Return-Path: <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id iBF05DU07266; Tue, 14 Dec 2004 19:05:13 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 19:05:13 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <20041215000157.GDJP4717.out011.verizon.net@Barb> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Barbara Garner" <b.garner4@verizon.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:1241] Re:Inmates as tutors X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2365 Lines: 64 In perusing the LINCS Corrections collections while preparing for the "FOB" on corrections, I read one article about a program that has an inmate who tutors others: "F. Juarez is an inmate at CCI who believes in helping others. He is also the secretary of the Men's Advisory Committee, a certified Laubach Literacy Tutor Trainer and a speaker at the ceremony" (the ceremony described in the article, which appeared in the Tehachapi News. Written by Joy Gray Mazzola, it appeared on Vol. 25 # 32. Here is the link: http://www.tehachapinews.com/11242004/edu.html You might contact that program. Barb Garner -----Original Message----- From: nifl-fobasics@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-fobasics@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Isserlis, Janet Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 6:26 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:1240] Re:Focus on Basics on Correctional Education Anne, and maybe others Could you please say more about the process of negotiation that you entered into with the prison to enable inmates to tutor others? I'm in the process of working with one inmate to co-facilitate a writing group at a women's facility here in Rhode Island. When I told the deputy warden that eventually I hope that my student / co-facilitator could take over the group herself, I was told that that wouldn't be allowed as she would then have a leadership role (or words to that effect). The message was that she'd have something that others wouldn't. It's too soon to tell where our project will go, but I'm curious to know if you, or others working in corrections, have had similar kinds of issues in setting up peer-run programs. thanks Janet Isserlis > ---------- > From: nifl-fobasics@nifl.gov on behalf of Anne Murr > Reply To: nifl-fobasics@nifl.gov > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 5:16 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:1239] Re:Focus on Basics on Correctional Education > > Barbara, > FYI: > LDA-Iowa is sponsoring a pilot prison literacy project in the women's > facility. I am training 6 inmates to tutor other inmates (using the Wilson > Reading System). They will begin tutoring in January. It's too soon to > talk about results. Another LDA officer who is the GED teacher at a men's > facility is beginning a similar project. Everything is very much in the > preliminary stages. > Anne > > > > >
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