Spring 2010 ACTION Magazine Reader Survey

1. In what grade level classes do you use Action? Check all that apply.

1. In what grade level classes do you use Action? Check all that apply. Below 6th grade

6th grade

7th grade

8th grade

9th grade

above 9th grade

2. At what grade levels are your students reading? Check all that apply.

2. At what grade levels are your students reading? Check all that apply. K

3. Action is planning to begin offering some articles at two different reading levels. One level will be available in the print magazine at our regular reading level, between grade 3 and grade 5. Another version will be available online, with the same photos but differentiated text. Which differentiated reading level would be most valuable to you for use in your class?

I would prefer a higher reading level (around grade 6)

How useful would this differentiated text be to you?

4. What type of class do you teach?

4. What type of class do you teach? Remedial Language Arts (below-level students only)

Mainstream Language Arts (including below-level and on-level students)

Read 180 Class

ELL/ESL

I am a reading specialist

Other (please specify)

5. How often do you use each feature in the magazine?

	Always	More than half of issues	Less than half of issues	Never
New Shorts (pages 2-3)	*5. How often do you use each feature in the magazine? New Shorts (pages 2-3) Always	New Shorts (pages 2-3) More than half of issues	New Shorts (pages 2-3) Less than half of issues	New Shorts (pages 2-3) Never
Celebrity Profile (pages 4-5)	Celebrity Profile (pages 4-5) Always	Celebrity Profile (pages 4-5) More than half of issues	Celebrity Profile (pages 4-5) Less than half of issues	Celebrity Profile (pages 4-5) Never
Readers Theater Play	Readers Theater Play Always	Readers Theater Play More than half of issues	Readers Theater Play Less than half of issues	Readers Theater Play Never
True Teen Story	True Teen Story Always	True Teen Story More than half of issues	True Teen Story Less than half of issues	True Teen Story Never
Longer nonfiction articles (History, Science, etc.)	Longer nonfiction articles (History, Science, etc.) Always	Longer nonfiction articles (History, Science, etc.) More than half of issues	Longer nonfiction articles (History, Science, etc.) Less than half of issues	Longer nonfiction articles (History, Science, etc.) Never
Fiction	Fiction Always	Fiction More than half of issues	Fiction Less than half of issues	Fiction Never
Debate	Debate Always	Debate More than half of issues	Debate Less than half of issues	Debate Never
Real-Life Reading and Writing	Real-Life Reading and Writing Always	Real-Life Reading and Writing More than half of issues	Real-Life Reading and Writing Less than half of issues	Real-Life Reading and Writing Never
Back Page Vocabulary Puzzle	Back Page Vocabulary Puzzle Always	Back Page Vocabulary Puzzle More than half of issues	Back Page Vocabulary Puzzle Less than half of issues	Back Page Vocabulary Puzzle Never

6. Do you have access to an Interactive Whiteboard (Smart Board)?

6. Do you have access to an Interactive Whiteboard (Smart Board)? Yes, in my classroom

Yes, in another room in my school

Not now, but my school plans to purchase one or more

7. If you do have access to an Interactive Whiteboard, what types of activities do you use it for?

8. Have you looked at the Action Web site, www.scholastic.com/actionmag, to find additional resources for your class?

8. Have you looked at the Action Web site, www.scholastic.com/actionmag, to find additional resources for your class? yes

9. Which resource on our site have you find to be most valuable?

9. Which resource on our site have you find to be most valuable? the 5 extra reproducible skills pages for each issue

the multimedia web links to extend articles

the index of skills covered in Action

the contests

the online version of the Teacher's Edition

I have not gone to the Web site

Other (please specify)

10. We are currently upgrading our Web site, www.scholastic.com/actionmag, to add more and better content for our teacher subscribers. Please rate the following types of digital media from 1 to 5, with 1 being offerings you would most like to see, and 5 being offerings you do not want to see.

