Philosophy
The roots of family literacy as an educational method come from the belief that “the parent is the child’s first teacher”. Studies have demonstrated that adults who have a higher level of education tend to not only become productive citizens with enhanced social and economic capacity in society, but their children are more likely to be successful in school. A literate family tends to be stronger family, more likely to remain a wholesome unit.
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