§ 28. Mr. Tilneyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the percentage of reading disability in Borstals and prisons; what use is being made of the initial teaching alphabet; and with what result.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsWhile no standardised information about reading disability in penal establishments in England and Wales is yet available, there is little doubt that a substantial minority of people in custody has a reading age of 10 years old or less. The initial teaching alphabet is being used on a small scale experimentally; it is too early yet to estimate its value.