Reading survey reflection

What Kind of Reader are You? 

This is the question I posed to my year 4, 5 & 6 learners. But before launching into the survey we discussed what makes a good reader. A few responses I got were

Someone who: 

• can sit for a long time
• wants to learn
• is interested in a topic ie football
• is forced to read  
• knows all the words (this one surprised me the most)

During this discussion I noticed many children did not participate, thus realising that many kids didn't know what a good reader profile was. 

These were a few of the responces about what makes a good reader from the survey: 

• understanding the story\text
• having strategies
• use your imagination
• tries to read new words
• loves adventure 
• reads everyday 
• good at spelling/knows the meanings of lots of words 
• can answer questions about the book 
• read 20 pages every day 
• focused on the story 

From the survey it was pleasing to see that no learner in my class didn't like reading and none of them put themselves down as not being a good reader. 

I was also pleased to see they all had a favourite time to read (none picked never). I think this reflected how important they know reading is. More than 70% of learners see the importance of reading outside of school hours. 

I found the library stats quite low. However we are lucky to have a well stocked school library which learners visit at least once a week and have access to during lunch times. So I wasn't too concerned about this. However it would be nice to see this go up, especially during the summer holidays. 

Overall the survey was a good reflection for the learners on their view about reading. After looking at the data together a few children noticed they were the minority and wanted to do something about it, for example:

• get a library card
• read for enjoyment
• read in their own time
• read during the school holidays
• find a genre that they like

This was a great survey to introduce at the start of the year to see the attitude towards reading and any concerns about reading. I look forward to doing the survey with the same children later in the year to see if there is a shift in mentality. 

Reading is Core - RPI Day 1

A great introduction and start to the RPI (Reading Practice Intensive) through Manaiakalani.

4 Main topics covered: 

Good Reader profile

This was a great opportunity to reflect on teachers as readers and what we portray a good reader is, as well as what we think makes our learners 'good readers'. 

What do you think makes a good reader?

When I was asked this question the top 3 things I thought of was a learner who is a critical thinker, self-driven and applies knowledge (before, during and after).   

 

I think it's important we reflect especially at the start of the year on how we get to know and collect data about our learners’ reading profiles. 

 

                                                                These were a few ways that popped into my mind.

Reading across the curriculum

I feel like this is something that already happens, especially with the broad array of areas to cover in the NZC. However, it's important we make explicit reference to the connections that have been made (in planning, LI's and with the learners). 

A reflection on 4 learner-inspired outcomes from the LS2 reader survey

Ground Rules for Talk

Having done the P4C (Philosophy for Children) there are a lot of links that made this area of learning familiar. 

The shared norms include:

Reflection: This is something that I need to make explicit and visible. It should also be addressed regularly until learners are confident to only have it available as a visual aid. 

Pillars of Practice model

A great starting point to reflect on what's already happening and gaps/areas that need to be strengthened. 

 

Going forward: 

- I love the task boards. Going to look into how this can be incorporated into my current reading practice. 

- To add to my reader profile I will do a student survey and analyse the data together with the class. I'm especially interested in boys' responses as this is a particular group of concern from our 2023 reading data.