Researchers should focus on the problems, not the symptoms. They should consider the complexity of the audience, as well as whether they will focus on how people may make decisions, or how they will make decisions. Parent and Child Interactions . Research shows which parental teaching strategies work better and which are less effective. How this information is used is critical.
Family literacy can work, and does work, in some instances, with quality control.
It does not work when resources are over-extended. What We Know . Catherine Snow and Patton Tabors , Intergenerational Transfer of Literacy . Positive affect is important. Physical closeness and individual attention can contribute.