Read and write proficiently
Child has low achievement rates.
Can lead to emotional issues; shame, depression, low self esteem.
Child is likely to suffer neglect and discrimination.
Can cause delinquency, indiscipline, anger, aggression, and other anti-social behavior.
Child is more likely to drop out of school.
Child may never attain his full potential.
Many children graduate from public school unable to read, and write coherently – free of grammar, spelling and punctuation errors.
People who are illiterate are socially vulnerable and more likely to live in poverty.
National literacy rates affect workplace productivity, unemployment rates and even national GDP.
Nigeria ranks low on the global literacy rankings.
Run literacy programs for at-risk children.
Create low student-to-teacher ratios: one-to-one tutoring, small group tutoring and peer group support.
Increase the reading and writing levels.
Teach writing instruction - methodically with necessary foundational skills.
Teach writing with creativity- less regimented, social, & creative to encourage more student writing.
Train the teachers.
Read and write proficiently
Use simple and correct sentences
Learn to create interesting sentence structures
Communicate thoughts clearly in writing
Flipbook Foundation for Literacy Advancement is about youth literacy interventions – providing remedial literacy instruction, especially for students in the public school system. It also encourages young people to develop their creative writing skills and become the next generation of writers. Flipbook was founded initially as a creative writing platform to boost pleasure reading, and grow writing talent. However, we quickly discovered that literacy rates were quite low in public schools. The numbers of low literate and underachieving students were huge; a lot of the students were leaving school illiterate or barely literate. Sadly, the teachers and resources to solve the problem were scarce. It was clear then, that private sector participation in the system was necessary. So, we started organizing interventionist programs in schools to help bridge the literacy gap.
Flipbook Foundation creates a low student-teacher ratio; one-to-one tutoring, small group tutoring and peer group support. We strive to find fun and creative ways of individualizing literacy instruction. Flipbook is vested in improving the national literacy rates in order to help youths succeed. It is founded on the necessity of empowering people through literacy, to access opportunities for both individual and national growth.
If we intervene now, we can break the vicious cycle of illiteracy and poverty.
