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Reading Survey-English IH Q. 1-10 090121

English Reading Survey

Select the best answer for the following questions:

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* 1. I would rate myself as a reader a _____ on a scale of 1-5 with "5" being the most avid of readers.

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

e. 5

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* 2. My favorite book of all time is . . .

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* 3. Check any of the following that help you read better.

a. Reading it aloud to yourself

b. Having someone read it to you

c. Talking about what you read to others

d. Taking notes in the margin or on a separate sheet of paper.

e. Drawing or doing art in response to or inspired by what you read.

f. Reading silently to yourself during class time.

g. Talking in groups about what you read.

h. Talking as a class about what you read.

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* 4. Check the following response that best describes you as a reader.

a. I will do what I need to do in order to read anything. With enough effort I can understand anything I am asked to read. I am confident in my abilities as a reader.

b. I try but eventually I give up if it is too hard. I understand most of what I read but not as wll as I would like to. I am somewhat confident in my abililities as a reader, but recognize there are certain texts I just don't know how to read yet.

c. Reading is hard for me. I rarely feel like I understand what the writer is saying. This is why I give up easily. Even when I understand it I don't trust myself and assume I am probably wrong.

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Check all that apply. "I read when . . .

a. I'm bored

b. I need to escape.

c. I am sad

d. I want to learn about something.

e. My friends are reading the same book.

f. I feel alone and need company.

g. I do not ever choose to read.

h. I read all the time, anything, for a million different reasons.

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Check the statement that most matches your own belief:

a. Reading is not important. By the sixth grade you know everything you need to know about reading.

b. Reading is crucial to your success in the adult world.

c. Reading is more important now than ever.

d. Reading is less important than it used to be.

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* 7. Mark those with which you most agree:

a. I like it when a book challenges my beliefs, ideas or assumptions.

b. I prefer to read books that do not make me think about unfamiliar things.

c. I like to read in order to do things; this makes reading seem useful and valuable to me.

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* 8. I expect the reading I do in school to be

a. Boring

b. Interesting

c. Difficult

d. Useful

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* 9. Check all that apply when you read your school assignments:

a. I eat and drink while I read.

b. I listen to music or have the television on when I read.

c. I read at my desk with the computer on and connected to the internet or a computer game.

d. I lay on my bed when I read.

e. I sit in a comportable chair.

f. I read in a room where others are present.

g. I have to have total silence.

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* 1. I would rate myself as a reader a _____ on a scale of 1-5 with "5" being the most avid of readers.

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* 2. My favorite book of all time is . . .

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* 3. Check any of the following that help you read better.

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* 4. Check the following response that best describes you as a reader.

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* 5. Check all that apply. "I read when . . .

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* 6. Check the statement that most matches your own belief:

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* 7. Mark those with which you most agree:

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* 8. I expect the reading I do in school to be

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* 9. Check all that apply when you read your school assignments:

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* 10. Include your name below.