How to make people more aware of the importance of child literacy People (especially parents) should understand that the literacy skills that their children acquire in their early years, such as in the preschool, is important since it would determine their reading and writing skills later on in elementary and high school (Baroody & Dobbs-Oates, 2011). Consequently, the reading skills acquired in first grade would determine the reading achievement in high school. Therefore, literacy skills acquired earlier in life is very vital. This is because it forms the foundation of later writing and reading success. However, it is very unfortunate that most children entering kindergarten do so without the most basic of skills. Children require basic skills in order to make them learn. The best way to make parents and guardians aware of the importance of child literacy is to communicate to them the results of researches that have studied the relationship between early childhood literacy levels and literacy levels in the later life of the child (Cabell et al., 2011). The moment they understand the importance of the child’s early life in shaping his or her later life, they will be more enlightened. They will be more determined to change their attitudes towards some important aspects of child bearing. People should also be made to understand that literacy learning is a preparation for a lifelong learning ability. This is because it goes in a cycle beginning with early childhood development. It then goes to youth development where there are various transitions. It ends up with the participation of the adults in the development of skills and learning. Government policies to increase reading and writing skills for early school years The government of Canada realized that despite the literacy interventions that had been attempted, the cycle of low literacy had not reduced. It agreed with the Committee that the issue of low literacy was an urgent matter that needed to be addressed. Therefore, it expressed its desire to combat it and welcomed the valuable contributions from the parliamentarians. The committee analyzed the situation and provided advice concerning the policy development in Canada. The Committee evaluated the issue of literacy and described it as a lifecycle. The only way to combat it was through adopting a lifelong learning approach. This would mean that early childhood development must be observed with caution. Youth development and transitions were also to be carefully guided. The committee also stressed that literacy learning did not only occur in institutions such as schools. It could also be developed at home. The reason why other interventions that had been attempted earlier had failed was that the interventions were all school based. The government was interested in attempting the family literacy intervention. This was an approach that would enhance the literacy levels of both generations. This would be achieved through the participation of the children’s family members in the coordination of the programs intended to increase levels of literacy. Baroody and Dobbs-Oates (2011) also supported this approach since they conducted a research and concluded that the expectations of the children’s parents concerning their grades were significantly correlated with their children’s literacy interest. I