| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 93 pages) |
| 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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 08, 2017) |
| Subject |
Prisoners -- Education -- United States
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Prisoners -- Education -- United States -- Case studies
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Reading -- United States
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Creative writing -- Study and teaching -- United States
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Prisoners as authors -- United States
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Prisoners -- Books and reading -- United States
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Literacy programs -- United States
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Prison libraries -- United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology.
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Creative writing -- Study and teaching
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Literacy programs
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Prison libraries
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Prisoners as authors
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Prisoners -- Books and reading
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Prisoners -- Education
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Reading
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Styslinger, Mary E., 1966- editor.
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Gavigan, Karen W., editor
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Albright, Kendra, 1956- editor.
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| LC no. |
2016059435 |
| ISBN |
9781442269262 |
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144226926X |
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