Running Head: AUTOETHNOGRAPHY

My Love-Hate-Love of Reading Kathy J !a"" #e$te%&e' () *+,Unive'"ity of Te.a" at #an Antonio

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My Love-Hate-Love of Reading Me) a reading tea/he'0 Ho1 did that eve' ha$$en02 3unny you "hou4d a"5 &e/au"e 1hen 6 thin5 a&out %y o1n 7ou'ney a" a 'eade' it ha" &een a 4ove-hate 'e4ation"hi$ A" a /hi4d 6 'e%e%&e' &eing 'ead Mothe' Goo"e8" Nu'"e'y Rhy%e") Litt4e Go4den !oo5" &y E4oi"e 9i45in) and othe' "to'ie" 6 4oved hea'ing the"e "to'ie" and /ou4d eventua44y 'ead the% fo' %y"e4f 6 4ea'ned to 'ead 1ith the :at in the Hat &oo5 /4u& "e'ie" ;' #eu"" 1a" g'eat) &ut 6 $'efe''ed P ; Ea"t%an8" Go, Dog, Go and Ro&e't Lo$"hi'e8" Put Me in the Zoo Reading 1a" a $'e4ude to &edti%e and The Whispering Rabbit and anything e4"e &y Ma'ga'et 9i"e !'o1n to$$ed %y 4i"t of favo'ite "to'ie" My %othe' in"ti44ed in %e thi" ea'4y 4ove of 'eading) 4eading %e th'ough the"e deve4o$%enta4 yea'" &y 'eading to %e and %a5ing "u'e 6 had &oo5" 6 /ou4d 'ead a" 6 &e/a%e %o'e 4ite'ate !e/au"e of thi") 6 ente'ed fi'"t g'ade 5no1ing ho1 to 'ead 6n e4e%enta'y "/hoo4 6 4ea'ned to 'ead 1ith Sally, Dick and Jane. 9e 4ea'ned to 'ead $honeti/a44y 6 'e%e%&e' in ou' 'eading $'og'a% the /4a""'oo% 4ight" 1e'e tu'ned off and 1e had to 'ead a" a 4ight 'an a/'o"" 1o'd" on the "/'een The "$eed 1ou4d in/'ea"e 1ith eve'y 'eading) 6 "u$$o"e unti4 1e /ou4d not "ho1 /o%$'ehen"ion of 1hat 1e had 'ead 6n thi'd g'ade 6 'ead at a fifth g'ade 4eve4 "o 1hen it 1a" ti%e fo' 'eading 6 1ent to the fifth g'ade /4a"" #i.th g'ade did thei' o1n thing) "o fo' th'ee yea'" 6 1ent to fifth g'ade 'eading 6 often 1onde' 1hat 4ite'atu'e of the thi'd and fou'th g'ade" 6 %i""ed and 1hat effe/t it ha" had on %y &a/5g'ound of fund" #ti44) 6 4oved to 'ead My 'eading ha&it" ove' the ne.t fe1 yea'" a'e a &4u' to %e Ju4e" <e'ne 1a" %y favo'ite autho' at thi" ti%e) a4though 6 a% not %u/h fo' "/ien/e fi/tion no1 6n high "/hoo4 6 4i5ed 'eading "ho't "to'ie" = Ma'5 T1ain) !'et Ha'te) The #/a'4et 6&i") anything you /ou4d 'ead in one "itting Anything 4onge' and 6 4o"t inte'e"t o' 7u"t /ou4dn8t get th'ough the

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'eading) even afte' 6 got g4a""e" 6 7u"t didn8t 4i5e to 'ead that %u/h 6t 1a" "o &ad that %y %othe' had to 'ead %e ;i/5en"8" Tale o! T"o #ities o' 6 1ou4d have neve' fini"hed 6 %ade it th'ough

