Introducing the School Challenge Leaderboard
Discover the new class leaderboard in school challenges. Crank up the friendly competition and get students excited to log reading!
Children’s Books About Divorce
Explore children's books about divorce that treat the subject delicately and help engage children in conversation around the changes divorce can bring.
Best Children’s Books About Kindness
Can the right books make children kinder, as well as smarter? We believe so. Enjoy our list of some of the best books about kindness and empathy.
Best Children’s Books About Diversity
Peruse the best children's books about diversity and inclusion to help stimulate meaningful conversations with the kids in your life.
The Most Popular Children’s Books of 2018
Browse through the most popular children's books on Reading Rewards this year, organized by age group and gender, and find the right books to turn the children in your life into avid readers.
21 Must-Read Christmas Stories for Kids
From Christmas stories around the world, to the timeless classics you remember from your own childhood, here are 21 must-read Christmas stories for kids.
8 Key Questions Your Teacher Dashboard Can Answer
Uncover eight powerful insights that you can glean from the Teacher Dashboard, to help you understand the ins and outs of your students’ reading patterns.
A Time-Saving New Feature: the Weekly Stats Email
Introducing our new Weekly Stats email for teachers who are big on devotion but short on time. Get caught up on a week of your students' reading activity, in just five minutes a week.
Book Character Pumpkins: Not-So-Scary Book Reports
Find inspiration for your Book Character Pumpkin project! Get kids to read a book, and then decorate a pumpkin at home to resemble one of its characters or to go along with its theme.
Call for Blog Post Submissions
Are you an ELA teacher? We'd love to hear how you foster an enriching environment for your students and get them excited about reading. Contribute to our blog!
What’s New on Reading Rewards (Fall 2018)
A new widget, group privacy settings, online help, and changes to our navigation - Read all about our most recent improvements to Reading Rewards!
What’s New in Reading Rewards (Aug. 2017)
We've made several important improvements to Reading Rewards in the past few months. Read all about them here!
How to Make Independent Reading Work
Independent reading can help kids get excited about reading and do better in school. Find out how teachers can play a key role in making independent reading work.
The Ins & Outs of Reading Motivation
How can you make a child want to read? What are the different types of reading motivation? In this post, we'll explore these questions and more.
11 Back-to-School Activities to Start the Year Off Right
The return to school is a period of nerves, excitement, new friendships, hopes, and expectations. Here are 11 back-to-school activities that teachers can use to help students get to know each other and start the new year in the right state of mind.
10 Ways to Cultivate a Reading Habit
It's the habits you create and stick to that lead to long-term success. In this post, uncover 10 tips to cultivate a reading habit in your kids, to help them become life-long readers.
15 Delicious Book Club Snack Recipes
In this post, discover 15 fun and delicious book club snack ideas and recipes that are sure to make your young readers smile.
How to Start a Book Club for Kids
Organizing a kids' book club is a great way to stimulate a child's appetite for reading. In this post, we'll share 13 helpful tips for starting a book club for kids.
How to Use Custom Reading Badges to Create Super Readers
In this post, discover twelve ways you can use Reading Rewards custom reading badges to turn your students into super readers.
Children, Teens & Reading – an Infographic
Children and teens are reading less than ever before and proficiency is stagnating. In this infographic, explore these trends and uncover new ways to encourage children and teens to read.
11 Creative Reading Incentive Ideas for your Classroom
Check out 11 new & creative reading incentive ideas, to get your students even more excited about reading.
Infographic: The Surging Popularity of E-Reading
In this infographic, discover how e-reading devices are shaping our evolving reading habits.
Debunking Myths About Reading on Screens
Reading on screens initially came with many negative but unfounded connotations. This guest post takes a look at some of these myths and discusses why they have no basis.
How to pick the right books for your kids: 10 top tips!
How does one help reluctant readers pick a book they won't want to put down? Here are my top tried and tested ways to get your kids reading.