Learning to read and write changes everything, says Jack Beetson

 Jack Beetson (right) with Literacy for Life Foundation graduate, Evelyn O'Burns,

Jack Beetson (right) with Literacy for Life Foundation graduate, Evelyn O'Burns, in Yarrabah on Graduation Day in July 2024 Credit: courtesy of Leanne Hardy

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From children's health to employment opportunities: literacy levels of Indigenous adults impact their lives on many levels


“The best you can do for an Indigenous child is to give them a literate mother,” says Professor Jack Beetson, the Executive Director of Literacy for Life Foundation.

In an interview with NITV Radio Jack Beetson also says that "learning to read and write changes everything" and shares some incredible data on the impact the improvement of literacy has had on people’s lives: from improved health, children health, employment opportunities to reduced interactions with the justice system.

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