Reading interest and attitude surveys provide teachers with valuable information about their students as readers. Read on to find out more about reading surveys and see examples that you can use with your students.
Don’t miss part 2 of this series to find out why you need to be using them with your students and part 3 to find how to administer them!
Types of Reading Surveys
Reading Interest Inventories
Interest surveys provide teachers with insights into their students’ interests. Find out more about students as individuals by getting to know their hobbies, favorite things, and other fun facts about themselves. The students are always very excited to complete the surveys, and it naturally leads to great discussions. They can’t wait to tell me all about their favorite book or all of the facts they know about dinosaurs!
The surveys can be modified for different grade levels. This simplified interest survey allows primary students to draw the things they are interested in to let their teachers know more about them.
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In addition, surveys provide information about students as readers. Students can tell their favorite books, genres, or topics they want to read about.
Reading Attitude Surveys
Attitude surveys are extremely eye-opening as they provide insight into how students feel about reading but more importantly how they view themselves as readers. Teachers can learn more about students’ reading behaviors, such as if they prefer reading alone or with a buddy. Read part 2 of the series to find out why this information is important.
Utilizing the Survey Results
Teachers can record survey results to identify student trends. This information can also be used when planning instruction, by incorporating students’ interests and favorite authors as much as possible.
Students progress shouldn’t just be measured by reading levels or test scores. By using the surveys, teachers can monitor how students are growing as readers throughout the year.
Where to Find Reading Surveys
Teachers can find a wealth of reading interest inventories and reading surveys online. There are many different options available through Pinterest or on TeachersPayTeachers.
Interested in administering reading surveys with your students? Here are the Reading Interest and Attitude Surveys I use with my students.
Are you already administering reading interest inventories and attitude surveys with your students? Have you found them to be beneficial? Share your experiences in the comments!
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