There are two major underpinnings of this program: The Freirian pedagogy of alfabetización and the UDL Framework.

Freire’s Foundational Principles

Principle 1: Teaching demands ongoing learning.

Principle 2: Teaching is much more than transferring knowledge.

Principle 3: Teaching/Education is a human act.

UDL’s Foundational Principles

Highlights of the UDL Framework

UDL is an educational framework, based on neuroscience research and how the brain learns, that helps remove barriers to learning for all learners.

Freire-UDL Literacy Program Framework

La educatión no cambia el mundo, cambia a las personas que van a cambiar el mundo.
— Paulo Freire