Karen and Kendra Albright are co-editors of the graphic novel, AIDS in the End Zone. Kendra Albright is Professor and Director of the School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University and Editor of Libri, International Journal of Libraries and Information Studies. Dr. Albright's interdisciplinary research addresses issues of information ethics and social justice for minority and disenfranchised populations.
