David-- this reminds me of the work of Ross Greene, who, I believe, 
works with at-risk young people in Maine.  I heard him at an Institute 
sponsored by the Learning Lab @ Lesley in 2005 in Marlborough, MA.   He 
has written "The Explosive Child" and another about the family.  He 
maintains that punishment more often produces the opposite effect of 
what was intended and that usually it is about the worst response to 
outbursts and "bad behavior."    I was very moved by his stories about 
the young people he works with--many of whom are already incarcerated 
in juvenile institutions.   Robin Lovrien Schwarz

-----Original Message-----
From: djrosen at comcast.net
To: specialtopics at nifl.gov
Sent: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 1:55 PM
Subject: [SpecialTopics 215]  Family Literacy and Corrections

   Bill, John and Steve,

I have a question about family literacy.  "Locked Up and Locked Out"
points out that punishment “is not appropriate for the more than 1.5
million children of prisoners” and that  “Neglecting these unintended
victims will likely lead to these children replacing their parents in
the prisons of the future.”

What is being done about this? Can you give us some examples of
programs in prison settings that help inmates help their children to
read or with their homework, or with other education-related or
parenting issues?

David J. Rosen
djrosen at comcast.net






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