To promote literacy and foster a love for reading among school children, I propose the re-establishment of incentivized reading programs that reward student participation through engaging prizes and recognition. This initiative will offer tax breaks to companies that sponsor these programs, covering the costs of participation prizes and funding the acquisition of age-appropriate books for schools.
By creating a collaborative effort between the public and private sectors, we aim to enhance educational outcomes, encourage community involvement, and ensure that all students have access to a diverse range of reading materials, ultimately nurturing a generation of enthusiastic readers and the next generation of world leaders.
I have a small tweak for this idea! Perhaps we can incorporate people up to age 14,15,16,17,18,19, or 20 by calling them âYoung People.â (Many humans age 9 do not love to be called children .) And i would consider omitting the word âAgainâ as that can actually give a negative connotation to the act of reading. Letâs consider promo like it never became unpopular. Case in point, there are currently kids who love reading and do this often.
This is a great idea, I could really get behind this as it creates mental maturity and opens new vistas! Not to mention utter joy, and allows young people to get used to spending some time alone, and allows them to decompress from overstimuli.
Oops⌠and maybe changing the word âmakingâ to âallowing!â Sorry for my three comments - your idea is GREAT - - Iâm a writer and always think about âhow do we sell it so its successful.â
A child should initially be allowed to read whatever author grabs their attention. Unless school assigned, not forced to read beyond the first 2-3 chapters if they donât like what theyâre reading. Enjoy reading whatever they like (while they can) to build up their vocabulary for future school / work reading tasks. I too believe that todayâs readers are tomorrowâs leaders.
The pan pizzas were what made me think of this! Our kids school does reading program but it just hit different coming from Pizza Hut and was a much bigger deal.
I get why people think incentivized reading programs work, but they miss the mark. Research has shown that when kids read for prizes, it can actually kill any real interest they mightâve had in reading. They start thinking, âWhat do I get out of this?â rather than actually connecting with the stories or ideas. Thereâs a National Literacy Trust study that found kids who read mainly for rewards are less likely to keep reading for fun as they get older.
Just because someone can technically read doesnât mean theyâre going to be grabbing books for the rest of their life. If we really want to create lifelong readers, we should be focusing on making reading itself the reward. Give them access to a wide variety of books, let them explore different genres, set up book clubs where they can talk about what theyâre intoâstuff like that. Building a real, personal connection to reading will go way further than giving out some token prize ever will.
Whle incentivising reading is an admirable goal, not adding to the tax code is a bigger issue to tackle. Our tax code is so specific as to be ridiculous and must be simplified. This is a local issue which can be addressed within the states individual education policies.
Yes! My former middle school in GA had an âAccelerated Readerâ program where students could gain âAR pointsâ from reading books and taking a quiz over the book on the school computer. Points varied by genre, word count of the books, etc.
EX: non-fiction books are worth more points.
Students were given the opportunity to meet AR point goals and in turn earn rewards. Th school also held an âAR Dayâ where students with the required amount of points could miss classes for the day and join in.
I attended during early 2000âs & we had inflatables, chips, candy, etc out by the gym track for the day.
My sister attended a few years ago & the school took her grade to a nearby entertainment complex.