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I came across CS unplugged a while ago. Looks like it might be useful http://csunplugged.org/ http://csunplugged.org/

• jnbiche 10y ago
  I have to heavily stress the appropriateness of Computer Science Unplugged. While technically oriented toward younger students, it's absolutely appropriate for an older adult learner without a computer. If he can learn the material in CS Unplugged front and back, and understand it perfectly, he'll be very well placed for starting a career in programming when he gets out. Many programmer interviews are based on the materials that this book covers. And it's just a book, and all exercises in it can (and should) be done with no computer. Once he works through this, send him a copy of SICP: https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/ https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/ Covers some of the same material at a much higher level, and more.
• jessicamercedes 10y ago
  This is the most comprehensive way to get it done. It's even useful to adults and really serves to understand the fundamentals of computer science
• bsznjyewgd 10y ago
  I'm reminded of one of Neil Fraser's blog entries "CS by Mail" https://neil.fraser.name/news/2015/04/13/ https://neil.fraser.name/news/2015/04/13/, in which he received mail from someone inquiring how he could learn programming in prison and Neil recommended CS Unplugged. I wonder if that worked out.