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Above, from left: Melissa Iocco, Risdon Prison's Literacy Coordinator, and Rosalie Martin; below, an example of a Just Sentences participant's reflective writing.
‘who’, but about the ‘what’.
That is, ‘what happened’:
a systematic, phonemic-
linguistic-metacognitive
approach to teaching reading
and writing.
Melissa said this: “Because
of the range of severity of
literacy impairments which
we see in the prison, the
approaches which the
speech pathologist and
I use are complementary.
The methods that we
currently use achieve great
results for many clients,
but for some, it doesn’t
matter how much attention
is given, words will just be
squiggles on the page unless
we are addressing those
deeper issues. The speech
pathologist’s engagement
with them is always at that
deeper level...”
It’s been worthy work and
a great privilege. The full
report can be found at
.
And now, our Just
Sentences attentions are
turned toward sustainability
of the program.
Rosalie Martin
Speech Pathologist
News of Rosalie Martin’s
work recently appeared
on 936 ABC Hobart radio
and Hobart's ABC News
"It doesn’t matter
how much attention
is given, words will
just be squiggles
on the page unless
we are addressing
those deeper issues
[with prisoners
who have literacy
difficulties]. The
speech pathologist’s
engagement with
them is always at
that deeper level...”
Melissa Iocco
Literacy Coordinator,
Risdon Prison