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An Examination of the Basic Reading Skills of Incarcerated Males

An Examination of the Basic Reading Skills of Incarcerated Males An Examination of the WÊÊ Reading Skills of Incarcerated Males ne of the most common char- with one in 30 males between the ages Bill acteristics prison inmates 20 and 34 years of age and one in 54 typically share is unsuccessful educa- for all men over the age of 18 being tional experiences including dropping in jail or prison. European Americans By Margaret E. Shippen out of school, repeating grades, and are incarcerated at a rate of one for David E. Houchins not gaining basic literacy skills. The every 106. Most startling are the rates Steven A. Crites most recent National Assessment of minorities. Hispanics males over Nicholas C. Derzis of Adult Prison Literacy Survey the age of 18 are incarcerated at a rate Dashaunda Patterson (NAAPLS) by the U.S. Department of one in 36 while one in 15 African of Education indicates that large American males over the age of 18 is Margaret Ε. Shippen, Ph.D., is an disparities in reading skills exist incarcerated (PEW). Associate Professor of Special Education between U.S. prisoners and adults in at Auburn University in the Department The southern states continue to of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and U.S. households. Understanding basic imprison http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Adult Learning SAGE

An Examination of the Basic Reading Skills of Incarcerated Males

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SAGE
Copyright
© 2010 American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
ISSN
1045-1595
eISSN
2162-4070
DOI
10.1177/104515951002100301
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Abstract

An Examination of the WÊÊ Reading Skills of Incarcerated Males ne of the most common char- with one in 30 males between the ages Bill acteristics prison inmates 20 and 34 years of age and one in 54 typically share is unsuccessful educa- for all men over the age of 18 being tional experiences including dropping in jail or prison. European Americans By Margaret E. Shippen out of school, repeating grades, and are incarcerated at a rate of one for David E. Houchins not gaining basic literacy skills. The every 106. Most startling are the rates Steven A. Crites most recent National Assessment of minorities. Hispanics males over Nicholas C. Derzis of Adult Prison Literacy Survey the age of 18 are incarcerated at a rate Dashaunda Patterson (NAAPLS) by the U.S. Department of one in 36 while one in 15 African of Education indicates that large American males over the age of 18 is Margaret Ε. Shippen, Ph.D., is an disparities in reading skills exist incarcerated (PEW). Associate Professor of Special Education between U.S. prisoners and adults in at Auburn University in the Department The southern states continue to of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and U.S. households. Understanding basic imprison

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Published: Jun 1, 2010

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