Interview Questions for Teachers, Administrators, Specialists

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I. Who are your low-income students? Tell us about their ethnic, cultural and linguistic background.

a. How do you learn about this background?

 

 

 

 

b. Tell me about times that this background has positively or negatively affected how a student learns

 

 

 

 

 

c. How do you respond to these instances?

 

 

 

 

 

d. What should an organization like the writing project do to help you be more effective in responding to these needs?

II. What does your reading and writing program look like?

a. Is it working? How do you know?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b. What does success look like in your classroom, in terms of reading and writing?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c. What are the kinds of programs, strategies and resources that you wish you had to meet your students’ needs?

Interview Questions for Students

I. Tell me about your background. Include information about your culture, your family, the language(s) you speak at home, your neighborhood.

 

 

1. Do you like school? Why or why not?

• Why do you think some kids don’t like school?

• Tell me at least two things schools could do better in order to get kids interested in school.

2. Do you like to read?

• What kind of books do you like to read?

• Tell us about how reading is taught in your school.

• Do you think your school is good at teaching kids how to read?

3. Do you like to write?

• What do you like or not like about writing?

• Tell us about how writing is taught in your school.

• Do you think your school is good at teaching kids how to write?

4. Tell me about good teaching:

• What does a good teacher do?

• Tell me about a teacher who helped you become a better reader/writer.

• What do you wish all teachers knew?

Interview Questions for Parents

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Name: Grade Level of Child:

School(s) Children Attend:

1. Tell me about your background. Include information about your culture, your family, the language(s) you speak at home, your neighborhood.

 

 

2. Is your child’s school doing a good job of educating your child?

• Why or why not?

• Tell me at least two things schools could do to better educate your child.

3. Does your child like to read?

• Tell us about how reading is taught at your child’s school.

• Do you think your child’s school is doing well at teaching your child how to read? Why or why not? Do you have any suggestions about what could be done differently?

4. Does your child like to write?

• Tell us about how writing is taught at your child’s school.

• Do you think your child’s school is doing well at teaching your child how to write? Why or why not? Do you have any suggestions about what could be done differently?

5. Tell me about good teaching:

• What does a good teacher do?

• Tell me about a teacher who helped your child become a better reader/writer.

• What do you wish all teachers knew about how to teach your child?

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