Reading Strategy Inventory - ORIGINAL COPY

Use this inventory to help you analyze your reading habits and set goals for yourself. Think carefully about each question, and answer it honestly.
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  1. How would you describe your attitude toward reading?
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  1. Before reading, I preview the material by thinking about the title, reviewing any pictures, and reading the introduction and similar material.
    never
    sometimes
    always


  1. Before reading, I give myself a purpose for reading, such as deciding what I expect to learn about the theme and how it relates to me personally.
    never
    sometimes
    always


  1. Before reading, I recall what I already know about the subject about which I plan to read.
    never
    sometimes
    always


  1. While reading, I try to predict what will happen and change my prediction as I read further.
    never
    sometimes
    always


  1. While reading, I ask qestions about what is happening, why characters act as they do, or why the author chose to include particular details or to use certain words.
    never
    sometimes
    always


  1. While reading, I visualize the characters and events.
    never
    sometimes
    always


  1. While reading, I compare characters to myself or to people I know.
    never
    sometimes
    always


  1. After reading, I respond to what I have read by discussing it with someone.
    never
    sometimes
    always


  1. After reading, I review my predictions and questions to determine if my predictions were correct and my questions were answered.
    never
    sometimes
    always


  1. After reading, I use what I have learned in a future project or activity.
    never
    sometimes
    always


  1. (Check all that apply) When I come across an unfamiliar word, I
    try to figure out its meaning from the way it is used.
    consult a dictionary or other resource.
    ignore it and hope it will become clear as I read further.


  1. (Check all that apply) When I do not understand the meaning of a sentence, I
    read the sentence several times.
    read the other sentences in the paragraph several times.
    ignore the sentence and hope it will become clear as I read.


  1. (Check all that apply) When I want to remember important information I have read in subjects such as science and social studies, I
    ask myself questions about the important ideas.
    relate the information to something I already know.
    repeat the information to myself several times.
    take notes.


  1. (Check all that apply) When I read an entire passage over again, it is usually because
    I do not understand it.
    it seemed important to remember that particular passage
    I want to summarize if for myself.


  1. (Check all that apply) When reading a textbook, I
    read faster or slower depending on the difficulty of the material.
    skip parts I do not understand.
    make predictions about what I am reading.


  1. (Check all that apply) When reading a tetbook, I assume that
    all the sentences are important or they would not be there.
    some sentences are more important than others.
    sentences with the most details are the most important sentences.


  1. What kind(s) of book(s) do you like to read most? (If you hate reading, pick the kind you hate the least!!!)


  1. What kind(s) of book(s) do you like to read least? (Again, you have to answer the question!!!)


  1. Describe the way you read a book.


  1. What is the best book you've read? What made it so good?


  1. What is one thing you know you should do to improve your reading skills (and possibly your reading grade)?


  1. What do you read besides books? (Consider everything!!!)


  1. What was your reading class like last year? Did you like/dislike it? Why?


  1. What do you expect to get out of this year's reading class? (Be honest - both with me and yourself!!!)





Miss Berger
8th-grade language arts/English I teacher
Malden High School
MO