Who is father of literacy?

Answer 1

Paulo Freire, Brazilian Educator, responsible for high literacy rates in Latin America. When traditional teaching methods, i.e. an 'expert' telling learners what they should learn and what methods to use for learning it failed, Freire got coordinators to interact with groups of the rural poor and shanty town dwellers in order to generate the teaching materials from the learners own lived experiences and observations. Improved literacy resulted. The learners, individually and in groups also became more confident in their abilities to improve their socio-economic position, to participate in and have an effect on the political process.

Answer 2

The father of literacy is generally attributed to be Sumerian educator and poet Enheduanna, who lived around 2285-2250 BCE. She is believed to be one of the first known authors in history and played a significant role in advancing the development of written language and literature.