After the first year of Drop Everything and Read, we reviewed the level of student engagement and how students felt about DEAR. Oftentimes students forgot their books or picked a book that was beneath their reading level causing them to stop enjoying the reading time.

This year, in order to adapt to the reactions of students to DEAR and to promote student engagement and enjoyment, we took a different approach. This year for a half hour of their class, the students engage in an article that is connected to their subject. This allows students to engage with a different form of reading and encourages them to seek reading that connects with their passions.