Types of literacy programs

There are a number of different types of mother-tongue literacy programs in operation around the world.

The program types described here are distinguished by

• delivery mechanisms and strategies
• types of materials used
• the target audience
• program motivation, and
• structural characteristics.

The choice of program type is conditioned by factors such as the following:

• The needs and aspirations of the target population
• The program goals
• The motivations and contributions of partnering communities or organizations
• Available resources
• Policy constraints

Here are some types of literacy programs:

• Church-based literacy program
• Development-based literacy program
• Empowerment literacy program
• Mother-tongue Education literacy program
• Mother-tongue Promotion literacy program
• Preliterate Society literacy program
• Transition from LWC literacy program
• Transition to LWC literacy program

Example case studies will be provided for each of the following modules in future versions of the Literacy bookshelf.

• Literacy programs

• Fact module: Types of literacy programs
• In overview module: Literacy programs, by Stephen L. Walter
• In modular book: Plan a literacy program, by Stephen L. Walter, Barbara K. Trudell (contributor), and Trudy K. Stewart (general editor)
• In bookshelf: Literacy

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 4.0, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

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