Introduction
In September 2003, plans began for the
piloting of The Picture Book Curriculum by Molly Barker, to be used as a tool for helping
incarcerated youth at the Rikers Island Correctional Facility
develop and/or improve their literacy skills.
The plan was for faculty members to
volunteer to use the curriculum either as part of their regular
subject area curriculum, or as a special project for student to
participate in on a weekly basis.
What follows is an overview of the
curriculum; a summary of the planning sessions; and reflections
of the faculty, students and observers.
(The final report, as submitted, included
samples of
students’ work, as well as
teachers’ lessons plans.)
