Kansas Department of Corrections Receives Grant for Reading Series

Date: January 30, 2006

The Kansas Humanities Council awarded $3,300 to the Kansas Department of Corrections in support of “Read to Me.”

“Read to Me” is a project to support inmates who wish to strengthen and maintain relationships with their children as they serve their sentence, while promoting literacy and the use of literature to do so.

Six workshops with a humanities scholar will assist incarcerated parents at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility in learning interactive techniques for reading aloud and asking content-rich questions, how to choose age-appropriate books for their children, and how to personalize the experience of reading aloud on videotape.

At the end of the workshops, each inmate will read the selected children’s book on tape, and pose questions highlighting the humanities themes contained within the book. The videotape and the book will then be mailed home for the family to enjoy.

Roger Haden, Deputy Secretary Programs Division, serves as project director for the series. For more information about "Read to Me” call 785/296-0460.

A non-profit cultural organization with 30 years experience, the Kansas Humanities Council conducts and supports community-based programs, serves as a financial resource through an active grantmaking program, and encourages Kansans to participate in their communities. For more information, contact info@kansashumanities.org or call 785/357-0359.

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