Literacy Needs Assessment Survey

Seatack Elementary School

Virginia Beach, VA


Demographic Information:
What grade do you teach? (Circle one) K-2 3-5
How many years have you been
teaching?
8
Of those years, how many years have you
taught at Seatack?
8
What is the highest level of education
you have achieved?
Masters
What, if any, additional training do you
have in literacy and literacy instruction?
none

Assessment:

Please circle the number you feel best reflects your feelings about each statement.
SD= Strongly Disagree
A=Agree
SA= Strongly Agree

Reading Standards SD A SA
I have adequate access to the district and
state reading standards
1 2 3 4 5
I have adequate training in
understanding and using the
state/district reading standards

1 2 3 4 5
I feel confident interpreting and
implementing the state/district reading
standards

1 2 3 4 5

Writing Standards

SD A SA
I have adequate access to the district and
state writing standards

1 2 3 4 5
I have adequate training in
understanding and using the
state/district writing standards

1 2 3 4 5
I feel confident interpreting and
implementing the state/district writing
standards
1 2 3 4 5



Reading Curriculum

SD A SA
I have adequate training in the school
reading curriculum

1 2 3 4 5
I feel confident implementing the
reading curriculum

1 2 3 4 5
I feel confident implementing guided
reading

1 2 3 4 5
Our reading and guided reading
curriculum meets the needs of all of my
students

1 2 3 4 5


Writing Curriculum

SD A SA
I have adequate training in the school
writing curriculum

1 2 3 4 5
I feel confident implementing the writing
curriculum

1 2 3 4 5
I feel confident implementing writers
workshop
1 2 3 4 5
I feel confident implementing Words
Their Way curriculum

1 2 3 4 5
Our process writing and writers
workshop curriculum meets the needs of
all of my students

1 2 3 4 5
Words Their Way curriculum meets the
needs of all of my students

1 2 3 4 5


Reading Resources

SD A SA
I have access to all tools and resources
needed to implement our reading
curriculum

1 2 3 4 5
My classroom library has an adequate
amount of books of varying levels
1 2 3 4 5
My classroom library meets the needs
and interests of all of my students

1 2 3 4 5
I have access to an adequate amount of
books for my guided reading instruction

1 2 3 4 5


Writing Resources

SD A SA
I have access to all tools and resources
needed to implement our writing
curriculum

1 2 3 4 5
I have access to all tools and resources
needed to implement Words Their Way

1 2 3 4 5
All of my students have writers
notebooks

1 2 3 4 5


Reading Assessments

SD A SA
I have adequate training and
understanding in using the
school/district reading assessments

1 2 3 4 5
I feel we assess our students enough in
reading

1 2 3 4 5
I feel we need to assess our students
more in reading

1 2 3 4 5
I feel we should assess our students less
in reading
1 2 3 4 5
I am able to use the information from
assessments to inform my reading
instruction

1 2 3 4 5
(Grades 3-5 only) I have adequate
knowledge of how my students
performed on the previous years end of
grade test in reading

1 2 3 4 5


Writing Assessments

SD A SA
I have adequate training and 1 2 3 4 5
understanding in using the
school/district writing rubrics

The school/district writing rubrics
adequately and fairly grade my students
writing

1 2 3 4 5
My team and I have adequate time to
collaboratively assess writing

1 2 3 4 5
I feel we assess our students enough in
writing
1 2 3 4 5
I feel we need to assess our students
more in writing

1 2 3 4 5
I feel we need to assess our students less
in writing
1 2 3 4 5
I am able to use the information from
assessments to inform my writing
instruction
1 2 3 4 5
(Grade 4 only) I have adequate
knowledge of how my students
performed on the previous years end of
grade test in writing

1 2 3 4 5


Technology

SD A SA
I received adequate training in the use of
technology resources found in my
classroom (Smartboard, computers,
cameras, etc.)

1 2 3 4 5
I feel confident integrating technology
into my reading instruction and
assessments

1 2 3 4 5
I feel confident integrating technology
into my writing instruction and
assessments

1 2 3 4 5
I have adequate access to technology

1 2 3 4 5
I have sufficient support in the
implementation of technology into my
instruction

1 2 3 4 5

Community SD A SA

There is consistency in reading
instruction and assessment in my grade
level

1 2 3 4 5
There is consistency in reading
instruction and assessment throughout
our school

1 2 3 4 5
There is consistency in writing
instruction and assessment in my grade
level

1 2 3 4 5
There is consistency in writing
instruction and assessment throughout
our school

1 2 3 4 5
There is consistency in vocabulary
instruction and assessment in my grade
level

1 2 3 4 5
There is consistency in vocabulary
instruction and assessment throughout
our school

1 2 3 4 5
My team has sufficient planning time

1 2 3 4 5
My teams works well collaboratively

1 2 3 4 5