Who benefits from family literacy?
Children benefit. They demonstrate greater gains in vocabulary, literacy, logic, math, and other skills than children in child-focused programs. They are more likely to be successful in school right through high school graduation and less likely to be exposed to health risks or live in poverty. Adults benefit. They improve their basic educational and job skills and are enabled to make self-identified changes in their lives that help them fulfill their personal goals. Parents whose first language is not English acquire communication skills to support their relationships with their children, school staff, co-workers, employers, and the community at large. Schools benefit. Parents become full partners in their children’s education through increased communication with school staff and active participation in school activities. They gain the skills they need to reinforce their children’s school learning in the home. Businesses and communities benefit. More educated parents are better prepar
Families benefit from greater literacy in terms of their: • health and well-being • school achievement • fulfillment of personal goals • employment opportunities, job skills & economic status • access to resources, and • learning and acquiring new skills. Family literacy programs benefit schools by enhancing: • overall attitudes toward learning • parent involvement in school activities • home support of school learning, and • school-readiness. Family literacy programs benefit Saskatchewan because educated citizens are better prepared to: • finish high school and get more training • meet job requirements and enter the workforce • practice healthy lifestyles • gain and maintain economic stabilitity • actively contribute to their communities, and • build success from one generation to the next. Source: Statistics Canada, Building on Our Competencies: Canadian Results of the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2005. Literacy and Aboriginal Peoples Aboriginal People in Saskatche
