Mary Faith Mount-Cors is the president of EdIntersect, USA and part-time faculty at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, USA.

Based on qualitative research focused on literacy and health from three schools in coastal Kenya, this book examines country, school, and family contexts to develop a dual-generation maternal-child model for literacy learning and to connect local-specific phenomena with national and international policy arenas.

1. Introduction: Global Literacy Landscape and Local Literacy Discovery 2. Theoretical Frameworks: Building a Cultural Model for Literacy 3. Context Matters: Relevant Trends in Kenya 4. Local Contexts: Rural School Communities 5. Reading Mothers' Lives: Connecting Home and School 6. Conclusions: Children, Parents, and Learning Environments