Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id LAA00241; Wed, 26 Jan 2000 11:33:27 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 11:33:27 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <388F2139.18E2@conwaycorp.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Robin Stripling <RStripling@conwaycorp.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:2675] Correctional Family Literacy X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.03Gold (Win95; I) Status: O Content-Length: 1274 Lines: 24 I have been working with the women in our local detention center for the past couple of months. I had received many great ideas from this list for implementing Family Literacy for incarcerated individuals. I have taped the women reading "The Velveteen Rabbit" and "Are You My Mother?" and have sent copies of the videos to the women's children along with a copy of the book. The response has been great from both my students and their children. I am allowed to take laptop computers into the cell when I work with these women and have found that they are receptive to using the educational software programs that I have available. I also am allowed to take in a small TV/VCR to show them parenting videos. I have used a parenting video program that has not been well received by these women. The families portrayed in the videos are very upper middle class who live in lovely homes. My students cannot relate to these families. I have tried to locate parenting material that will be more "real" to my students, but I have had no success. Does anyone have any ideas? Also, does anyone know of any grants available for doing literacy projects with incarcerated individuals? Any ideas will be greatly appreciated. Robin Stripling Conway Adult Education Center
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