 "One out of every ten Americans struggles everyday because he or she can't read. We now know many persons can't read because they have a learning disability. The only thing between them and the success they want is whether we're willing to change the ways we help them." National Institute for
Literacy To schedule training, contact: RKenyon721@aol.com |
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For
additional information:
Dr. Rochelle Kenyon
Project Director
6315 Capstan Court
Rockledge, FL 32955-5765
Telephone: (321) 637-1319
Fax: (321) 637-1920
Email: RKenyon721@aol.com
Learning Disabilities and Corrections
The following information and statistics are taken in full from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, and the web page on Correctional Education at: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/AdultEd/fact-10.html
Correctional education is
that part of the total correctional process that focuses on changing
the behavior of offenders through planned learning experiences and learning
environments. It seeks to develop or enhance knowledge, skills, attitudes,
and values of incarcerated youth and adults. Although literacy does
not guarantee a better life outside prison walls, illiteracy guarantees
a higher recidivism rate. It is estimated that over 50 percent of the
offenders released from institutions each year will return within three
years.
What Should Be Included in Adult Education Programs for the Incarcerated?
Adult education and literacy training for inmates should include the core basic skills of reading, writing, calculating, speaking, listening, and problem solving. Instruction should also focus on job skills and life skills. The goal of instruction should be to upgrade educational skills to enhance opportunities for employment and fulfilling individual potential.
The Correctional Population
Generally, the adult correctional population is poor, unskilled, and
unemployed or underemployed. Approximately 49 percent of the Prison
Population has not completed High School or a GED, compared with approximately
24 percent of the general population.
- As of June 30, 1998 there were an estimated 1,210,034 adults incarcerated in State and Federal institutions.
- As of June 30, 1998 there were an estimated 592,462 inmates held in the nations local jails.
- As of July 1, 1998, there were an estimated 668 prison inmates per 100,000 U.S. Residents, up from 292 at the year-end 1990.
- As of year-end 1997, 5.6 million
people were on probation, in jail or prison, or on parole."
(Statistics from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, under "Correctional Populations" at: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pubalp2.htm#C.)
What
is Correctional Education? | Literacy
Fact Sheet - Correctional Education
Correctional Education Programs for Adults
with Learning Disabilities
Locations to Contact for Information
| Reference Materials | Resources
Bridges to Practice is a project of Florida Human Resources Development Inc. as funded through an Adult Education State Leadership grant from the Florida Department of Education, Division of Workforce Development.
This site last updated 5-03-04
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For
more information, please contact:
Mr. Ronald D. Froman, Executive Director Florida Human Resources Development, Inc. 816 Leopard Trail Winter Springs, FL 32708 Telephone: (407) 699-9622 Fax: (407) 699-8774 Email: natrain@aol.com |
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