Behind Bars, But Ahead of the Game: Making Reading Memories with Parents Who Are Incarcerated

When a parent is incarcerated, that situation brings challenges not only to the parent in jail, but also to the family left at home. A program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension is hoping to not only reconnect families but also to bring an element of literacy to their interactions.

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Children & libraries 2023-07, Vol.21 (2), p.20
Main Author: Verbeten, Sharon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Caregiver Child Relationship
Children & youth
Correctional Institutions
Counties
Families & family life
Family (Sociological Unit)
Imprisonment
Libraries
Literacy
Parent Child Relationship
Parents & parenting
Prisons
Reading
Recidivism
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Summary:When a parent is incarcerated, that situation brings challenges not only to the parent in jail, but also to the family left at home. A program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension is hoping to not only reconnect families but also to bring an element of literacy to their interactions.
ISSN:1542-9806
2374-7641
DOI:10.5860/cal.21.2.20