Literacy behind bars : successful reading and writing strategies for use with incarcerated youth and adults / edited by Mary E. Styslinger, Karen Gavigan, Kendra S. Albright.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Styslinger, Mary E., 1966- editor.

Gavigan, Karen W., editor.

Albright, Kendra, 1956- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisoners--Education--United States.

Prisoners.

Prisoners--Education.

Prison libraries.

Prisoners as authors.

Creative writing--Study and teaching.

United States.

Prisoners--Education--United States--Case studies.

Reading--United States.

Reading.

Creative writing--Study and teaching--United States.

Creative writing.

Prisoners as authors--United States.

Prisoners--Books and reading--United States.

Prisoners--Books and reading.

Literacy programs--United States.

Literacy programs.

Prison libraries--United States.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 93 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]

Summary:

"A practical resource for teachers, librarians, administrators, and community stakeholders who work with incarcerated youth and adults. This book includes examples of literacy practices that have been successfully used with those incarcerated around the nation, including creating graphic novels, starting book clubs, writing about gang life, having reading buddies, reading urban literature, developing a writing workshop, [and] establishing a school library"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I. Supporting writers

Word by word : teaching poetic economy behind bars / Deborah Appleman

Teaching to the heart : fostering empathy through writing workshop / Timothy R. Bunch

Composing public service announcements : using digital mentor texts to support student writers in a juvenile detention facility / Kristine E. Pytash

Writing about the secrets of gang life / Kendra S. Albright

Part II. Encouraging readers

Call-and-responsive reading : street literature as agency for incarcerated readers / Vanessa Irvin

Books behind the fence / Susan McNair

Creating a community of writers using graphic novels / Karen W. Gavigan

The places we can go : book clubs for social justice / Jennifer L. Doyle, Elizabeth M. Bemiss, Mary E. Styslinger

Part III. Inspiring partnerships

Theme for English B : teaching and learning with incarcerated youth / Peter Williamson, Megan Mercurio, Constance Walker

Reading buddies : a school-university partnership / Mary E. Styslinger, Timothy R. Bunch

Building bridges across the disciplines : professional development behind the fence / Victoria A. Oglan, Janie R. Goodman.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Literacy behind bars

ISBN:

9781442269255

1442269251

OCLC:

958798071