READING SELF-PROFILE

This questionnaire will help you and your instructor to discover your reading backgrounds, attitudes, strengths, and the areas in which you feel you need more help. Use extra paper if you need it.

Academic Interests

1. School subjects you have liked best: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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2. Schools Subject you have like the least:___________________________________

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3. Foreign languages you know or have studied in school: _______________________

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4. Extracurricular Activities (clubs, organizations, athletic teams): _________________

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5. Hobbies special interests: _____________________________________________________

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6. Major academics areas you are interested in pursuing: ________________________
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8. Your career goals: ____________________________________________________

Reading Background
9. Newspaper(s) and magazines you read regularly. Which sections do you read: _____
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10. Books you have read in the past year (note author where possible): ______________
______________________________________________________________________Assigned Reading: ______________________________________________________
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Outside of class: ______________________________________________________________
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11. The longest book you have ever read, either for a school assignment or on your own: _____
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12. Reading problems you have had: _______________________________________________
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13. Rate yourself as a reader:
         Excellent  __________    Good   __________    Fair  __________   Poor  __________
14. Areas in which you feel you need special help in reading: ___________________________
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15. Your reading and study environment - - The  location, physical conditions    (lighting, noise level, space) and time of day:_____________________________________________________
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16. The kind of reading you enjoy the most: _________________________________________
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The least: ____________________________________________________________________
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17. Describe your feelings about reading: ___________________________________________
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