Reading Student Survey

By: Beverly Cortez

ITE313
February 26, 2014

Demographic Information
School: Barbers Point Elementary
Grade Level: 3rd
Number of students: 26
14 girls
12 boys

Diverse Learners:
1 SPED
1 English Language Learner

Range of Reading levels: Varies to the lowest of

1st grade level to 4th grade level

Curriculum Program: Trophies

Demographic Information
Cont.
Instructional Approach: Read the story, class

discussion, answer comprehension questions

Special Reading Program: None
Assessment Tools: Rubrics, worksheets,
teacher notes

Survey Method
10 question survey
8 of the questions were administered through the 4

corners game.
Each question were read out loud then students
went to the labeled corner (A,B,C,D) that fits their
answer.
I tallied how many students were present in each
corner with the help of my mentor teacher (*3
students answer were taken out due to denied
media release form).
Students were given a post it note to answer the
other 2 questions that had more than 4 options.
Each student were allowed to pick 2

Attitude Questions
How do you feel about reading?

How do you feel when you read out loud in

class?

I think reading is

How do you feel about

reading?
A. I like reading a lot
B. Reading is okay
C. Id rather do something else

How do you feel about

reading?
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0

13
9

1
# of students

How do you feel when you read out

loud in class?

A. Love it
B. Like it
C. Its okay
D. Dont like it

How do you feel when you read out

loud in class?
16

15

14
12
10
8

# of Students

6
4

2
0

1
Love it

Like it

It's okay

Don't like it

I think reading is
A. For fun
B. To learn new things
C. For getting good grades

I think reading is
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0

13
8

2
# of Students

Attitude
Summary
Majority of the students

likes reading or is okay

with reading. However,
majority of them doesnt
consider reading as a
leisure but to learn new
information and for
achieving good grades
in school.
When reading out loud,
more than half thinks
its just okay.

Analysis

About 56% likes

reading and thinks

reading is for learning
new things.
1 % does not like
reading while 39%
thinks reading is okay.
Many students likes
reading but when it
comes to reading out
loud in class, its a
different story.

Attitude
Implementation
I want students to think of reading as not only to

learn new information or getting good grades but

also as a good leisure.
In order to show students that reading is fun, I will need to

model during their silent reading or D.E.A.R. time where I

bring my own book and read as well. This will show them a
good example of how you can enjoy reading a book.
For the students that said they dislike reading or its

okay, I need to create a reading assignment that is

engaging in order to elicit a positive attitude from the
students about reading. This reading lesson will
improve students attitude toward reading.

Learning Style Questions

Do you read at home?

I like to read

I prefer to read

Do you read at home?

A. Yes
B. No
C. Sometimes

Do you read at home?

16

15

14
12
10
8

6
4
2
0

1
Yes

No

Sometimes

# of Students

I like to read.
A. By myself
B. With someone or with a friend
C. In a group

I like to read
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0

12
8
3

# of Students

I prefer to read
A. In a quiet place
B. In a noisy place
C. In a place where its not too quiet and not

too noisy

I prefer to read
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0

16

# of Students

Learning Style
Summary:
More than half of the

class read at home

while the rest only read
at home sometimes.
A little over half of the
class prefers to read on
their own while the rest
prefers to read with
someone or with a
group.
Most of the students
also like to read in a
quiet place.

Analysis:

About 65% expressed

that they read at home

and about 30 % said
they only read
sometimes.
52% likes to read by
themselves and 47%
would read with
someone or with a
group.
69% prefers to read in
a place where its quiet.

Learning Style
Implementation
From the data, about half of the class prefers to

read by themselves while the other half prefers

with someone or with a group. To accommodate
each of the students preference, the readings
that will be done in the class will consist of a
mixture of reading on their own and reading
with someone or with a group.
Since majority of the class prefers reading in a
quiet place, I will make sure that the class
environment is peaceful in order for the
students to feel comfortable.

Interest Questions
What type of books do you like to read?

How do you choose something to read?

What type of books do you like to

read?
A. Mysteries
B. Adventures
C. Sports
D. Scary Stories
E. True facts about animals, places and things
F.

Mix of everything

What type of books do you like to read?

12

11

10
8
6

4
2
0

# of students

How do you choose something to

read?
A. I look at the front cover
B. I read the first few pages
C. If I like other books by that author
D. I look to see if its around my level or a little

challenging
E. I follow teachers suggestion

How do you choose something to

read?
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0

11

12
9
7

# of Students

Interest
Summary
Based on the data

collected, there is a
range variety of topics
that students are
interested in reading.
As far as picking the
book, most of the
students based it off on
the front cover or the
first few pages of the
book to see if its
interesting to them.

Analysis

The most popular topic

was adventure books

with 11 students.
Sports and scary
stories tied with
students level of
interest.
There were about 12
students that read the
first few pages of a
book in order to see if
it interest them.

Interest
Implementation
Since the class has a wide range of topics that

seems interesting to them, I will incorporate

different topics in order to engage each
student. Having a variety of different topics is
great because the reading wouldnt be so
boring since it involves different topics.

Work Habit Questions

If you have a reading assignment, when do

you start reading?

Do you use your finger to track the words

when you are reading?

If you have a reading assignment,

when do you start reading?

A. Right when I get home

B. The day the assignment is due
C. Last minute

If you have a reading assignment,

when do you start reading?
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0

17

# of Students

Do you use your finger to track the

words when you are reading?

A. Yes
B. No
C. Sometimes

Do you use your finger to track the

words when you are reading?
14

13

12
10
8
6

# of Students
5
4

4
2
0

Yes

No

Sometimes

Work Habits
Summary
Majority of the

students tend to
work on their
reading assignment
right away instead of
waiting till its due.
Most of the students
sometimes track
when reading.

Analysis

About 74% of the

students does not

put off their reading
homework until last
minute.
56% of the class
expressed that they
only track
sometimes when
reading.

Work Habits
Implementation
Since majority of the class has a good habit of doing

their reading homework right away, I need to have a

class discussion to have these students share the
benefits of doing their reading homework early in
order for the other students to fall into this good
habit as well.
As for tracking while reading, it is acceptable that
students only track sometimes. However, two of the
students that said sometimes were part of the lower
reading level, so I would encourage these two
students to track more in order to help them with
their reading.

Conclusion
After gathering data from this reading student

survey, I gained more knowledge about the

students that I am working with. It made me
aware of their attitude, interest, learning style
and work habits toward reading. These
information will help me modify my lessons in
order to accommodate each of the learners in
my class.