WHAT IS A READING INTEREST INVENTORY?

Literacy Interest Survey. Reading Interest Survey This survey was part of an article from 2014 called '10 Ways to Motivate Your Readers.' It is a quick 8 question survey with fill in the blank and circling the answer that the student connects with the most. It is an formative pre-test to give to students at the beginning of the year to find out. Reading Interest Inventory. For Middle Level & Elementary. Find here the Reading Interest Inventory to download, print, and use as needed. This resource supports the implementation of the Developmental Designs 1 week-long workshop. Reading Interest Inventory (26K Word Document).

A Reading Interest Inventory is a way to provide feedback to the teacher, from the student. Students are asked a series of questions: from their feelings about reading to the different types (genres) they enjoy reading.
WHY IS A READING INTEREST INVENTORY IMPORTANT?
Interest inventories in reading are important because it provides the teacher information about what topics students enjoy. Reading Interest Inventories provide information about what forms/types of reading, students enjoy (magazines, books, recipe books, manuals, etc.).
HOW DO I USE THE READING INTEREST INVENTORY?
Once you have gathered the information from the inventories you can do the following:
-Put students in interest groups if doing projects/reports
-Gather a variety of genres geared towards interests in the classroom
-Lead students to their books of interests in the media center
-Conduct read alouds with books/genres of interest
-Provide books of interest, at their independent level, to read during independent reading
EXAMPLES OF READING INTEREST INVENTORIES:
Reading Interest Inventory-Laura Chandler

Literacy Interest Inventory Assessment

Reading Interest Inventory