Turning a New Page by Pat Campbell Turning a New Page is a
research-based program that was implemented in the Westmorland
Institution in Dorchester, New Brunswick in June 2000. It is an
innovative program that develops comprehension, fluency,
vocabulary, and self-esteem among prison inmates. Prior to 2000,
the inmates had resisted explicit literacy instruction. However,
as the inmates became involved in Turning a New Page, they
became more willing to receive classroom instruction. The
program involves two components: audio-taping of children’s
books and literacy instruction. Inmates contribute to the
literacy development of young children in local schools by
producing audiotapes of children’s books. The inmates record
stories that are at their own reading level. The audio-taping
requires repeated readings. Some inmates need to read a book up
to 80 times before they can achieve an error free audiotape. The
classroom instruction focuses on comprehension strategies,
vocabulary development, and word pattern. Over