7. includes activities that are shaped by the participating families’ knowledge and interests, and involves hands-on, participatory learning experiences.
8. supports home-based literacy practices, promoting ways for families to continue to do literacy-building activities learned at the program when they return home.
9. is adaptable and culturally appropriate for use with diverse groups of families in a variety of settings.
10. includes activities and information that are presented in ways that will effectively engage participants with different learning styles. ^{Footnote 5}
11. ensures a comfortable, non-threatening learning atmosphere that includes trust and understanding in relationships among staff and participants.
12. uses instructional methods and activities that are respectful of participants of all ages and capabilities, and emphasizes modelling appropriate learning behaviours and practices.
13. offers theme-based literacy programs for special interest groups (such as those involved in basketball, dance or swimming) at locations where families gather, when possible.
14. offers program content to meet the special needs identifi ed by marginalized groups, or those who do not feel comfortable in other family literacy programs (such as seniors with grandchildren, homeless families, teenaged parents, families who need the content interpreted and translated into other languages, families who are not easily able or ready to leave their own homes).
15. offers some other specialized components that support literacy for families to enjoy together (such as music, gardening, cooking, scrap-booking, photography), when possible.

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