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Engaging families

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) promotes family literacy by compiling and disseminating examples of good practice and research. UIL is also involved in capacity-development activities to pilot family literacy programmes in a number of countries.

Role of family literacy

Family literacy and learning programmes can play a critical role in breaking the intergenerational cycle of education deprivation and disadvantage by helping to prevent school failure and dropout. Intergenerational approaches to literacy and learning build bridges between formal, non-formal and informal learning and utilize synergies between the different education sub-systems and institutions.

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UNESCO promotes family literacy and learning as a holistic approach that contributes to the achievement of Goal 4 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): ‘Ensure inclusive and quality education and promote lifelong learning for all’. More specifically, family literacy and learning can help meet the following targets of SDG 4:

  • By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education (SDG 4.1)
  • By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education (SDG 4.2)
  • By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy (SDG 4.6)

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Essential Reading

Learning Families: Intergenerational Approaches to Literacy Teaching and Learning
Family Literacy: Enjoying Language Together
Programme Aprendizajes en Familia
Family Literacy: A Global Approach to Lifelong Learning - Effective Practices in Family Literacy and Intergenerational Learning around the World
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