Maria R. Coady is Irving and Rose Fien Endowed Professor and Associate Professor of ESOL/Bilingual Education at the University of Florida, USA. Her research specialises in English Language Learners and multilingual students, especially those in rural settings. Her most recent publication is Connecting School and the Multilingual Home (Multilingual Matters, 2019).

Introduction

Chapter 1.  Multilingual Family Engagement in Rural Settings: Context of the 21st Century

Chapter 2. Framing the Issues: A 'Strengths-Based Approach' to Family Engagement

Chapter 3. Family-Centered Differentiated Engagement

Chapter 4. Praxis and Practice: Becoming Aware of Multilingual Families in Rural Settings

Chapter 5. Praxis and Practice: Acting to Engage Multilingual Families in Rural Schools

Chapter 6. The Intersectionality of Rurality and Immigration for Latino Families in The United States

Chapter 7. The Community Partner (With Robin Lewy and Fran Ricardo, The Rural Women's Health Project)

Chapter 8. Conclusions for 21st Century Multilingual Family Engagement