Research Project Writing

Outline and Questions for Research Project:


LIFE STORY INTERVIEW


1st- 
Get the interviewee warmed up by asking questions about themselves and questions that are not intimidating (neutral questions). Even though I am interviewing my mom, I would like to treat this interview as if I do not know much about her. I will ask questions about her background, where she grew up, where she went to school, how she did in school (basically her childhood story)
2nd- 
I will then begin to ask more questions about schooling and how she sees herself as a learner. 
Some questions:
- Do you remember when you first began to learn to read and write?
- How do you think you learn best? (she will take a learning style survey)
- Ask about any literacy events that stand out in her mind. Do you remember anything from friends and family? Did your parents work with you? Do you think they influenced the way you read and wrote?
- Do you remember what tools your teacher used when teaching reading and writing? What helped and what didn't?
- Can you name a literacy event from each schooling experience such as elementary, middle, high school, and college?
- How has the way you learned to read and write benefited you as an adult? Has it not benefited you in any way?
- How did you do in school? Were there any specific issues when you learned to read and write?
- Is there anything you wish you would have been taught about reading and writing?
- Do you think your learning style hindered you in any way? Why? How has it helped you?
- How did your learning style spill into your life?
3rd-  
Lastly, ask if there is anything more she would like to share.
Anything else about reading and writing that we didn't discuss.