A framework for understanding poverty: a cognitive approach

Resources, 'reality,' and interventions : how they impact 'situated learning'

Language and story : how they impact thinking, school, and work

Hidden rules among classes : how they impact relationships with people different from you

The 'situated learning' reality of generational poverty : how it impacts navigation of one's life

Role models and emotional resources : how they provide for stability and success

Support systems and parents : how they impact the ability to do homework and to navigate school and work

Creating relationships : how and why one is motivated to learn and change

Discipline : how to manage personal behavior so one can 'win' in a given environment

Instruction and improving achievement : how to live in the abstract representational world of school and work.