![]() I have taught Speak for the past 8 years as a middle school Language Arts teacher and it is far and away the students’ favorite novel each year. Victor has graciously written a summary of his work, below, and allowed me to link to the full dissertation and share it with the world. Victor Malo-Juvera wrote his dissertation, “The Effect of Young Adult Literature on Adolescents’ Rape Myth Acceptance”on the research he did using SPEAK in his eighth grade classroom. But we haven’t had the kind of research and data that some curriculum directors require before putting a new book on the shelves. Thousands of teachers have anecdotal evidence about the impact the book has made on their students, both in terms of its literary merit, and in the emotional maturity of their students. SPEAK has been in curriculum all over the United States for a decade. RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)ġ. Does SPEAK change the way kids view rape?.You deserve compassion, understanding and help Statistics from studies by the Department of Justice and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 4 times more likely to contemplate suicide.6 times more likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. ![]() 3 times more likely to suffer from depression.In 2003, ten percent of rape victims were male.1 out of every 33 American men will be the victim of an attempted or completed rape.Men and boys can be sexually assaulted, too. 17.7 million American women have been victims of attempted or completed rape. ![]()
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