Proposed National Early Language and Literacy Strategy_WEB

Figure 1 demonstrates the complex factors that impact oral language and literacy growth for children in the early years. It provides a visual conceptual framework on the relationship between systemic, social, and individual variables that impact children’s lives and their early childhood educational context.

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Notes: Early childhood development (ECD); Early childhood education and care (ECEC); Home learning environment (HLE).

There is a lack of national data to demonstrate the scope and impact of the problem as well as a lack of robust evidence to show clearly what works, and why, to improve early language and literacy skills. However, we know where to start.

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National Early Language and Literacy Strategy