The origin
Australia's National Literacy Policy
Over decade ago, the Australian government recognized the importance of English literacy for all its citizens and developed specific national policies on literacy education in Australia.The urgences came out of a felt ...
general literacy crisis in Australia, which includes systematic underperformance in English literacy among some groups and many individuals (who are often seriously disadvantaged in their occupational and educational opportunities). (Lo Bianco, Joseph; Freebody, Peter, Australian Literacies)
From this a series of writing project with children in remote and otherwise underprivileged were developed.
In 2011, The ILF was founded by Suzy Wilson, a former teacher and education consultant who owns Riverbend Books. We are a not-for-profit charity which respects the unique place of Australia's First People and draws on the expertise of the Australian book industry.
Read a letter from our Board - Indigenous languages and literacy matter.
An importante part of the programme is the Annual Indigenous Literacy Day on September 1st.
It's special mission is to create love for languages, their own and foreign languages, in children from an early age on.
Learn more about the Yakanarra Project here.
Further reading
Lo Bianco, Joseph; Freebody, Peter. (2001). Australian Literacies. ISBN-1-876768-24-X
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. (2014). Health literacy: Taking action to improve safety and quality
