End of Year Reading Survey May 2011

Please answer the following questions honestly and thoughtfully. We want to know what helped you the most in reading, what you would like to see changed, or ideas that you have to make reading even better. We will look at your input to make some changes for next year.
Name (optional): 


  1. How would you rate the novel Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key?
     
      1 2 3 4 5     not at BMMS
    not my favorite novel  one of my favorite novels  


  1. What in particular did you like or dislike about Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key and the way it was presented in class?


  1. How would you rate the novel The Doomstone?
     
      1 2 3 4 5     not at BMMS
    not my favorite novel  one of my favorite novels  


  1. What in particular did you like or dislike about The Doomstone and the way it was presented in class?


  1. How would you rate the novel The Revealers?
     
      1 2 3 4 5     not at BMMS
    not my favorite novel  one of my favorite novels  


  1. What in particular did you like or dislike about The Revealers and how it was presented in class?


  1. How would you rate the Horseshoe Project from the beginning of the year?
     
      1 2 3 4 5     not at BMMS
    disliked it  loved it  


  1. What in particular did you like or dislike about the Horseshoe Project that let you tell about yourself?


  1. How would you rate the way we used a rubric to help you write and illustrate your original poem this year?
     
      1 2 3 4 5     not at BMMMS
    disliked it  loved it  


  1. What in particular did you like or dislike about writing an original poem and/or the way we taught poetry and poetic devices?


  1. How would you rate the 6 Way Paragraph on the daily warm-ups?
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    They didn't help my reading skills very much.  They helped my reading skills quite a bit.


  1. How would you rate the reading passages on the screen during the daily warm-ups?
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    They didn't help my reading skills very much.  They helped my reading skills quite a bit.


  1. What in particular did you like or dislike about the daily warm-ups?


  1. How would you rate Quia online for doing homework?
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Would rather have worksheets  A great way to complete homework


  1. How would you rate Quia online for taking quizzes?
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Would rather take a paper/pencil quiz  a great way to take a quiz


  1. How would you rate Quia online for practice with your stem lists?
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    Never used it  Excellent way to practice stems


  1. Did you like getting your grade instantly on Quia?
     
      1 2     It didn't matter to me
    no  yes  


  1. Did you like finding out what questions you missed immediately on Quia?
     
      1 2     It didn't matter to me
    no  yes  


  1. Did having 3 attempts on homework assignments make a difference for you?
     
      1 2  
    Not valuable or helpful  Valuable and helpful


  1. What in particular did you like or dislike about the way we used Quia online? Do you have any suggestions to make it better?


  1. When I wanted to take a reading counts quiz, the computers were available for me to use.
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    No, never  Yes, all the time


  1. Did you think our system of updating reading logs worked well and was efficient?
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    no, it was too hard  yes, it really was easy


  1. Were the reading logs easy for you to use and understand?
     
      1 2  
    no  yes


  1. Do you have any ideas for making the reading logs easier to use?


  1. Do you have any suggestions for updating logs and returning them to you in a timely manner?


  1. Please rate the following ways that we prepared for the CRCT. Give each method a number from 1 to 6 with one being the best and 6 being your least favorite method.
        1 2 3 4 5 6
    Doing practice with passages orally in class  
    Using powerpoints to review specific skills (Cause/effect, Context clues, etc.)  
    Using practice reading passages/questions on Quia for homework  
    Using passages in the notebooks during school for quiz online in Quia  
    Using a powerpoint with questions for classwork  
    Using the Are You Smarter than a Seventh Grader power point  


  1. Please rank the review games we played in class. Give each game a number from 1 to 4 with one being the best and 4 being your least favorite game.
        1 2 3 4
    Victor  
    Jeopardy  
    Millionaire  
    Swat the stem  


  1. Did reading the nonfiction book Stonehenge before reading the novel Doomstone help you understand the novel?
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
    No, it didn't matter  Yes, it enhanced my understanding of the novel


  1. After taking the CRCT, what suggestions would you have for practice in class to be better prepared?


  1. Did you enjoy reading Wolf Rider the last two weeks of school for reading counts credit in 8th grade next year?
     
      1 2 3  
    Loved doing this.  Did not enjoy this.


  1. What did you like best about reading this year?


  1. What didn't you like about reading this year? Do you have any suggestions to improve reading for next year?





Mrs. Price
Teacher, 8th English, Regular and Gifted
J. C. Booth Middle School
Peachtree, GA