"-I have always insisted that words used in organizing a literacy program come from the word universe of the people who are learning, expressing their actual language, their anxieties, fears, demands, dreams. Words should be laden with the meaning of the people's existential experience, and not of the teacher's experience." (pg. 10, pgh. 5)
This quote is meaningful for the reading and the learning that comes as a result of the reading. Vocabulary is best learned when integrated with context and other words surrounding it, adding to a reading. Reading should have a personal effect on people. Maybe it's important to know why the author chose that word over the alternative. Reasoning behind personal vocabulary can give a reader a good sense of the author's mindset at the time of the writing of the passage. Where did the author stumble across, for example, defenestrate, over just saying throw out a window. What deeper meaning is behind the choice. It's all based on the author's own life and experiences. An odd word choice may contribute to a bigger picture in a reading. Employing this tactic into our own work makes it more expressive and perhaps better at conveying meaning to the reader.
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