Literacy behind Bars
Successful Reading and Writing Strategies for Use with Incarcerated Youth and Adults
1st Edition
Published on 18. January 2017
108 pages
979-8-216-29971-4 (ISBN)
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 literaturedeveloping a writing workshopestablishing a school library
creating graphic novels,book clubs,writing about gang life,reading buddies,urban literaturedeveloping a writing workshopestablishing a school library
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN-13
979-8-216-29971-4 (9798216299714)
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Mary E. Styslinger | Karen Gavigan | Kendra Albright
Literacy behind Bars
Successful Reading and Writing Strategies for Use with Incarcerated Youth and Adults
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Persons
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.
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.
Content
Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Part I. Supporting Writers
1.Word by Word: Teaching Poetic Economy Behind Bars
Deborah Appleman
2.Teaching to the Heart: Fostering Empathy through Writing Workshop
Timothy R. Bunch
3.Composing Public Service Announcements: Using Digital Mentor Texts to
Support Student Writers in a Juvenile Detention Facility
Kristine E. Pytash
4. Writing About the Secrets of Gang Life
Kendra S. Albright
Part II. Encouraging Readers
5. Call-and-Responsive Reading: Street Literature as Agency for Incarcerated Readers
Vanessa Irvin
6. Books Behind the Fence
Susan McNair
7. Creating a Community of Writers Using Graphic Novels
Karen W. Gavigan
8. The Places We Can Go: Book Clubs for Social Justice
Jennifer L. Doyle, Elizabeth M. Bemiss, Mary E. Styslinger
Part III. Inspiring Partnerships
9. Theme for English B: Teaching and Learning with Incarcerated Youth
Peter Williamson, Megan Mercurio, Constance Walker
10. Reading Buddies: A School-University Partnership
Mary E. Styslinger, Timothy R. Bunch
11. Building Bridges Across the Disciplines: Professional Development Behind the
Fence
Victoria A. Oglan, Janie R. Goodman
About the Editors and Contributors
Index
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Part I. Supporting Writers
1.Word by Word: Teaching Poetic Economy Behind Bars
Deborah Appleman
2.Teaching to the Heart: Fostering Empathy through Writing Workshop
Timothy R. Bunch
3.Composing Public Service Announcements: Using Digital Mentor Texts to
Support Student Writers in a Juvenile Detention Facility
Kristine E. Pytash
4. Writing About the Secrets of Gang Life
Kendra S. Albright
Part II. Encouraging Readers
5. Call-and-Responsive Reading: Street Literature as Agency for Incarcerated Readers
Vanessa Irvin
6. Books Behind the Fence
Susan McNair
7. Creating a Community of Writers Using Graphic Novels
Karen W. Gavigan
8. The Places We Can Go: Book Clubs for Social Justice
Jennifer L. Doyle, Elizabeth M. Bemiss, Mary E. Styslinger
Part III. Inspiring Partnerships
9. Theme for English B: Teaching and Learning with Incarcerated Youth
Peter Williamson, Megan Mercurio, Constance Walker
10. Reading Buddies: A School-University Partnership
Mary E. Styslinger, Timothy R. Bunch
11. Building Bridges Across the Disciplines: Professional Development Behind the
Fence
Victoria A. Oglan, Janie R. Goodman
About the Editors and Contributors
Index
