Qualitative analysis indicated five intrinsic value elements of the SR experience: liveness, and creative inarticulacy, the emotional, the personal, the group. Liveness While traditional reading groups provide texts in advance, SR emphasises vitality and currency through presenting material for the first time within the session and reading it aloud several times. In this way the text becomes a vocal, embodied presence that offers a centre towards which participants can gravitate, a dynamic described by one member thus: was a “It though there was a power in the middle of the table…and it was pulling us in.” In addition to providing a grounding centre for the this element of liveness arising out of reading aloud was characterised by a sense of absorption and immersive involvement, wherein moment became…a world in itself for appreciation.” In turn, the “each performative model of delivery engendered a sense of novelty and anticipation of – ‘not knowing in advance’ that could transform the reading experience from private – interpretation into an immediate and active form of As described by Participant An: doing. went in…not knowing…When you read…your own experiences comes [into “I it]…and you identify different parts…I was totally taken aback and it felt so important both on an emotional…and…intellectual level… I felt it mattered and should be pursued, by myself because my own response was so great.” This element of unpredictability can be seen as a substitute for undemanding, convenient defaults. Unpredictability means that routine must be deviated from and uncertainty must be tolerated. Thus live reading of unknown texts with (unknown) “[t]he others removes the facility to rely on system[s]’…we cannot predict and so cannot …‘safe control our responses instead we react in emotional ways where the function of emotions is – to prepare an organism to act in response to environmental challenges…or novel situations.”35,p.10 Creative inarticulacy
Qualitative analysis indicated five intrinsic value elements of the SR experience: liveness, creative inarticulacy, the emotional, the personal, and the group. Liveness While traditional reading groups provide texts in advance, SR emphasises vitality and currency through presenting material for the first time within the session and reading it aloud several times. In this way the text becomes a vocal, embodied presence that offers a centre towards which participants can gravitate, a dynamic described by one member thus: “It was a though there was a power in the middle of the table…and it was pulling us in.” In addition to providing a grounding centre for the this element of liveness arising out of reading aloud was characterised by a sense of absorption and immersive involvement, wherein “each moment became…a world in itself for appreciation.” In turn, the performative model of delivery engendered a sense of novelty and anticipation – of ‘not knowing in advance’ – that could transform the reading experience from private interpretation into an immediate and active form of doing. As described by Participant An: “I went in…not knowing…When you read…your own experiences comes [into it]…and you identify different parts…I was totally taken aback and it felt so important both on an emotional…and…intellectual level… I felt it mattered and should be pursued, by myself because my own response was so great.” This element of unpredictability can be seen as a substitute for undemanding, convenient defaults. Unpredictability means that routine must be deviated from and uncertainty must be tolerated. Thus “[t]he live reading of unknown texts with (unknown) others removes the facility to rely on …‘safe system[s]’…we cannot predict and so cannot control our responses – instead we react in emotional ways where the function of emotions is to prepare an organism to act in response to environmental challenges…or novel situations.”35,p.10 Creative inarticulacy
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