The stories I present in Chapter 4 help to connect my analysis with my theoretical reading presented in Chapter 2. The personal and intimate nature of this qualitative research study has brought me as the researcher into the life–worlds of the participants as they took risks in trusting me with their personal, often traumatic, life stories. Their readiness to share enabled me to learn about their experiences and thoughts and to develop rich images and a robust, descriptive narrative for the findings section. I offer a sensitive portrait of the lived dimensions of enculturation and family literacy.

The ability to apply direction over social actions, or what critical theorists call agency, was brought forth in this research. The level of agency may vary depending on the type of cultural context in which it is exercised. Further, an individual's knowledge of schemas affects the types of resources and amounts that can be accessed. In Chapter 4 where I present my research findings, I address the cultural resources by creating a comprehensive profile of the neighbourhood of the participants as well as the schools the children attend and their individual homes.

Data were then coded and classified. In this final chapter my research questions are answered, conclusions and recommendations are drawn and general themes emerged. My broad conceptualization of family literacy contained in Chapter 2 was revised following the data collection to form an interactive model. The new model will help one to understand the complex nature of family literacy in low–income homes. As such, my model, which will be discussed in detail later on, offers an original scholarly contribution to the field of family literacy on which practitioners may organize their programs. A kaleidoscope metaphor is introduced in this chapter to re–conceptualize the multifaceted nature of family literacy and the dynamic relationships among family members as they actively construct and negotiate their futures with the influence of outside factors during the socialization process.