A Dance of Bars: Rethinking the Role of Literacy Education in the Age of Mass Incarceration

David E. Kirkland; Evan Ortlieb; Yolanda Majors

doi:10.1002/jaal.615

A Dance of Bars: Rethinking the Role of Literacy Education in the Age of Mass Incarceration

David E. Kirkland, Evan Ortlieb, Yolanda Majors

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Abstract

Most people have struggled with reading in one situation or another, depending on their appreciation for the content, their prior experiences, and the texts. This department column shares ways for educators to help literacy learners unlock their potential with instruction anchored in their skills, knowledge, ways of learning, interests, and attitudes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	467-470
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy
Volume	60
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.615
State	Published - Jan 1 2017

Keywords

3-Early adolescence
4-Adolescence
5-College/university students
Community-based programs
Gender/race/class/sexual orientation
Identity
Intergenerational literacy < Family literacy
Multicultural literature
Policy
Socioeconomic factors < Family literacy
Struggling learners
resources < Family literacy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Education

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