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Survey of Reading Strategies (SORS)
Taken and adapted from: Measuring ESL Students’ Awareness of Reading Strategies by Mokhtari
and Sheorey

Name: Javier Darío Manrique López

Age: 23
Gender: M
Class/Program Studying: Maestría en Estudios Sociales y Póliticos en Modalidad de
Investigación
Language (s): Español
Urban or rural home Rural
Familiarity with English a. Complete b. Average c. Little
Years/months studying English 6 months
Purpose of learning English a. Continue education d. Compete with other students
b. Travel e. Other (please write)
c. Find a good job
Attitudes toward English a. Positive b. Negative c. No comment

Directions: Listed below are statements about what people do when they read academic or
school-rated materials such as textbooks or library books. Five numbers follow each statement
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5), and each number means the following:

1 means - I never or almost never do this.

2 means - I do this only occasionally.
3 means - I sometimes do this.
4 means - I usually do this.
5 means - I always or almost always do this.

Categor Statement Never…………………………….Alway

y s
GLOB 1. I have a purpose in mind when I read. 1 2 3 4 5
SUP 2. I take notes while reading to help me understand 1 2 3 4 5
what I read.
GLOB 3. I think about what I know to help me understand 1 2 3 4 5
what I read.
GLOB 4. I preview the text to see what it’s about before 1 2 3 4 5
reading it.
SUP 5. When text becomes difficult, I read aloud to help me 1 2 3 4 5
understand what I read.
GLOB 6. I summarize what I read to reflect on important 1 2 3 4 5
information in the text.
PROB 7. I think about whether the content of the text fits my 1 2 3 4 5
reading purpose.
GLOB 8. I read slowly but carefully to be sure I understand 1 2 3 4 5
 what I’m reading.
PROB 9. I discuss what I read with others to check my 1 2 3 4 5
understanding.
SUP 10. I skim the text first by noting characteristics like 1 2 3 4 5
length and organization
PROB 11. I try to get back on track when I lose concentration. 1 2 3 4 5
GLOB 12. I underline or circle information in the text to help 1 2 3 4 5
me remember it.
SUP 13. I adjust my reading speed according to what I’m 1 2 3 4 5
reading.
PROB 14. I decide what to read closely and what to ignore. 1 2 3 4 5
GLOB 15. I use reference materials such as dictionaries to help 1 2 3 4 5
me understand what I read.
PROB 16. When text becomes difficult, I pay closer attention 1 2 3 4 5
to what I’m reading.
GLOB 17. I use tables, figures, and pictures in text to increase 1 2 3 4 5
my understanding.
SUP 18. I stop from time to time and think about what I’m 1 2 3 4 5
reading.
PROB 19. I use context clues to help me better understand 1 2 3 4 5
what I’m reading.
GLOB 20. I paraphrase (restate ideas in my own words) to 1 2 3 4 5
better understand what I read.
GLOB 21. I try to picture or visualize information to help 1 2 3 4 5
remember what I read.
SUP 22. I use typographical aids like bold face and italics to 1 2 3 4 5
identify key information.
GLOB 23. I critically analyze and evaluate the information 1 2 3 4 5
presented in the text.
GLOB 24. I go back and forth in the text to find relationships 1 2 3 4 5
among ideas in it.
PROB 25. I check my understanding when I come across 1 2 3 4 5
conflicting information.
SUP 26. I try to guess what the material is about when I read. 1 2 3 4 5
GLOB 27. When text becomes difficult, I re-read to increase 1 2 3 4 5
my understanding.
PROB 28. I ask myself questions I like to have answered in the 1 2 3 4 5
text.
SUP 29. I check to see if my guesses about the text are right 1 2 3 4 5
or wrong.
SUP 30. I try to guess the meaning of unknown words or 1 2 3 4 5
phrases.

Glob (Global Strategy), Prob (Problem Solving Strategy), Sup (Supporting Strategy)