Figure 1: Overall Categories Developed for Study One and also used in Study Two
Reading
Reading
Literacy
Constructed
or Learning
Liberation Yin Yang Existential Action Concrete
Flower:
Reading as portal to the
world:
Lit dev in each
individual is an ever
blooming flower that
needs soil, water,
and fresh air to
grow.
Literacy is like opening a
portal to another
dimension because
reading opens up a whole
new world that didn’t exist
Reading presents
to the child before.
choice between life
stories:
Reading is like a rock; it
either anchors you or
drowns you
Reading as
Fulfillment:
Reading is a spark
that lights a wildflower
of imagination
Reading takes
practice:
Reading and playing
basketball go hand-in-hand.
The more you practice the
better you get.
Reading as Gift:
A book is the one gift that
no one ever returns.
Teacher's
Teaching
Teaching
Directed
Selfhood
Teacher as
Teacher as Gardener:
Harriet Tubman:
A teacher is the sun that
rises everyday in the lives of
her students.
Teachers are the map
makers and guides who
lead children to greater
depths of discovery.
Teacher as Director
The Teacher is the Director of Chaos.
Reading is the bond that ties.
Teaching literacy to children is like making
a large quilt. Each individual child is sewn
together once they have the proper means
to communicate with one another
Teacher as skill builder
towards success:
Teaching as
Fulfillment:
Teaching students to
read is finding the pot of
gold at the end of the
rainbow.
Teaching as Journey:
Teaching is like riding a
roller coaster
Teacher as builder of structures:
Teaching lit is like showing a
person how to fish.
If you give a man a fish he eats
for a day. If you teach a man to
fish he can eat for a lifetime.
Reading is a building project. We start
with a solid foundation and build upon
that foundation.
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