Major/Minor Codes	Sample Quotation	Sample Descriptive Codes
Interest
Situational	It’s fun to like go inside the story, and it’s like you get involved	Get involved with plot or characters Interest necessary to enjoy reading
Genre	I like action stories, mysteries.	Like to read favorite genre Like to read favorite series or author
Topic	I like reading dog stories.	Like to read favorite topic
Activity (Grade 3 only)	I love reading long chapter books, because the stories last so long.	Reading is interesting Why learn to read: so you can read interesting books
Enjoyment
Reading is fun	I like reading, it’s fun.	Why learn to read: because it is fun Reading is fun
Reading time as a social good	[If] you just wanted to read the whole book you could do it by yourself.	Like to read solo because get to read more
Fun to use imagination	Fantasy, because they let you sort of… picture it in your mind.	Favorite reading: get to use imagination Like to make up my own pictures in my head
Mastery	I’ve improved a lot more. And it’s going a lot better.	Can read harder books, like the challenge Pride in improvement
Sense-making	Sometimes you don’t soak up the ideas as well if you’re in a group.	Understanding is important Like to read solo bec. text makes more sense
Read to Learn	It’s fun to learn about different stuff and just to read books about people from different places.	Reading makes you smarter Read to learn new things, find out
Reading as a School Task	I read my reader books for reading minutes after school every night.	Why learn to read: need it for school Read at home: Homework, “reading minutes”
Utility Reading	You need to know like, the words in the store. You need to know what you’re getting.	Why learn to read: it is valuable for life Why learn to read: grownups need to read at work
Ego Concerns	If a whole bunch of people were there and you got a word wrong, they’d probably laugh at you.	Concern about relative skill Why learn to read: to avoid shame
Social Motives
Read as social fun	I like reading with friends.	Reading with others is fun Like to read to family members
Read to help others	If you read something and it’s like the other person or I don’t understand, we can kind of help each other along.	Read to help others Read to get help from others
Reading Discussions (Grade 3 only)	You can talk to each other about the book, sometimes you can get some pretty funny ideas.	Choose pair reading so can discuss what you read Read to talk about what read
Reading Avoidance	Because then you don’t really have to read out loud [which is harder].	Avoid reading hard books Reading takes too much time