	1	2	3	4	5
Interactive skill-building games for students	*10. We are currently upgrading our Web site, www.scholastic.com/actionmag, to add more and better content for our teacher subscribers. Please rate the following types of digital media from 1 to 5, with 1 being offerings you would most like to see, and 5 being offerings you do not want to see. Interactive skill-building games for students 1	Interactive skill-building games for students 2	Interactive skill-building games for students 3	Interactive skill-building games for students 4	Interactive skill-building games for students 5
Activity pages for use with an Interactive Whiteboard	Activity pages for use with an Interactive Whiteboard 1	Activity pages for use with an Interactive Whiteboard 2	Activity pages for use with an Interactive Whiteboard 3	Activity pages for use with an Interactive Whiteboard 4	Activity pages for use with an Interactive Whiteboard 5
Powerpoint presentations to extend articles	Powerpoint presentations to extend articles 1	Powerpoint presentations to extend articles 2	Powerpoint presentations to extend articles 3	Powerpoint presentations to extend articles 4	Powerpoint presentations to extend articles 5
Interactive lesson plans	Interactive lesson plans 1	Interactive lesson plans 2	Interactive lesson plans 3	Interactive lesson plans 4	Interactive lesson plans 5
Current Events content not found in the print magazine	Current Events content not found in the print magazine 1	Current Events content not found in the print magazine 2	Current Events content not found in the print magazine 3	Current Events content not found in the print magazine 4	Current Events content not found in the print magazine 5
Text-to-Talk (listen to an article while you read along)	Text-to-Talk (listen to an article while you read along) 1	Text-to-Talk (listen to an article while you read along) 2	Text-to-Talk (listen to an article while you read along) 3	Text-to-Talk (listen to an article while you read along) 4	Text-to-Talk (listen to an article while you read along) 5
Articles offered at differentiated reading levels	Articles offered at differentiated reading levels 1	Articles offered at differentiated reading levels 2	Articles offered at differentiated reading levels 3	Articles offered at differentiated reading levels 4	Articles offered at differentiated reading levels 5
"Anchor" videos produced by Scholastic to extend articles	"Anchor" videos produced by Scholastic to extend articles 1	"Anchor" videos produced by Scholastic to extend articles 2	"Anchor" videos produced by Scholastic to extend articles 3	"Anchor" videos produced by Scholastic to extend articles 4	"Anchor" videos produced by Scholastic to extend articles 5
Video links to other web sites	Video links to other web sites 1	Video links to other web sites 2	Video links to other web sites 3	Video links to other web sites 4	Video links to other web sites 5

Other (please specify)

11. Would you be willing to have an Action editor contact you to discuss your opinions?

11. Would you be willing to have an Action editor contact you to discuss your opinions? Yes

12. If you are willing to be contacted, please provide the following information. This contact information will be used for editorial purposes only. We also use this information to find teacher advisers for Action.

12. If you are willing to be contacted, please provide the following information. This contact information will be used for editorial purposes only. We also use this information to find teacher advisers for Action. Name:
Title:
School Name:
Street Address:
City:
State and Zip Code:
E-mail address:
Phone:

13. We want to provide content that is most useful to you. What specific article topics would you like to see in Action next year? (Please rate them on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being articles you most want to see and 5 being articles you do not want to see.)

