Survey

__Questions for students__ What are your hobbies?

What do you want to do in the future?

How do you think reading/writing might play a role in that career?

What do you read... In school?

Outside of school?

What was the last book you read?

...in school? what did you get out of it?

...outside of school? what did you get out of it?

How often do you read... novels poems websites song lyrics magazines other _________

What do you like to read? Why?

What do you hate to read? Why?

Where do you like to read?

What kinds of reading does your family do?

What kinds of writing do you do... ...in school?

...outside of school?

How often do you write novels poems websites song lyrics magazines other _________

What do you like to write? Why?

What do you hate to write? Why?

Where do you like to write?

What kinds of writing does your family do?

What else would you like me to know?

 __Questions for teacher__ What are some of the methods that have been most effective (with this class and/or overall) for teaching reading?

What are some strategies you use to address different ability levels/interests?

How do you best get to know your students?

How do you get your students to incorporate their own life experiences into reading/writing?

How do you best encourage independent reading/writing?

What are the required texts/curriculum we should know about? What other plans/changes do you foresee?

What else would you like us to know?