literacy

Nutbrown’s research (2006) informs us that parent-child conversations, how children experiment with words and rhythms, listening to and telling stories and pretend play provide important building blocks of family literacy. Literacy is a skill for life. It is the ability to read, write, speak and listen in a way that allows us to communicate effectively and make sense of the world. Lacking vital literacy skills holds a person back at every stage of their life.

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This guide provides a model for the elimination of illiteracy where there is national will. 

This approach has been tested and found successful. Any similar programmes will need to evaluate their success. 

The ideas here were adapted from the successful Cuban drive to eliminate illiteracy and will need adaption for each context.

The evidence that this approach works is strong.

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