Pre-Tutorial Information

Hello:
Please take a few minutes to fill out this learner survey.

Please help me understand your present attitude about learning, your knowledge about strategies for struggling learners, and your understandings about academic vocabulary instruction by filling out this questionnaire.

All answers will be anonymous and will help me evaluate the success of this tutorial.

How do you see yourself as a learner?

	Almost never true of me	I feel this way less than half the time	I feel this way about half the time	I feel this way more than half the time	Almost always true of me
It takes me a while to get started on new projects.

If there is something I need to learn, I can figure out a way to learn it.

I learn better when someone tells me what to do.

I am looking forward to learning as long as I am living.

I am always looking for new solutions.

I have taught struggling readers for:

Less than 5 years.

5-10 years.

More than 10 years.

I have never taught struggling readers.

The reading intervention strategy that works best for a middle school struggling reader is:

reading the text for the student or having them listen to the story.

working on weak skills.

matching text complexity with the learner's ability.

practicing sight words.

If a middle school-aged student struggles to read the words, but can explain the main idea then:

The student has previously read the story.

The student should work on concept development with pictures.

The student should work on language ability.

The student should start a sight word program.

If a middle school-aged student can read every word, but struggles to identify the main idea then:

The student has not previously read the story.

The student should work on concept development with pictures.

The student should reread and pay attention this time.

The student should start a sight word program.

In general, if a student is gesturing while talkiing, it means:

The student is visualizing.

The student needs more time to process information.

The student needs more concept development.

The student is frustrated.

Academic vocabulary is:

high frequency words.

words used in academic endeavors.

important for specific, content area subjects.

narrowly used, but essential for school success.

What is dual coding theory?

Using technology in the classroom can:

get the students learning quicker.

get the students practicing, talking, and writing.

creates lazy learners that want to be entertained.

get students to listen, learn, and excel.