%o"t of the 'eading fo' high "/hoo4 &ut 1a" ove'1he4%ed at the a%ount of 'eading 6 had 1hen 6 ente'ed /o44ege My 4ove of 'eading 1ent do1nhi44 fa"t At ti%e" 6 1anted to &e a tea/he' >1hen 6 g'e1 u$)? &ut a" 6 &egan $4anning fo' /o44ege) the thought of tea/hing no 4onge' a$$ea4ed to %e a" %y inte'e"t had tu'ned to1a'd the &u"ine"" 1o'4d Afte' g'aduating 1ith a &u"ine"" deg'ee and &eing in that 1o'4d fo' fifteen yea'") 6 /ou4d not 1ait to 4eave that /ut-th'oat /o%%unity 6 &egan "u&"titute tea/hing and de/ided 6 1ou4d 'etu'n to /o44ege $a't-ti%e and o&tain %y tea/hing /e'tifi/ation 6 en'o44ed in the Region *+ TOPP a4te'native /e'tifi/ation $'og'a% fo' e4e%enta'y edu/ation 6 1a" una&4e to o&tain an inte'n"hi$ $o"ition to /o%$4ete the $'og'a% and de/ided to en'o44 in the /e'tifi/ation $'og'a% at the Unive'"ity of Te.a" at #an Antonio !e/au"e %y deg'ee 1a" ove' ten yea'" o4d 6 1ou4d have to ta5e %y "/ien/e and %ath /ou'"e" ove') "o 6 "1it/hed to "e/onda'y edu/ation 1ith an Eng4i"h 4anguage a't" /on/ent'ation My $ntro to %iterature /ou'"e fo'/ed %e to 'ead "eve'a4 &oo5") 1hi/h) @uite une.$e/ted4y) 6 tho'ough4y en7oyed 6 u"ed to "ay) >6844 1ait fo' the %ovie)? &e/au"e the &oo5 1ou4d ta5e too 4ong to 'ead Then 6 'ea4iAed ho1 %u/h the %ovie" 1e'e 4eaving out 6 1a" &eginning to 4ove 'eading again) a4though 6 "ti44 did not 'ead %u/h fo' $4ea"u'e 6n %y &u"ine"" $o"ition 6 had to 'ead "o %u/h eve'y day that 6 'a'e4y 'ead anything 6 didn8t have to #in/e /o%$4eting %y /e'tifi/ation) 6 have had a va'iety of tea/hing $o"ition": eighth-g'ade 'eading) fi'"t and "e/ond g'ade 4ite'a/y g'ou$") and high "/hoo4 Eng4i"h Ba44 4eve4"C 6 4ea'ned a 4ot a&out 'eading "t'ategie" and "tudent8" 'eading inte'e"t" du'ing the yea' 6 taught eighth-g'ade) &ut did not have the 'eading /e'tifi/ation 'e@ui'ed &y the di"t'i/t to /ontinue in the $o"ition My ne.t $o"ition 1a" a" a $a'a$'ofe""iona4 in the Reading Re/ove'y and 4ite'a/y

Running Head: AUTOETHNOGRAPHY $'og'a% in an e4e%enta'y "/hoo4 9o'5ing 1ith %y fi'"t g'ade 4ite'a/y "tudent" in "%a44 g'ou$

