WHAT IS A READING INTEREST INVENTORY?
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
Reading Interest Inventory
