literacy for life; EFA global monitoring report, 2006 - Institut de ...

Language issues, literacy practices and
literate environments underscore the importance
of the broader social context in which literacy is
acquired and sustained. The evidence suggests:
There is value in providing youth and adults
with learning opportunities that more closely
suit their literacy needs and reflect the actual
uses to which literacy is put in their
communities.
The challenge is how to do this in ways that
carefully consider the complex language
situations of teacher and learners, while
enabling learners to enrich their literacy skills
in both their mother tongue and additional
languages.
Creating (and maintaining) a stimulating
literate environment is an effective way of
generating motivation to acquire literacy
and of encouraging its uses and practices.
Chapter 9 discusses the policy and programme
implications of these findings.
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