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“The return on investment for every dollar spent on a girl’s education can be as high

as $10 in some developing countries.”
– United Nations Population Fund

45-Day Literacy

Revolution:

the dramatic Impact

of an unconventional

pedagogy

This write-up investigates ALfA (Accelerated Learning for All), a Return on investment f children can’t read now,
groundbreaking literacy education method, contrasts it with traditional in literacy, especially they’re risking a future trapped
in lifelong poverty. Literacy
on literacy of women
techniques, and emphasizes its capacity to enhance literacy results are the highest of any education plays a vital role in
swiftly and efficiently other development Iempowering individuals. While
the pedagogy used to teach reading
goal. They have also is crucial for quick improvements

an intergenerational in literacy in India and globally,
impact. When children most literacy programs neglect
“Literacy is a key factor in achieving learn to read, they are to evaluate it. Prevailing reading
Improving literacy rates is a critical economic and social development, as programs often follow traditional

step in reducing poverty and it is associated with higher earnings more able to continue approaches, such as the whole
promoting economic growth. One and better employment opportunities. with their education. language, phonics, or balanced
extra year of schooling can increase Literacy also has a positive impact This impacts their phonics that take three years or
more to make a child literate.
an individual’s earning power by 10% on health and social participation, as entire lives. It is quick
on average. well as on women’s empowerment and easy to teach with Understanding

– The Organisation for Economic Co- new groundbreaking Traditional Approaches
operation and Development (OECD; 2019) and gender equality.” methods. to Reading Development
– UNESCO

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