Study Measures Impact Of Reading And Creative Writing On Communication And Problem-Solving Skills

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Terri Dee

Staci Rising is the Program Manager at the Center for Health & Justice Research at the Indiana University Public Policy Institute.
*Courtesy Indiana University Public Policy Institute*

An Indiana University study partners with the Indiana Department of Correction to measure the impact of reading and creative writing programs on communication and problem-solving skills.

The Indiana Prison Writers Workshop offers sessions studying the works of renowned authors. Staci Rising is the Program Manager at the Center for Health & Justice Research at the IU Public Policy Institute, and she spoke with WFYI's Terri Dee.

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