Name: The healing power of reading
Uploaded: 2019-06-06T14:56:48Z
Duration: 18 min 18 s
Description: Reading and writing can be acts of courage that bring us closer to others and ourselves. Author Michelle Kuo shares how teaching reading skills to her students in the Mississippi Delta revealed the bridging power of the written word -- as well as the limitations of its power.

Reading and writing can be acts of courage that bring us closer to others and ourselves. Author Michelle Kuo shares how teaching reading skills to her students in the Mississippi Delta revealed the bridging power of the written word -- as well as the limitations of its power.

Michelle Kuo: The healing power of reading

The healing power of reading

Teaching in the Mississippi Delta reveals the transformative power of reading, offering both connection and introspection.

Through literacy, a prisoner reclaims his voice, penning letters to a daughter he believes he's failed, embodying hope and redemption.

Empowering prisoners through literacy, a teacher's journey weaving hope with books, revealing the transformative impact of education.