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Reading reward chart

A tick for every day they read, a line for the week's total and a reward when they get there. Works for minutes, books or chapters.

Who is this for?

Reading goals

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    Layout

    Chart runs
    Week starts
    Each day shows

    Tick the days, count the ticks and write each row's total in the blank column. The goal is the number to beat for the week.

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    Making reading a habit, not a chore

    The best reading chart measures time or days, not pages. Twenty minutes a day, most days, is what builds a reader; the chart just makes the streak visible.

    What to track

    For children learning to read (five to seven): "Read to a grown-up" and "Read 10 minutes" as separate rows, because both matter. For confident readers (eight and up): "Read 20 minutes", "Finished a chapter", "Read before bed". The goals on this chart are a starting point; keep three or four.

    Any book counts

    Comics, joke books, the back of the cereal packet, the same book for the fourth time. A reading chart that only counts "proper" books teaches that reading is work. Let them tick the box for whatever they chose to read.

    Rewards that involve books

    The natural reward is more reading: a trip to the library, choosing a new book, a later bedtime if the extra time is spent reading, a reading picnic. These keep the reward and the habit pointing the same way. Treats unrelated to reading work too; they just miss an opportunity.

    For teachers

    Add each pupil's name and you get a page per child with the same goals, ready for a classroom reading wall. The Classroom theme is chosen here; Minimal is cleaner if you're printing thirty copies.

    Summer reading

    Switch "Chart runs" to Monthly for a holiday reading chart with a box for every day. It prints in landscape and fits a whole month of ticks on one page.