Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Students will not read I have students who do not read outside of school. Our grade level requires that students read every night for 15 mins. The student is to record the book title in the agenda and have a parent sign it. I send home a book each night for the students and have prizes for the students who reach the goal of reading 15 days out of the month. The prize is a pizza hut coupon, free lunch with me, and 45 playing time on the Playstation 3 during the monthly celebration. I have reminded parents about this assignment, write it as nightly homework, and discuss it at conferences. Please help. I only have 3 students who make the goal every month. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) When I have a student who consistently does not read, I usually request a parent conference. I always print data from benchmark tests to present to the parent, which typically show that the student is making little progress, and explain that reading nightly is essential to becoming a better reader. I always tell parents and students that reading is like everything else in life, it gets better with practice.