Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id e9GJ9B915988; Mon, 16 Oct 2000 15:09:11 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 15:09:11 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <39EB51F3.50812869@oltn.odl.state.ok.us> 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: Colleen Woolery <cwoolery@oltn.odl.state.ok.us> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:3217] Re: Information X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.72 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) Status: O Content-Length: 3137 Lines: 69 I work at the Literacy Resource office in Oklahoma and we worked with a women's correctional center. We partnered with the correctional center to do a 6 week Family Literacy program. At this center we worked with the mom's who had children enrolled in camp. Camp is where the children can come visit their mom every tuesday. We would go to the prison twice a week, on thursday we would work with the mom's practice different reading techniques with the book for the following week. We gave the parent the book to practice reading and a book plate to write their child's name on. On the day the children came to visit, we brought in guest readers and extended the book with a craft. The children recieved one book each week to take home and keep. The program not only helped the parents with their reading, it helped the bond between the two. Colleen Woolery Literacy Resource Office cwoolery@oltn.state.ok.us KUTHFAM@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 10/11/00 7:55:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > TeresaPloesser@aol.com writes: > > << Does anoyone know of someone who teaches within the Prisons? I am starting > a new Family Literacy Program within the Women's Prison and am interested in > any and all help. Thank you. > Teresa >> > > I teach in a jail, not a prison, and I do not teach family literacy in the > jail. However there have been ideas presented on the LISTSERV about family > literacy in the prison. Check the archives. > > A couple ideas I remember: > > Have inmates record a book on tape for the child. Send the book and tape to > the child. > > Have the parent and child trace their hands, and write short messages on the > fingers as a way to stay "in touch." > > Some of my own ideas I use: > > Read children's books to the inmates. Many children's books have a message > for the adult and another for the child. Write about some aspect of the > book. I just read The Country Mouse and the City Mouse to my students. We > brainstormed ideas about advantages of living in town and the country, and > then wrote essays on whether we preferred the country or town. > > Have the students write about their children. The format I use is: Tell me > about your child. What are his/her talents? Why is your child special to > you? > > Our jail tried a parenting class, which flopped. The person who taught the > class probably did not know the clientele, and the material was > inappropriate. However issues all parents can use include self-esteem, > values, discipline means to teach, self discipline. I teach parenting > classes for another agency. Many of the clients do not have custody of their > children, and may or may not have visitation. I have successfully used these > self-development ideas and they are always well received. > > One jail program wrote to an ABLE class on the "outside" and asked them to > cut out magazine pictures (flowers, children, animals, toys, etc.) that the > inmates could use to make greeting cards for their children. > > Millie Kuth > Hamilton City ABLE > Hamilton OH 45011 > KUTHFAM@aol.com > > I would also suggest writing letters, including drawings.
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