and one-on-one "e""ion" o$ened %y eye" to the "t'ugg4e" of the"e young 'eade'" in thei' de"i'e to 4ea'n and deve4o$ thei' 'eading "5i44" #tudent" attended the"e "e""ion" unti4 thei' 'eading "5i44" 1e'e /on"ide'ed >on 4eve4? 6 fa/i4itated a "/'i$ted $'e-dy"4e.ia $'og'a% fo' %y "e/ond g'ade "tudent" My 4a"t tea/hing $o"ition 1a" at an inne'-/ity /ha'te' "/hoo4 1ith an at-'i"5 $o$u4ation Many of %y high "/hoo4 "tudent" 1e'e 4o1 4eve4 'eade'") and 6 e%$ha"iAed 4ite'atu'e in %y /4a""'oo% Thi" 1a" $e'ha$" %y %o"t /ha44enging $o"ition 6 have %y favo'ite /anon" of /4a""i/ 4ite'atu'e) and "in/e 6 taught a44 fou' g'ade" 6 1a" a&4e to tea/h a44 of %y favo'ite gen'e" and "to'ie" #o%e of %y "tudent" 4oved to 'ead and 1ou4d 'ead the enti'e "to'y to the /4a"" 1hen given the /han/e) othe'" had no de"i'e to 'ead Bo' &e 'ead to) in "o%e /a"e"C A" a tea/he') 6 /ou4d not unde'"tand 1hy they 1ou4d not 1ant to 4ea'n) &ut a" a fo'%e' "tudent 1ho did not 4i5e to 'ead) 6 /ou4d unde'"tand ho1 they fe4t 6 u"ed a va'iety of tea/hing "ty4e" and $'o7e/t" to atte%$t %otivation and engage%ent of %y "tudent" Afte' "i. yea'" in thi" "etting) 6 fe4t 6 /ou4d no 4onge' "e've "tudent" at the $o"ition 6 had and /ou4d not advan/e 1ithout a %a"te'8" deg'ee The "/hoo4 do1n"iAed the "taff and 6 on/e again found %y"e4f en'o44ing in /o44ege My "e/ond "e%e"te' in g'aduate "/hoo4 6 &e/a%e the g'aduate a""i"tant fo' the #an Antonio 9'iting P'o7e/t 6 'ene1ed %y 4ove of 1'iting and found 6 1anted to 'ead %o'e A" 1e 1e'e 4eaving on the 4a"t day of #u%%e' 6n"titute) ;' Hen5in a"5ed %e 1hy 6 1a"n8t in the Lite'a/y P'og'a% 6 1a" $u'"uing a %a"te'8" deg'ee in /u''i/u4u% and in"t'u/tionD 6 didn8t 5no1 the'e "as a 4ite'a/y $'og'a% Afte' di"/u""ing the $'og'a% and 4ea'ning that it 1a" the 'oad to &e/o%ing a Reading #$e/ia4i"t) 6 'ea4iAed that 1a" 1he'e 6 &e4onged Eve'ything 6 had &een doing the 4a"t ten yea'" had &een te44ing %e the "a%e thing 6 no1 had to fo/u" on 1hat 4eve4 of "tudent" 6 1anted to "e've 6 &egan to thin5 a&out the "tudent" 6 had 1o'5ed 1ith and the

Running Head: AUTOETHNOGRAPHY diffe'ent o&"ta/4e" they fa/ed in thei' 4ite'a/y deve4o$%ent and g'o1th 9hat $'og'a%" 1e'e avai4a&4e to he4$ the"e "t'ugg4ing "tudent"0 9hy 1e'e %y high "/hoo4 "tudent" "ti44 "t'ugg4ing and un%otivated a" 'eade'" 1ith a44 the $'og'a%" avai4a&4e in e4e%enta'y "/hoo4"0 9he'e 1a" the &'ea5do1n0 Then 6 thought a&out %y o1n daughte'8" "t'ugg4e 1ith dy"4e.ia and 'eading

