Student Survey

Annaliz'Panida'
February'9,'2015'
ITE'313''Cohort'412'

Demographic Information
Grade&Level:&6th'grade'
School:&Waipahu'Elementary'
Number&of&Students:&21'Students'(11'boys'and'10'
girls)&
Diverse&Learners:&5'Students'in&SPED'(Math'and'
Language'Arts/Behavioral'Problems)'
Range&of&Reading&Levels:&Below'grade'level'to'above'
grade'level'(2nd'grade'to'9th'grade'reading'level)&
Curriculum&Program:&Wonders'(Basal'Textbook'used'
by'all'6th'grade'level'classrooms)'

Demographic Information Cont.!

Instruc>onal&Approach:&Shared'reading,'Wordly'Wise,'
TeenBiz,'Wonders,'Readers'and'Writers'Notebook'
Special&Reading&Programs:&Resource'teacher'for'extra'
support'in'Language'Arts'(class'moves'at'a'slower'pace'
and'is'a'small'group'of'9'students'at'the'most)'
Assessment&Tools:&Informal'and'Formal'Assessments'
(worksheets/homework,'oral'vocabulary'tests,'
comprehension'tests,'student'notebook,'teacher'
observaWon,'and'one'on'one'conferencing'with'
students'when'Wme'is'available)&

Content of Survey
Survey'consists'of'22'quesWons.'
Students'wrote'a'check'mark'next'to'the'best'answer.'
Students'wrote'a'short'answer'response.''
3'quesWons'on'ATTITUDE,'2'quesWons'on'INTEREST,'4'
quesWons'on'LEARNING'STYLES,'and'3'quesWons'on'
WORK'HABITS'
Twenty'students'were'present'to'take'this'survey.'

Attitude
Do'you'like'to'read?'
'

Attitude!
Do'you'think'of'yourself'as'a'good'reader?'

Attitude!
What'do'you'think'is'HARD'about'reading?'

Pronouncing'challenging'words'
Reading'uently'
Rereading'
Making'a'mistake'
Vocabulary'
Understanding'the'main'idea/message'of'the'story'

Interest
What'genres/types'of'books'do'you'like'to'read?'

Interest!
How'much'Wme'do'you'spend'reading'each'day?'

Learning Style
Do'you'like'to'read'with'a'partner?'

Learning Style!
Do'you'like'to'read'aloud?'

Learning Style!
Do'you'like'when'someone'reads'to'you?'

Learning Style!

Do'you'like'to'talk'to'your'friends'about'what'
youre'reading'or'have'read?'
'

Work Habits
Where'do'you'like'to'read?'

Work Habits!
What'kind'of'qualiWes'do'you'think'a'good'
reader'has?'

Read'with'expression'
Read'loud'
Read'clearly/uently'
Visualizing'
PracWce'
Reread'
Comprehension'

Work Habits!
Set'a'goal'for'yourself'as'a'reader.'
'

Data Summary
ABtude:&A'majority'of'the'students'enjoy'reading,'but'do'not'
see'themselves'as'a'good'reader.'They'nd'reading'hard'in'
many'dierent'ways'like'pronouncing'challenging'words.'&
Interests:&A'majority'of'the'students'spend'0f2'hours'a'day'
reading.'Their'top'four'favorite'genres'are:'adventure,'sports,'
poetry,'and'horror.'&
Learning&Styles:&Half'of'the'class'likes'to'read'with'a'partner,'
read'out'loud,'and'be'read'to'while'the'other'half'does'not.'A'
majority'of'the'students'likes'to'discuss'what'they'are'reading'
or'have'read'to'their'friends.&
Work&Habits:&Students'prefer'to'read'at'home'in'a'quiet'
place.'They'believe'a'good'reader'can'read'loud'with'
expression'and'uency.'Their'goal'as'a'reader'is'to'read'more'
books.&

Instructional Plan
I'will'provide'a'safe'and'posiWve'learning'environment'where'
students'feel'comfortable'to'make'mistakes'and/or'ask'
quesWons'on'vocabulary'or'pronunciaWon.''
I'will'also'provide'posiWve'feedback'during'oral'readings'and'
make'construcWve'suggesWons'to'encourage'condent'
readers.'
I'will'model'and'point'out'good'examples'of'students'reading'
loud'and'uently'with'expression.'
I'will'design'lessons'that'are'to'my'students'interests.'For'
example,'we'could'read'prompts'that'have'adventure'or'
horror'in'it.''
I'will'incorporate'literacy'circles'or'book'talk'as'an'acWvity'
where'students'gather'as'a'small'group,'discuss'the'book'they'
have'read,'and'make'any'connecWons'to'it.''

Instructional Plan Cont.!

I'will'pracWce'dierent'types'of'reading'in'the'class'to'
accommodate'the'diversity'of'my'students'learning'abiliWes.''
The'teacher'or'myself'could'read'aloud'to'students.'
The'students'could'pracWce'reading'out'loud'to'the'class'
popcorn'style.''
The'students'could'read'with'a'partner.'
The'students'could'reading'independently'in'a'quiet'seing.'

I'will'assign'students'reading'assignments'that'they'would'
enjoy'reading'at'home.'They'will'be'given'opWons'on'the'type'
of'reading'they'want'to'do.'
I'will'introduce'new'books'that'my'students'might'be'
interested'in'and'I'will'encourage'them'to'keep'reading'for'
more'pracWce.'
I'will'communicate'with'my'mentor'for'future'planning/ideas,'
and'to'learn'more'about'my'students'strengths'and'
weaknesses.'