What is a Transition from LWC literacy program?

A Transition from LWC literacy program is one which uses a second language as a bridge or transition to mother-tongue literacy.

Here are some conditions that indicate the choice of a Transition from LWC literacy program:

• There are a good number of bilingual person speakers who are already literate in the LWC but not in the mother tongue.
• The mother tongue is actively used.
• There is an existing school system which uses a second language as the medium of instruction.

Here are some typical program goals of a Transition from LWC literacy program:

• To promote mother-tongue literacy through the promotion of biliteracy
• To promote literacy among those who have not yet become literate in an LWC

Here are some recommended possible strategies and activities for a Transition from LWC literacy program:

• Find ways to promote and demonstrate the functionality of mother-tongue literacy in the community.
• Organize classes to transfer literacy skill from LWC to mother tongue in short workshops.
• Organize a follow-up program for mother-tongue literacy for monolingual mother-tongue speakers.
• Encourage the production of literature in the mother tongue.
• Make use of more personal settings for promoting or demonstrating mother-tongue literacy such as families, religious settings; small businesses, tutoring situations.
• Make use of public settings such as bulletin boards, signposts, and posters to promote mother-tongue literacy.
• Organize reading and writing contests in the mother tongue.

• Exposing people to reading and writing
• Creating a print-rich environment
• Types of literacy programs

• Concept module: Transition from LWC literacy program
• In overview module: Glossary (Literacy): T
• In modular book: Glossary of literacy terms
• In document collection: Reference materials
• 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.]

Page content last modified: 27 July 1999

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