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Publication Date: 2017
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Read to the Children: Promoting Family Literacy in Colorado's Prisons. Fast Facts. Number 347
Doran-Myers, Miranda
Library Research Service
Since 1999, the Read to the Children (RTC) program has allowed offenders in Colorado's state prisons to send young family members a book accompanied by a recording of the offender reading it. RTC is a collaboration between the Colorado State Library and the Colorado Department of Corrections. In the past year, around 1,900 offenders and 3,200 children participated in RTC. Survey results are presented from 253 caregivers and 366 offenders who participated in RTC between 2013-2016 to find out how they feel about the program.
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Reading Programs, Children, Program Effectiveness, Program Attitudes, Child Caregivers, Family Relationship, Reading Aloud to Others
Library Research Service. Colorado Department of Education, 201 East Colfax Avenue Suite 309, Denver, CO 80203. Tel: 303-866-6900; Fax: 303-866-6940; e-mail: lrs@lrs.org; Web site: http://www.lrs.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Authoring Institution: Colorado Department of Education, Library Research Service; Colorado Department of Education, Colorado State Library
Identifiers - Location: Colorado
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