RPI: Tūhuratanga Ākonga/ Reader Profile Survey

These are some of the results from the reading survey with my Year 8 class. The results indicate that they enjoy reading at school but generally dislike reading at home. While a few students do enjoy reading for pleasure, it's clear that the majority do not. Check out our results:  

I like reading at school:

I like reading at home or in my free time:

I have a library card:

I go to the library to get something to read:

When we saw the survey results, some students laughed, some didn't seem bothered but the majority were pretty disappointed but determined to make a change. So, we talked about what we could do to improve our survey results if we were to take it again, and we came up with these three goals: 1. Obtain a library card; 2. Borrow library books; and 3. Read one book each week. When we spoke about how this will be measure we came up: 1. Bringing our library cards to school for a class photo; 2. Bringing our borrowed books to school; and 3. Completing a Google Form after finishing a book. I wanted to set manageable goals that engage the whānau, hoping to get that whānau buy in. One thing that the tamariki said may be a challenge is the 1 book a week goal. This of course being difficult for the students reading novels or tamariki who have busy schedules with sports and whānau commitments etc. Therefore we came up with the agreement that 1 book a week - fortnight is totally appropriate. 

Our homework/ 3 goals:

The google form allows us to track our reading progress by student name and reading group among other things. It has only been 2days since setting up the google form and I have already had 22 responses. It is becoming a challenge between the reading groups to see who has read more which makes it engaging and fun for the students but also encouraging tamariki to read. As you can see Maunga Ewharewha is out in front, while pīpīwharauroa has had only 2 responses. From this you may be able to guess who the readers are and who are not??

 

At the end of this term, we will review our progress, assess our current situation, and determine any new goals. I hope that by implementing these goals, we will see positive changes when we repeat the survey in later in the year. 

(N.B. The google form/reading tracker I am using was one sent out in one of the Manaiakalani after school workshops in 2023. It only has 6 questions, therefore not too strenuous on the tamariki)

Playing with google vid

RPI Session 1: Introductory Overview

In today’s RPI session I was reminded that reading is not only to learn but for enjoyment! Reading has never been my thing. I would rather watch a movie or play on my phone! Naughty, I know. However, when my sister puts me onto a good book I can’t seem to put it down. So, today was a good reminder that books can be cool too if you find the right one. As a teacher, I could change my whole attitude about reading to help foster that enjoyment in my students as well. Let’s go whaea Tiaira!

Check out these results from a year 5&6 class on reading:

One part of our homework is to conduct the same survey with our own tamariki. If anything, it will start the conversation around reading for enjoyment and it could prompt tamariki to be more active with their reading.  

There are two things that stand out to me from today that could improve my confidence in teaching. These are the ground rules for talk and using a task board. The ground rules for talk are going to help with how my students work together in a group and help with talking respectfully to each other. Although I have something similar to a task board, the one prescribed in RPI may allow early finishes to carry on with other work independently.

The picture below depicts older students reading to younger students in the library of a school. This is one example of reading for enjoyment among other great things like tuakana-teina, something I would like to implement in my class/ school.