1. Years of classroom teaching experience
a. 0 - 3 years
b. 4 - 7 years
c. 8 - 11 years
d. 12 + years
2. How often do you read for pleasure/your own choosing?
a. Not at all
b. 1-2 times a week
c. 3-4 times a week
d. 5-6 times a week
e. Everyday
3. What motivates you to read?
a. Assigned reading, such as toward degree, credit, or certificate completion
b. Enjoyment
c. Relaxation
d. Desire for information, such as current events or professional practices
e. Other (please specify)
4. Please rank in priority order, where 1 is most important and 5 is least important, the objective of the titles in your classroom library.
a. Support curriculum, standards, or thematic connections
b. Encourage voluntary, recreational reading
c. Improve reading ability of all students
d. Identity/Diverse representation of students
e. Provide choice in self-selecting reading material for independent reading
f. Other (please specify)
5. In your own words, briefly describe the type of reading you engage in most often. For example: “reading through a newsfeed on a device” or “reading from a print book”
6. Please rank in priority order, where 1 is most important and 5 is least important, how each item listed below influences student involvement in title selection for the classroom library:
a. Personal interests of students
b. Reading levels of students
c. Developmental stage of students
d. Identity/Diverse representation of students
e. Curriculum, standard, or thematic connections
f. Other (please specify)
7. Please identify which of the methods you use to involve students in title selection for the classroom library. Check all that apply.
a. Surveying students
b. Observing students
c. Interviewing students
d. Assessing students
e. Other (please specify)
8. In your own words, briefly describe how you involve students in title selection for the classroom library.
9. Please rank in priority order, where 1 is most important and 5 is least important, how each item listed below acts as a barrier to student involvement in title selection for the classroom library:
a. Personal interests of students
b. Reading levels of students
c. Developmental stage of students
d. Identity/Diverse representation of students
e. Curriculum, standard, or thematic connections
f. Other (please specify)
10. In your own words, briefly describe the barriers you experience in involving students or student information in title selection for the classroom library.