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Download full textMurray, Dorothy Speicher – 1999
This collection of selected reminiscences of a volunteer teacher in the Pennsylvania prison system recounts her experiences teaching illiterate and near-illiterate prisoners (and others) how to read. The collection describes several different individuals (in and out of prison), their diverse reactions to reading, and their understanding and use of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Correctional Education