	1	2	3	4	5
5 Years After Hurricane Katrina	13. We want to provide content that is most useful to you. What specific article topics would you like to see in Action* next year? (Please rate them on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being articles you most want to see and 5 being articles you do not want to see.) 5 Years After Hurricane Katrina 1	5 Years After Hurricane Katrina 2	5 Years After Hurricane Katrina 3	5 Years After Hurricane Katrina 4	5 Years After Hurricane Katrina 5
Exciting Tales of Lost Explorers in History	Exciting Tales of Lost Explorers in History 1	Exciting Tales of Lost Explorers in History 2	Exciting Tales of Lost Explorers in History 3	Exciting Tales of Lost Explorers in History 4	Exciting Tales of Lost Explorers in History 5
Bullying	Bullying 1	Bullying 2	Bullying 3	Bullying 4	Bullying 5
Hispanic Heritage: Teen Fiction	Hispanic Heritage: Teen Fiction 1	Hispanic Heritage: Teen Fiction 2	Hispanic Heritage: Teen Fiction 3	Hispanic Heritage: Teen Fiction 4	Hispanic Heritage: Teen Fiction 5
Native American Heritage: Trail of Tears	Native American Heritage: Trail of Tears 1	Native American Heritage: Trail of Tears 2	Native American Heritage: Trail of Tears 3	Native American Heritage: Trail of Tears 4	Native American Heritage: Trail of Tears 5
Native American Heritage: The Debate Over Team Mascots	Native American Heritage: The Debate Over Team Mascots 1	Native American Heritage: The Debate Over Team Mascots 2	Native American Heritage: The Debate Over Team Mascots 3	Native American Heritage: The Debate Over Team Mascots 4	Native American Heritage: The Debate Over Team Mascots 5
Native American Heritage: Life on a Reservation	Native American Heritage: Life on a Reservation 1	Native American Heritage: Life on a Reservation 2	Native American Heritage: Life on a Reservation 3	Native American Heritage: Life on a Reservation 4	Native American Heritage: Life on a Reservation 5
Black History: Escape from Slavery	Black History: Escape from Slavery 1	Black History: Escape from Slavery 2	Black History: Escape from Slavery 3	Black History: Escape from Slavery 4	Black History: Escape from Slavery 5
Black History: Greensboro Student Sit-Ins	Black History: Greensboro Student Sit-Ins 1	Black History: Greensboro Student Sit-Ins 2	Black History: Greensboro Student Sit-Ins 3	Black History: Greensboro Student Sit-Ins 4	Black History: Greensboro Student Sit-Ins 5
Avalanche!	Avalanche! 1	Avalanche! 2	Avalanche! 3	Avalanche! 4	Avalanche! 5
Celebrating Chinese New Year	Celebrating Chinese New Year 1	Celebrating Chinese New Year 2	Celebrating Chinese New Year 3	Celebrating Chinese New Year 4	Celebrating Chinese New Year 5
Anne Frank	Anne Frank 1	Anne Frank 2	Anne Frank 3	Anne Frank 4	Anne Frank 5
Teens and Drugs	Teens and Drugs 1	Teens and Drugs 2	Teens and Drugs 3	Teens and Drugs 4	Teens and Drugs 5
Money Matters: We Lost Our Home	Money Matters: We Lost Our Home 1	Money Matters: We Lost Our Home 2	Money Matters: We Lost Our Home 3	Money Matters: We Lost Our Home 4	Money Matters: We Lost Our Home 5
Teens Who Text While Driving	Teens Who Text While Driving 1	Teens Who Text While Driving 2	Teens Who Text While Driving 3	Teens Who Text While Driving 4	Teens Who Text While Driving 5
Woman’s History: Women in Combat	Woman’s History: Women in Combat 1	Woman’s History: Women in Combat 2	Woman’s History: Women in Combat 3	Woman’s History: Women in Combat 4	Woman’s History: Women in Combat 5
Woman’s History: Helen Keller	Woman’s History: Helen Keller 1	Woman’s History: Helen Keller 2	Woman’s History: Helen Keller 3	Woman’s History: Helen Keller 4	Woman’s History: Helen Keller 5
Guest-Edited Issue by Skateboarding Legend Tony Hawk	Guest-Edited Issue by Skateboarding Legend Tony Hawk 1	Guest-Edited Issue by Skateboarding Legend Tony Hawk 2	Guest-Edited Issue by Skateboarding Legend Tony Hawk 3	Guest-Edited Issue by Skateboarding Legend Tony Hawk 4	Guest-Edited Issue by Skateboarding Legend Tony Hawk 5
Immigration: A Family Separated	Immigration: A Family Separated 1	Immigration: A Family Separated 2	Immigration: A Family Separated 3	Immigration: A Family Separated 4	Immigration: A Family Separated 5
Immigration: Crossing the Border	Immigration: Crossing the Border 1	Immigration: Crossing the Border 2	Immigration: Crossing the Border 3	Immigration: Crossing the Border 4	Immigration: Crossing the Border 5
Earth Day: Strange Frogs	Earth Day: Strange Frogs 1	Earth Day: Strange Frogs 2	Earth Day: Strange Frogs 3	Earth Day: Strange Frogs 4	Earth Day: Strange Frogs 5
True Stories of Rescue Dogs	True Stories of Rescue Dogs 1	True Stories of Rescue Dogs 2	True Stories of Rescue Dogs 3	True Stories of Rescue Dogs 4	True Stories of Rescue Dogs 5
Japanese Internment Camps of World War II	Japanese Internment Camps of World War II 1	Japanese Internment Camps of World War II 2	Japanese Internment Camps of World War II 3	Japanese Internment Camps of World War II 4	Japanese Internment Camps of World War II 5

