Six Book Challenge 2010: Tutor Survey

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* 1. Did you introduce the Six Book Challenge to:

learners on literacy courses

learners on ESOL courses

learners on other courses

Any comments

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* 2. How many of your learners participated in the Six Book Challenge?

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* 3. How many of these:

started the Six Book Challenge?

have already completed the Six Book Challenge?

do you anticipate are likely still to complete the Six Book Challenge?

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* 4. Did you develop learning activities around the Challenge for your learners?

Yes, a lot of activities

Yes, some activities

No, the Challenge was separate from course activities

If yes, please give examples of activities you used:

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* 5. Did the Challenge have any impact on how well your course(s)went?

Yes, a positive impact

Yes, a negative impact

No, no impact

Yes, mixed impact

Please say more:

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* 6. Do you think that being involved in the Challenge enhanced your learners' literacy or ESOL skills?

	Yes, definitely	Yes, possibly	I'm not sure	No, not really
Listen and respond	Listen and respond Yes, definitely	Listen and respond Yes, possibly	Listen and respond I'm not sure	Listen and respond No, not really
Speak to communicate	Speak to communicate Yes, definitely	Speak to communicate Yes, possibly	Speak to communicate I'm not sure	Speak to communicate No, not really
Engage in discussion	Engage in discussion Yes, definitely	Engage in discussion Yes, possibly	Engage in discussion I'm not sure	Engage in discussion No, not really
Reading comprehension	Reading comprehension Yes, definitely	Reading comprehension Yes, possibly	Reading comprehension I'm not sure	Reading comprehension No, not really
Grammar and punctuation (reading)	Grammar and punctuation (reading) Yes, definitely	Grammar and punctuation (reading) Yes, possibly	Grammar and punctuation (reading) I'm not sure	Grammar and punctuation (reading) No, not really
Vocabulary, word-recognition and phonetics	Vocabulary, word-recognition and phonetics Yes, definitely	Vocabulary, word-recognition and phonetics Yes, possibly	Vocabulary, word-recognition and phonetics I'm not sure	Vocabulary, word-recognition and phonetics No, not really
Writing composition	Writing composition Yes, definitely	Writing composition Yes, possibly	Writing composition I'm not sure	Writing composition No, not really
Grammar and punctuation (writing)	Grammar and punctuation (writing) Yes, definitely	Grammar and punctuation (writing) Yes, possibly	Grammar and punctuation (writing) I'm not sure	Grammar and punctuation (writing) No, not really
Spelling and handwriting	Spelling and handwriting Yes, definitely	Spelling and handwriting Yes, possibly	Spelling and handwriting I'm not sure	Spelling and handwriting No, not really

If yes, please give examples of specific literacy skills that the Challenge enhanced:

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* 7. Do you think that participating in the Challenge contributed to improving your learners' overall level of literacy?

Yes definitely

Yes possibly

I'm not sure

No not really

Please say more:

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* 8. Do you think that being involved in the Challenge benefitted learners in other ways?

Increased learners' confidence

Increased learners' motivation

Changed learners' attitude to reading

Changed learners' attitude to learning

Developed a reading habit

Encouraged learners' use of the library

Other

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* 9. We are always looking for recommended titles to add to our emergent reader database at www.firstchoicebooks.org.uk Please could you list any books that have proved particularly popular with participants.

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* 10. If you wish to tell us anything else about your experience of the Six Book Challenge, or the experience of your learners, please do so here:

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* 11. Please give us your contact details:

Your name

Job title

Name of the organisation you worked for when supporting the Six Book Challenge

Your email address

Your daytime telephone number

Thank you for your time in completing this survey and in supporting the Six Book Challenge.