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A man in glasses and a white t-shirt holds a book out as a younger girl reads aloud and leans into him in their living room.

"I couldn't do it. I couldn't break down the word to understand the word,"
he said.

"I'd empty bins and do all practical things. I used to … prep cars so painters could paint them, so I was more or less just a prep person."
A man in glasses and a white t-shirt holds a book out as a younger girl reads aloud and leans into him in their living room.

"So I could help her with schoolwork or just little things. I thought it was important to do that."

A man in glasses and a white t-shirt holds a book out as a younger girl reads aloud and leans into him in their living room.

"And then it just clicked: Oh yeah, I know what that word is — it's a karate place where people can go and learn karate."

"It's been life-changing, with my employment and with my daughter."
a childs certificate pinned to a fridge with a magnet.

A woman sitting in an office smiles at the camera while clasping her hands.

"When we implement these changes, and measure again, in another 10 or 12 years, I am extremely hopeful that we will have changed very significantly,"
she said.

A woman in a blue shirt smiling at the camera

"That's why it's so good that we've shifted now, in Tassie, and in many other states. I'm very excited as a literacy practitioner to see this is finally happening."

A man in glasses and a white t-shirt holds a book out as a younger girl reads aloud and leans into him in their living room.

"It's motivation and persistence."
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