Introduction / Stuart Greene and Catherine Compton-Lilly Part I. Research, issues, and policies in parent involvement / Catherine Compton-Lilly ch. 1. Flipping the script : honoring and supporting parent involvement / Stuart Greene and Joyce F. Long ch. 2. Parents defining parent involvement / Patricia Snell ch. 3. Transformative change : parent involvement as a process of identity development / Joyce F. Long ch. 4. Parent involvement with a propose : get the lead out! / Rebecca Rodgers and Darren O'Brien Part II. Literacy practices and experiences : many families, many literacies, many classrooms / Stuart Greene ch. 5. Reading attainment over time : following urban families / Catherine Compton-Lilly ch. 6. Intergenerational meaning-making between a mother and son in digital spaces / Tisha Y. Lewis ch. 7. Talking, reading, and writing about lesbian and gay families in classrooms : the consequences of different pedagogical approaches / Caitlin L. Ryan ch. 8. God's people are strong : children's spiritual literacy practices / Nadjwa E.L. Norton ch. 9. Descubriendo historias/uncovering stories : the literary worlds of Latino children and families / Rosario Ordoñez-Jasis and Susana Y. Flores Conclusions : connecting parent involvement and family literacy / Catherine Compton-Lilly and Stuart Greene