Student Reading Survey

Shandele Mahi
February 9, 2015
ITE 313 412

Demographic Information
Grade Level: 6th
School: Waipahu Elementary School
Number of Students: 23; 11 girls & 12 boys
Diverse Learners: 5 ELL students
Curriculum Program: Wonders
Instructional Approach: Read alouds, small
groups, Wordly Wise, Wonders
Assessment Tools: Informal and formal
assessments (vocabulary tests, small group
presentations)

Content of Survey
Survey consists of 22 questions
Students were given yes/no questions along with
some open ended questions
Questions
Attitude (3)
Interests (4)
Work Habits (4)
Learning Style (6)
Other (5)
23 students were present to take this survey

Attitude

Interest

Interest
Do you have a favorite book?
o 8 students said no
o 15 students said yes
The Giving Tree
The Titans Curse
Scary Stories
Magic Tree House
The Maze Runner
The Giver
Star Girl
Heroes Dont Run
Unbroken
The Fault In Our Stars
Percy Jackson

Work Habits

Work Habits
Where do you like
to read?
o Home/bedroom
o Classroom
o School library
o Outside
Set a goal:

How can you reach

that goal?

Stop reading at
punctuation marks
Read fluently
Read one chapter book
each month
Comprehend stories

Read more
Read with partners
Spend free time
reading
Reread
Look up words I dont

o Balcony
o Park

Learning Style
What do you think is
hard about reading?

What do you think is

easy about reading?

Pronunciation of specific
words

When content is
interesting

Understanding definition
of words

Reading known words

Imagining settings

When the plot gets

confusing

Understanding plot

Visualizing what is read

Everything but poetry

Learning Style

Other

What kind of qualities do

you think a good reader
has?
Reading with expression
Takes time to understand
Reading but not skipping
Visualizing what is being
read

Focused
Setting aside time to read
Read different genres
Can comprehend

Summary of Data
Attitude:

Less than half the class consider

themselves a good reader and more than half the
class consider themselves adequate readers.
Interests: Favorite genres are mystery,
adventure and poetry. Many of them enjoy
reading.
Work Habits: Majority of the students think
that reading is a good way to spend your free
time.
Learning Style : More than half the students
like to read aloud and read with a partner.

Implementation Plan
Lessons:

I will use different activities to encourage all learning

styles. These activities will include small group exercises, discussion,
theatre (acting) and other hands on activities. These activities will be
beneficial to students who enjoy read alouds and reading with a
partner. I will encourage those who do not like reading with a partner
by choosing interesting genres (mystery or adventure) and encouraging
them to participate.
I will work with my mentor teacher when creating lessons. I will ask if she has
any suggestions for the lesson plan and if she has any resources. I will ask about
the students strengths and weaknesses.
I will incorporate reading materials that are interesting for the students
(mystery and adventure). I will assign reading for homework so that students will
be able to read in a quiet and comfortable environment.
I will suggest books to students to read that are interesting to them and are at
their reading level.
I will encourage students to ask questions about any readings that we do.
I will encourage students to look up new/unknown words in a dictionary.