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Cindy:
A very useful tool for me came from the inventory that appears in "Help
Yourself: How to Take Advantage of Your Learning Styles" by Gail Murphy
Sonbuchner released by New Reader's Press. The survey is broad and
encompasses most areas and is very adaptable. I hope it will be of use to
you. If you have trouble digging it up-email back with address and I will
send a copy.
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> From: pmcnaughton@alphaplus.ca
> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov>
> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:1052] Re: Literacy Interview Questions Needed
> Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 10:10 AM
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> I'm not sure whether you are interviewing for assessment/placement
reasons, or
> to develop a learning plan or for referral purposes - but for new
students
> wanting to register in our program, who were completely unknown to me, I
had a
> form with the following questions on it. And I would use that as a guide
to ask
> questions - not exactly as scripted - but adapted to each situation. It
would
> give me a picture of that persons life and how much reading/writing may
be a
> part of it. We had various other tools but one I have noted below is a
> checklist where they could identify areas in reading/writing they wanted
to work
> on.
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> Part 1: Education background and goals:
> What was the last grade you completed? Where did you go to school?
> If you left school, why did you leave?
> Have you attended other educational programs (literacy? ESL? post
secondary?
> other?)
> Why are you returning to school now?
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> Part 2: Employment background and goals?
> Are you working now?
> What jobs have you had in the past?
> What kind of job would you like to have?
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> Part 3: Interests and Activities:
> What have you been doing in the last five years?
> Do you have special interests? hobbies? volunteer work?
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> CHECKLIST
> What kinds of reading activities would you like help with?
> notes at home, work, medical instructions, TV guide, magazines,
newspapers,
> bills, bank statements, maps, schedules, classified ads, books, telephone
book,
> letters (personal, business), brochures, pamphlets
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> What kinds of writing activities would you like help with?
> notes, messages, forms and applications, lists (shopping, to do),
journals,
> stories, poems, memos, letters, directions, instructions, essays, reports
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> What kind of help would you like with math?
> reading numbers, counting, clocks and calendars, making change, adding
prices,
> using a calculator, using an ABM machine, filling out a bank deposit,
writing a
> cheque, pay cheque deductions, using weights/measures, budgeting,
converting
> with metric, calculating: deposit slips, sales tax, discounts, distances,
> material (sewing or building)
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> Cindy Kennedy <shebbear@swbell.net> on 05/30/2000 05:29:24 PM
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> I would be interested in any open-ended interview questions others have
> found useful in eliciting information from adult learners about their
> reading (learning from text), writing, and study practices. My
> particular interest is the underprepared community college student, but
> I'd be interested in questions used with other populations, as well.
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> Thank you,
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> Cindy Kennedy
> Doctoral Student
> Texas A&M University
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