Fishing with the principal, anyone?
This week, we received a wonderful email in our inbox from a Riverside Elementary School Resource Specialist. We wanted to share this success story with you, and let you know how much it means to [...]
Top 10 Reasons Why Books Make the Best Gifts
Looking for some great reads for the children in your life? Check out our updated post on the most popular children's books on Reading Rewards. Still looking for the perfect [...]
Reading is Reading… Right?
In this post, examine some key questions surrounding why some children are avid readers and others are not, and whether readers are made or born.
The reward *IS* in the reading
A couple of days ago, I stumbled upon a teacher's blog with a post that expressed considerable concern about the Reading Rewards premise. That reading should be for fun, and not 'funds'. I absolutely [...]
Exciting Changes Coming Soon!
Some of you may have noticed a different look to our blog as well as our Facebook page. Over the past few months, Carole and I have been working very hard on a brand-new version [...]
Top picks for your kids this holiday season
Looking for some great reads for the children in your life? Check out our updated post on the most popular children's books on Reading Rewards. November isn't even over and [...]
Top picks for a reluctant reader boy
Looking for some great reads for the children in your life? Check out our updated post on the most popular children's books on Reading Rewards. We've had a couple of reading [...]
Helping kids understand 7 billion people
According to UN calculations, the world's population is expected to reach 7 billion sometime today, October 31, 2011. That's an incredible number, one that's hard for even adults to wrap their heads around. But what [...]
My kid’s got the Assigned Reading Blues
In this blog, we share our thoughts and experience on how holiday assigned reading - in spite of its countless benefits - can dampen a child's enthusiasm for reading.
5 Reasons Why Your Kids Shouldn't Read
Sometimes, it feels like you're banging your head against a wall trying to get those kids of yours to read. Do you want my advice? Don’t bother. Here are my top 5 reasons why your [...]
New Reading Log Printables!
While many use Reading-Rewards.com as a great alternative to paper reading logs, few people realize that we have a cool 'Printables' section where kids and teachers can print off reading progress using a number of [...]
Geocaching: get kids reading … a compass!
About a year ago, my family and I discovered Geocaching, an amazing outdoor activity that teaches kids to read... maps, that is! We had heard about it from various people, and thought we'd give it [...]
It’s a Halloween Treasure Hunt!
It's that time of the year again, and we thought we'd send the kids on a Halloween Treasure Hunt! Between now and the end of October, Reading-Rewards.com members will be racing each other to find [...]
Security Enhancement – Private Reading Groups
We're happy to announce a security enhancement on our Reading-Rewards.com reading groups, that has been rolled out today, September 13, 2011. Your kids'/students' security is our top priority. We have added privacy setting on reading [...]
Reading Rewards Badges Are Here!
Do your kids love to collect things? If they're anything like mine, they're badgering you at the first sign of a potential new collection: Pokemon cards, Chaotic cards, Beyblades, SillyBandz (shudder), you name it. What [...]
Reading the sky…
As soon as the first stars began to appear, and to the sound of my daughter reciting 'Star Light, Star Bright', the kids started pointing their devices at the sky and excitedly began to call out the names of the different constellations as they identified them. Amazing!
Reading Rewards at your local library!
I've been wanting to share my thoughts about how Reading Rewards can be used in Youth Libraries for a while, so when I noticed 'Gulf Beaches Library' in the Reading Rewards 'Top Groups of the [...]
Featured User Series: Meet Marco!
Currently Reading:Schooled (Gordon Korman) In this fourth post in our Featured User Series, I'd like to introduce you to 10 1/2 year old Marco! Marco joined Reading-Rewards with his class in September [...]
Top 10 reading reward programs for summer 2011
Keep your kids reading this summer, and prevent summer loss, with these 10 great reading incentive programs: Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Kids must read any eight books this summer and record them in the [...]
Featured User Series: Meet Marissa!
I am so excited to introduce you to Marissa, my very first Reading-Rewards.com member who was in no way related to me! I still remember the email notification I received letting me know I had [...]
How to run a great Summer Reading Program
How far would you go to get kids reading over the summer? Mrs. Stoudenmire, a principal at Deerfield Windsor Lower School, in Georgia, has pledged to either kiss a pig, be in a human sundae [...]
Featured User Series: Meet Gabriele
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10 fantastic reading incentives that won’t cost you a penny!
Many of the rewards that teachers and parents set up don't cost a cent. Here are our favorite reading incentives, pulled directly from the RR Store.
Reading Rewards Featured User Series: Meet Talitha!
Reading-Rewards.com was launched just over a year ago, and since then we have had just over 4,000 members join. We're very excited! More than just an online reading log, Reading Rewards also encourages our young [...]