Welcome to the Companion Site!

This site is intended to enhance your use of Home, School, and Community Collaboration, Fourth Edition, by Kathy B. Grant and Julie A. Ray. Please note that all the materials on this site are especially geared toward maximizing your understanding of the material. 

Home, School, and Community Collaboration uses the culturally responsive family support model as a framework to prepare teachers to work effectively with children from diverse families. Authors Kathy B. Grant and Julie A. Ray skillfully incorporate numerous real-life vignettes and case studies to show readers the practical application of culturally responsive family engagement.

The Fourth Edition contains additional content that enhances the already relevant text, including: a new section titled “Perspectives on Poverty” acknowledging the deep levels of poverty in the United States and the impact on family-school relations; increased coverage of Latino/Latina family connections; and updated demographics focusing on the issues impacting same-sex families, families experiencing divorce, children and family members with chronic illnesses, military families, and grandparents raising children.

With contributions from more than 22 experts in the field offering a wide range of perspectives, this book will help readers understand, appreciate, and support diverse families.

Acknowledgments

We gratefully acknowledge Kathy B. Grant and Julie A. Ray for writing an excellent text and for developing many of the assets on this site. Special thanks are also due to Heather Garrison of East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania for creating select ancillaries on this site.