Reading Incentive Program

YDP Training Slides

(Site-Based Training for Staff)

• How can student reading engagement be supported and measured?

• What books are "Just Right" for students?

• How can students be acknowledged and celebrated for their reading?

Reading Incentives

(1-Page Overview)

How are students being celebrated for their reading?

• Daily: Students complete a bookmark for a ticket.

• Weekly: Bookmarks contribute to a class goal.

• Monthly: Site recognizes Readers of the Month.

Setting Class Goals

(Video Tutorial)

How can weekly class goals be implemented?

Archiving Classes and Creating New Cohorts

(Handout)

How are Epic! rosters archived at the end of a term?

How are new cohorts created at the beginning of a term?

Finding a "Just Right Book"

(Video)

Students find books that are "Just Right" for their reading level.

Expectations and Technology in the Classroom

(Video)

Classes transition into reading time during Power Hour.

Classes check out and return devices to charging stations.

Guidelines

(Poster)

Every student reads quietly during daily Power Hour to practice literacy skills.

Epic! provides a digital library for all students.

Incentives

(Poster)

How are individual bookmarks completed?

How do bookmarks contribute to class goals?

Frequently Asked Questions

(Resource)

Thank you for providing questions after our recent Epic! training.