Reading Incentive Program 2011-2012

My reading incentive program will involve all students in the school, grades 6-9. The students will choose from lists of fiction, nonfiction, and ebooks which I will post on the library blog and the school website. The students must read a minimum of 15 books during each semester in order to be eligible for recognition. All students who meet the challenge each semester will receive free books, certificates, and an invitation to an end of semester book party with treats and a movie. In addition, students must respond to five books online in order to receive recognition. The responses must include a summary of the book.(I will teach summary skills in my library classes during the first six weeks.) Students will be encouraged to prepare PowerPoint presentations, glogs, book trailers, book videos, and other forms of multimedia. Students will be given the opportunity to present their responses to their classmates during book club meetings or during library classes. Reading logs will be maintained online so that I can monitor participation. Students who surpass the 15 book minimum each semester will receive vouchers to order books through Scholastic Book Club and special recognition during school assemblies.