Other (please specify)

14. Finally, what celebrities would you and your students most like to see on the cover and in our celebrity profiles? (Please rate them on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being celebrities you most want to see and 5 being celebrities you do not want to see.)

	1	2	3	4	5
Vanessa Hudgens	*14. Finally, what celebrities would you and your students most like to see on the cover and in our celebrity profiles? (Please rate them on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being celebrities you most want to see and 5 being celebrities you do not want to see.) Vanessa Hudgens 1	Vanessa Hudgens 2	Vanessa Hudgens 3	Vanessa Hudgens 4	Vanessa Hudgens 5
Rihanna	Rihanna 1	Rihanna 2	Rihanna 3	Rihanna 4	Rihanna 5
Candace Parker	Candace Parker 1	Candace Parker 2	Candace Parker 3	Candace Parker 4	Candace Parker 5
Beyonce	Beyonce 1	Beyonce 2	Beyonce 3	Beyonce 4	Beyonce 5
David Archuleta	David Archuleta 1	David Archuleta 2	David Archuleta 3	David Archuleta 4	David Archuleta 5
Jordin Sparks	Jordin Sparks 1	Jordin Sparks 2	Jordin Sparks 3	Jordin Sparks 4	Jordin Sparks 5
Johnny Depp	Johnny Depp 1	Johnny Depp 2	Johnny Depp 3	Johnny Depp 4	Johnny Depp 5
Ryan Sheckler	Ryan Sheckler 1	Ryan Sheckler 2	Ryan Sheckler 3	Ryan Sheckler 4	Ryan Sheckler 5
LeBron James	LeBron James 1	LeBron James 2	LeBron James 3	LeBron James 4	LeBron James 5
Demi Lovato	Demi Lovato 1	Demi Lovato 2	Demi Lovato 3	Demi Lovato 4	Demi Lovato 5
Robert Pattinson	Robert Pattinson 1	Robert Pattinson 2	Robert Pattinson 3	Robert Pattinson 4	Robert Pattinson 5
Will Ferrell	Will Ferrell 1	Will Ferrell 2	Will Ferrell 3	Will Ferrell 4	Will Ferrell 5
Carrie Underwood	Carrie Underwood 1	Carrie Underwood 2	Carrie Underwood 3	Carrie Underwood 4	Carrie Underwood 5
Miranda Cosgrove	Miranda Cosgrove 1	Miranda Cosgrove 2	Miranda Cosgrove 3	Miranda Cosgrove 4	Miranda Cosgrove 5
Alicia Keys	Alicia Keys 1	Alicia Keys 2	Alicia Keys 3	Alicia Keys 4	Alicia Keys 5
Danica Patrick	Danica Patrick 1	Danica Patrick 2	Danica Patrick 3	Danica Patrick 4	Danica Patrick 5
Queen Latifah	Queen Latifah 1	Queen Latifah 2	Queen Latifah 3	Queen Latifah 4	Queen Latifah 5
Kobe Bryant	Kobe Bryant 1	Kobe Bryant 2	Kobe Bryant 3	Kobe Bryant 4	Kobe Bryant 5
