Reading Profile Survey Analysis

 Over the last couple of weeks I have conducted a Reading Profile Survey 

of 29 students in my Room 15 class at Belfast Primary School in Christchurch. 

There were some interesting results:

20/29 students liked reading at school which is 69% of the class.

13/29 students did not like reading for enjoyment which was a real surprise!!

17/29 students thought that reading in their own time made them 

smarter or more relaxed which was positive to see. I would like to 

do some in class sharing around this to inform and hopefully change 

the opinion of the other 12 students. 

Only 8 students said that they go to the library to get books to read.

 I think they thought that this question related to the public library

 as we have in school library visits once a week on a Wednesday. 

Three quarters of my students do not have a public library card. 

The most popular ‘types of books’ were:

-Novels/chapter books (58.6%)

-Sports books (51.7%)

-Funny books (44.8%)

-Comics and Graphic novels at (34.5%)

These results were not surprising. I have a large number of boys in my class

who are very interested in sports. I was really pleased that novel /chapter books

were the most popular.  I think these types of books allow children to have a 

deeper focus and can often be more thought provoking.

Most students favourite time to read was before they go to sleep which 

seem to be a tradition in our current society. 

Looking at the last question 15 which stated ‘Is there anything else you want

your teacher to know about your feelings towards reading’? 

• A couple of students voiced that they feel really nervous reading

aloud. I will endeavor to focus on whisper reading more with my groups.

-One stated that their reading group is too easy. I am aware of this

particular child and will keep a close eye on their progress. 

-A couple of students voiced that they found reading fun.