This built on my belief that literacy is forever changing as individuals move through life, experience new things, and learn from people that they meet. We must understand the community in which we work in in order to have a better grasp on where the child comes from, how they have been taught, and what we can do to teach them in the most meaningful way. Avi (2010) explained a student and teacher conflict regarding misunderstandings in a classroom. This book showed what it was like for a student to have parental support, but teacher disapproval, regarding something that was specifically meaningful to him. It also showed that, while one teaching style might be beneficial to one child, it could also be detrimental to another. Moreover, I
