Literacy behind Bars

Successful Reading and Writing Strategies for Use with Incarcerated Youth and Adults

• Author(s): Mary E. Styslinger, Karen Gavigan, Kendra Albright,
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Pages: 108
• ISBN_10: 144226926X
  ISBN_13: 9781442269262
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines / Literacy , Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / Administration & Management ,

Description:... 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