Questionnaire: Word Scanner Responses

Paul Anderson.
Tracy Burke.
Freddie Ford.
Joe Jackson
Kate Patterson.

1. Boy or Girl?

Boy
Girl
Boy
Boy
Girl



2. What is your age?

9
9
10
8
10



3. Was English the first language you were taught?

No Italian is my first language, English is my second.
Yes it is.
Yes.
Yes, it's the only language I know.
Yes.

4. Would you say you were good at reading?

Yes.
I'm ok at reading, I struggle with big words.
Not Really.
I'm okay, I perfer books with lots of pictures though!
Average.



5. How often do you read?

Most days in English at school, once or twice a week outside school.
I read in my lessons. I read 3 times a week at home, because the school says so.
Only at school.
Everyday at school we have reading time when we take it in turns to read part of the class book out loud. I also like to read before I go to sleep.
Every evening - fiction - Famous Five, Tracy Beaker.



6. Is this because you find reading difficult?

No, not very interested.
NA
I find it difficult to read and struggle with larger words.
NA
NA



7. When you get to a word you cannot read, who do you ask?

Try to read around it and ignore it. Parents usually busy.
My mom or my teacher.
My friends and if they don't know I would ask the teacher.
If I'm at school I sometimes ask the teacher, but sometimes I don't because I feel silly if the word is only a small one. When I'm at home I ask my Mum and Dad.
Parents.



8. When you don't have anyone to ask, what do you do?

Try and read around it.
I would skip the word, but sometimes I don't understand what I'm reading because I skipped it.
I would just skip the word and try to make sense of the sentence without it.
Just leave the word out.
Skip the word and hope I can work it out from the sentence.



9. Would you read more often if someone was always able to help you with the big words?

   Maybe.
   Yes, I like reading with my mom, but she is sometimes busy at work.
   Yes as I would feel more confident about it.
   If I never felt silly asking them then yes! It would be great because I could read some of the grown up books!
   Probably not because I read often anyway.

NB: The questionnaire has been engineered with the concept of having an adult talking through the questionnaire with the child, not for the questionnaire to be distributed amongst lots of children. The answers would also be filled in by the adult, and questions that have multiple possibilities or questions with a 'ranged' answer would all be dealt with by the adult, not the child. For example, How often do you read? is a ranged question and the adult would attempt to quantify the child's response accordingly.