[NIFL-FAMILY:1543] New from NCLE: an article on working with Linguistically and culturally diverse incarcerated youth

From: Donna Moss (dmoss@cal.org)
Date: Mon May 12 2003 - 11:30:16 EDT


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My colleague Miriam Burt asked me to share this message.  (My apologies for the cross-posting)

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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Donna Moss
National Center for ESL Literacy Education
Center for Applied Linguistics
4646 40th Street NW
Washington, DC 20016-1859
(202)362-0700 x 226
dmoss@cal.org
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