Portlaoise prison literacy

Date: March 2022
Author: National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA)
ISBN: 978-1-907171-47-5

Here to help – Case study: Pilot of the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) Peer-to-Peer Literacy Ambassadors’ and Tutors’ programme in Portlaoise Prison.

This case study tells the story behind the Peer-to-Peer Literacy Ambassadors’ and Tutors’ programme in Portlaoise Prison. A unique partnership between a group of adult learners in Portlaoise Prison, the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA), the Portlaoise Prison Education Unit, Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) and Laois Offaly Education and Training Board (LOETB) formed the foundation for the programme.

Category:
Literacy

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