The'e 1e'e $'og'a%" in e4e%enta'y "/hoo4 to he4$ he' 1ith 4ea'ning &a"i/ "5i44" and ho1 to /o$e 1ith "o%e of the o&"ta/4e" "he fa/ed a" a 'eade' !ut "he had a4'eady 4ea'ned to ove'/o%e "o%e of the"e o&"ta/4e" "o "he 1a"n8t diagno"ed unti4 fou'th g'ade 6 "a1 a d'a"ti/ /hange in the a%ount of attention given to the "t'ugg4ing 'eade' 1hen the "tudent 'ea/he" %idd4e "/hoo4 Tea/he'" at the e4e%enta'y 4eve4 a'e %andated to 4ea'n and &e a1a'e of avai4a&4e $'og'a%" and ho1 to 1at/h fo' "ign" of "t'ugg4ing 'eade'" and $o""i&4e unde'4ying /au"e" Tea/he'" at the "e/onda'y 4eve4 a'e %o'e "$e/ia4iAed and have the o$tion to 4ea'n %o'e if they de"i'e #$e/ia4 edu/ation and 'eading tea/he'" a'e the on4y one" 1ho 1ou4d u"ua44y attend the 1o'5"ho$") "o the othe' tea/he'" 1ou4d not have the &a/5g'ound 5no14edge needed to he4$ "t'ugg4ing 'eade'" #o%e of the% do not "ee% to unde'"tand that 'eading i" i%$o'tant in a44 di"/i$4ine" Un4e"" the"e "tudent" @ua4ify fo' "$e/ia4 edu/ation "e'vi/e") they oftenti%e" do not get the "u$$o't they need to /ontinue deve4o$ing thei' 4ite'a/y "5i44" They "t'ugg4e in thei' /o%$'ehen"ion and &egin to 4o"e inte'e"t in 'eading &e/au"e they find it to &e an u$hi44 &att4e They &e/o%e un%otivated 'eade'" 6 found the &'ea5do1n The"e a'e the "tudent" 6 1ant to "e'veD the one" 1ho a'e "ti44 fa44ing th'ough the /'a/5" of No :hi4d Left !ehind 6 thin5 having 1o'5ed 1ith "tudent" at a44 g'ade 4eve4" and 1ith diffe'ent 4ite'a/y $'og'a%" ha" given %e a good &eginning foundation 6 have "een the diffe'en/e in tea/he' in"e'vi/e $'og'a%" offe'ed at the va'iou" 4eve4" of edu/ation and /an offe' "ugge"tion" on ho1 to &ette' $'e$a'e "e/onda'y tea/he'" to unde'"tand and "u$$o't the "t'ugg4ing 'eade' 6 /an give

Running Head: AUTOETHNOGRAPHY "u$$o't to u$$e' 4eve4 "tudent" that "ti44 need to deve4o$ thei' &a"i/ "5i44" Having taught at a44

4eve4") 6 unde'"tand ho1 ha'd it i" fo' "o%e tea/he'" to get &a/5 to a &a"i/ 4eve4 of unde'"tanding 9e %u"t %eet the "t'ugg4ing "tudent at thei' 4eve4 and guide the% to a highe' 4eve4 1hi4e he4$ing the% "tay fo/u"ed and %otivated >The deg'ee to 1hi/h %idd4e "/hoo4 "tudent" %aintain an inte'e"t in 'eading %ay 1e44 dete'%ine thei' "u//e"" in "/hoo4? BHinton and ;i/5in"on)*++(C Janet A44en found 1ay" to /onne/t 1ith he' &ehavio'a44y at-'i"5 ado4e"/ent "tudent" and he4$ the% di"/ove' the 7oy" of 'eading &y giving he' "tudent" /hoi/e" and he4$ing the% deve4o$ &'eadth and de$th in thei' 'eading A44en8" "tudent") 1ho &egan the yea' a" &e4o1 4eve4) at-'i"5) un%otivated 'eade'") ended the yea' %ento'ing and 'eading 1ith ,"t g'ade "tudent" BA44en) ,FF(C Thi" i" the tea/he' 6 1ant to &e = the one 1ho he4$" the "t'ugg4ing 'eade' to find a 4ove'e4ation"hi$ 1ith 'eading

Refe'en/e" A44en) J B,FF(C $t&s 'e(er Too %ate) %eading dolescents to %i!elong %iteracy Po't"%outh) NH: Heine%ann Hinton) K < ) G ;i/5in"on) G K B*++(C Na''o1ing the ga$ &et1een 'eade'" and &oo5" *oices +ro, the Middle, -.B,C) ,(-,F Mi44e') A B*++FC P'ag%ati/ 'adi/a4i"%: An autoethnog'a$hi/ $e'"$e/tive on $'e-"e'vi/e tea/hing Teaching and Teacher /ducation, 01, F+F-F,H doi:,+ ,+,HI7 tate *++F +, +,*