>
> Jo Ann Burns, Associate Media Specialist
> Bell Oaks Library Media Center
> 256 Anderson Avenue
> Bellmawr, NJ 08031
> burjee@aol.com
>
> Email Questionaire for Middle School Grades 6-8 Accelerated Reader or
> Reading Counts
>
> Please find below a questionnaire about Accelerated Reader and Scholastic
> Reading Counts reading management programs. I hope to use your responses
> in my graduate thesis to determine how schools develop and maintain
> successful Accelerated Reader or Scholastic Reading Counts reading
> management programs.
>
> Please take a few minutes to fill it out and return it to burjee@aol.com by
> March 12, 2004 or ASAP. If you think someone else at your institution is
> better suited to answer this questionnaire please forward it to him or her
> and ask them to return it.
> If you have any questions about this survey please feel free to contact my
> graduate advisor at Rowan University, Dr. Marilyn Shontz at
> shontz@rowan.edu or mercan@aol.com.
>
> Thank you,
> Jo Ann Burns
> Associate Media Specialist-Bell Oaks Upper Elementary, Bellmawr, NJ
> Graduate Student-Rowan University
>
> Survey on Accelerated Reader and Scholastic Reading Counts Reading
> Management Programs for Grades 6-8
>
> Please place an X by the appropriate response.
> Agree Strongly=AS Agree=A Undecided=U Disagree=D Disagree Strongly=DS
>
> 1-Accelerated Reader/Reading Counts is a positive addition to our school.
> AS: X A: U: D: DS:
>
> 2-The principal is supportive of our reading management program.
> AS: X A: U: D: DS:
>
> 3-Reading teachers are supportive and involved in the reading management
program.
> AS: X A: U: D: DS:
>
> 4-The library media specialist is supportive and involved in the reading
management
> program.
> AS: X A: U: D: DS:
>
> 5-Students have access to books with a wide range of subjects and reading
levels.
> AS: X A: U: D: DS:
>
> 6-Students are required to participate in the reading management program.
> Yes: X No: (Most of the reading classes have specific requirements, but we
have one or two that only suggest participation and have other ways of
monitoring student reading.)
> 7-There is a formal writtten policy that explicitly outlines the goals and
> requirements of the program.
> Yes: No: X
>
> 8-Our reading management program uses rewards other than grades.
> Yes: X No:
>
> 9-Multiple copies of books are available so students can read books with
> classmates.
> Yes: X No:
>
> 10-Students may quiz on books read aloud in class or from recorded books.
> Yes: X No:
>
> 11-The library media center has a flexible schedule for book circulation
> and testing.
> Yes: X No:
>
> 12-There is school-wide required silent reading practice time (Independent
Reading,
> DEAR, SSR, etc.)
> Yes: No: X ;.(
>
> 13-Reading Practice times are ___ times per week (place x next to correct
> response):
> 5 times: X 4 times: 3 times: 2 times: 1 time: 0 times:
14 Reading Practice times are ___ minutes long (place x next to correct
response):
15 min 20 min 25 min 30 min
15-At home reading is part of the reading contract.
Yes: No:
>
> 14-My position is:
> LMS: X Teacher: Other:
>
> Comments or suggestions:
I added a couple of questions that might add some additional info.
Jackie George
Library Media Specialist
Garrison Middle School
906 Chase
Walla Walla, WA 99362
jgeorge@wwps.org (school)
"A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life."
Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887)
"If you were setting out a balanced meal for a learner, the school library
media program would be part of the main course, not the butter on the
bread." (Lance & Loertscher, 2003)
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-
All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law.
To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu
In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL
3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation.
LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/
Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/
EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/
LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-
LM_NET
Mailing List Home