[NIFL-4EFF:2320] EFF in Corrections System

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Donna Moss at the National Center for ESL Literacy Education posted this 
message to another list, and it seems appropriate for an EFF Discussion.  
Several of you have been working in corrections, using EFF for several years. 
 Please add your voices to the information below.

The prison population is disproportionately younger, less educated, and more 
linguistically and culturally diverse than the rest of U.S. population. Many 
are parents. Most will return to the correctional system after release. 

Against the backdrop of this grim reality, what can an ESL teacher working 
with youth (ages 16-24) in correctional settings do to help them learn 
English and be less likely to return to the system?

Margo DelliCarpini, in her digest English Language Instruction for 
Incarcerated Youth http://www.cal.org/ncle/digests/incarcyouth.htm, discusses 
issues and challenges in providing English language instruction to 
linguistically and culturally diverse incarcerated youth and suggests best 
practices and models to provide intervention.  

If you would rather not download the digest from our Website, contact NCLE at 
ncle@cal.org, or at (202) 362-0700 (phone), extension 200; (202) 363-7204 
(fax) and we'll send you a copy. 

Donna

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Thanks,

Meta Potts 4-EFF Moderator/Facilitator
FOCUS on Literacy
Glen Allen, VA



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