This document outlines the features of a school reading program called Reading Rewards. It includes 10 key features: 1) Tracking reading activity, 2) Providing reading incentives, 3) Stimulating discussion around reading, 4) Sharing book recommendations, 5) Monitoring reading progress, 6) Recognizing reading progress, 7) Assessing reading comprehension, 8) Challenging children to read more, 9) Promoting a reading culture, and 10) Sharing reading resources. The program allows schools to track student reading habits, provide rewards, foster discussion, set challenges, and promote an overall culture of reading.
3. Track Reading Activity1
ü Current book
ü Minutes, pages & books read
ü Book reviews
ü Teacher comments
on logs & reviews
4. Provide Reading Incentives2
Kids can trade in their RR Miles
for:
ü A joke of the day
ü A riddle of the day
ü A custom reward that their
parents, teachers, or
librarians program for them
5. Stimulate Discussion Around Reading3
Kids can:
ü See what friends are reading
ü Participate in the class blog
ü Exchange messages with
teachers and librarians
6. Share Book Recommendations4
Kids can browse books that:
ü Their parents, teachers, or
librarians recommend
ü Are most popular with RR
members of their age and
gender
ü Are recommended by
Reading Rewards or other
Reading Rewards members
7. Monitor Reading Progress5
ü Summary reports that show
the minutes read and books
finished by student.
ü Parent progress reports to
show parents how their
children are progressing
8. Recognize Reading Progress6
Children can earn badges for:
ü Reading a set number of
minutes, books
ü Meeting a number of other
reading challenges
ü Being personally recognized
by their teachers for their
efforts or achievements
9. Assess Reading Comprehension7
Teachers can:
ü Create a quiz from scratch or
from a template
ü Add open-ended or multiple
choice questions
ü Grade quizzes online
ü Track key statistics for each
quiz
10. Challenge Children to Read More8
ü Two types of challenges:
§ Classroom challenges
§ School-wide challenges
ü Build up excitement:
§ Dynamic charts
§ Messages of
encouragement
§ Interactive newsfeed
11. Promote a Reading Culture9
The School Lobby displays:
ü Custom badges earned by
students in the past 30 days
ü A bookshelf showing your
school’s most popular reads
ü Announcements posted by
administrators
ü Facebook and Twitter feeds
ü Reading statistics by grade
ü Your school challenge
12. Share Reading Resources10
Share best practices & get
ramped up quickly by pooling
ü Custom badges
ü Rewards
ü Reading lists
ü Quizzes