Dwyane Wade	Dwyane Wade 1	Dwyane Wade 2	Dwyane Wade 3	Dwyane Wade 4	Dwyane Wade 5
Tom Brady	Tom Brady 1	Tom Brady 2	Tom Brady 3	Tom Brady 4	Tom Brady 5
Serena Williams	Serena Williams 1	Serena Williams 2	Serena Williams 3	Serena Williams 4	Serena Williams 5
Shaun White	Shaun White 1	Shaun White 2	Shaun White 3	Shaun White 4	Shaun White 5
Tony Hawk	Tony Hawk 1	Tony Hawk 2	Tony Hawk 3	Tony Hawk 4	Tony Hawk 5
Justin Bieber	Justin Bieber 1	Justin Bieber 2	Justin Bieber 3	Justin Bieber 4	Justin Bieber 5
Jennifer Lopez	Jennifer Lopez 1	Jennifer Lopez 2	Jennifer Lopez 3	Jennifer Lopez 4	Jennifer Lopez 5
Tracy Morgan	Tracy Morgan 1	Tracy Morgan 2	Tracy Morgan 3	Tracy Morgan 4	Tracy Morgan 5
Miley Cyrus	Miley Cyrus 1	Miley Cyrus 2	Miley Cyrus 3	Miley Cyrus 4	Miley Cyrus 5
Kristen Stewart	Kristen Stewart 1	Kristen Stewart 2	Kristen Stewart 3	Kristen Stewart 4	Kristen Stewart 5
Zoe Saldana	Zoe Saldana 1	Zoe Saldana 2	Zoe Saldana 3	Zoe Saldana 4	Zoe Saldana 5
Shia LaBeouf	Shia LaBeouf 1	Shia LaBeouf 2	Shia LaBeouf 3	Shia LaBeouf 4	Shia LaBeouf 5
Zac Efron	Zac Efron 1	Zac Efron 2	Zac Efron 3	Zac Efron 4	Zac Efron 5
Anne Hathaway	Anne Hathaway 1	Anne Hathaway 2	Anne Hathaway 3	Anne Hathaway 4	Anne Hathaway 5
Michael Cera	Michael Cera 1	Michael Cera 2	Michael Cera 3	Michael Cera 4	Michael Cera 5
Taylor Lautner	Taylor Lautner 1	Taylor Lautner 2	Taylor Lautner 3	Taylor Lautner 4	Taylor Lautner 5
America Ferrera	America Ferrera 1	America Ferrera 2	America Ferrera 3	America Ferrera 4	America Ferrera 5
Mario Lopez	Mario Lopez 1	Mario Lopez 2	Mario Lopez 3	Mario Lopez 4	Mario Lopez 5
Lea Michele (Glee)	Lea Michele (Glee) 1	Lea Michele (Glee) 2	Lea Michele (Glee) 3	Lea Michele (Glee) 4	Lea Michele (Glee) 5
Cory Monteith (Glee)	Cory Monteith (Glee) 1	Cory Monteith (Glee) 2	Cory Monteith (Glee) 3	Cory Monteith (Glee) 4	Cory Monteith (Glee) 5
Ciara	Ciara 1	Ciara 2	Ciara 3	Ciara 4	Ciara 5
Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar, Lost)	Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar, Lost) 1	Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar, Lost) 2	Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar, Lost) 3	Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar, Lost) 4	Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar, Lost) 5

Other (please specify)