Reading Reward Chart That Adds Up Each Reader's Points

Type reading goals or book titles, give each row points, and print a week with a total for each reader.

Type on the chart. × removes a goal, + adds one.

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GoalMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
NamePoints 0 / 56
Read on your own for 30 minutes
Listen to an audiobook for 30 minutes
Read for 20 minutes after school

1 point is 10 minutes of reading.

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Each box is worth

Names and ticks are kept in this browser only. Nothing is sent anywhere.

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How it works

This printable reading reward chart opens on points: 3 goals for one reader, a box for each day. Each sample goal is worth 1 point per 10 minutes, so the total beside the name reads as the week's minutes. Type your own over them.

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Points as minutes

Read for 20 minutes after school shows 2 pts. Tick it on 7 days and the total beside the name reaches 14, which is 140 minutes. Any goal can be worth 1 to 9 points. The total prints beside a name, so keep one, or initials.

Book titles as rows

For a book log, type a title on each line in place of a goal. A row holds 40 characters and a chart holds 12 rows: 12 books, with a box for each day a book was read. New week clears the ticks and keeps the titles.

  • For a reading sticker chart printable without point values, switch each box from Points to A tick. Every box then takes a sticker.
  • Public libraries run summer reading programs with a reading log. One goal in the list: Fill in one line of the library log.
  • Two readers fit on one page. Type both names and give the older one Read on your own for 30 minutes. Each gets a total.

Questions and answers

What should a reading goal say?

Something a child can finish and an adult can see: minutes, pages, a chapter, or a book read aloud. The 78 ideas under the tool are sorted that way, with more groups for beginning readers, the library, new kinds of books and after reading.

What goals suit a beginning reader?

The group Beginning readers has 10, such as Point to each word as we read, Sound out three new words and Tell the story from the pictures. None is timed, and all but one are worth 1 point.

Can a teacher use it for a reading group?

A small one. The chart takes up to 6 names, and Monday to Friday is one of the day choices. A goal is for Everyone or for one reader. A whole class is more than one chart can hold.

All 78 reading goals

Minutes a day: 1 point for every 10 minutes 7

  • Listen to an audiobook for 30 minutes Half an hour of listening, in the car or on the sofa. 3 points.
  • Read for 10 minutes at breakfast Ten minutes with a book at the table. 1 point for the 10 minutes.
  • Read for 10 minutes in the car Ten minutes on any ride. 1 point.
  • Read for 20 minutes after school Twenty minutes before anything else starts. 2 points for the 20 minutes.
  • Read for 20 minutes before bed Twenty minutes in bed with the lamp on. 2 points for the 20 minutes.
  • Read on your own for 30 minutes Half an hour of quiet reading in one sitting or two. 3 points.
  • Read to a grown-up for 10 minutes Ten minutes aloud, side by side. Help with a hard word is part of it.

Long reads, still 1 point for 10 minutes 4

  • Read for 40 minutes on a rainy day Forty minutes across the afternoon. 4 points.
  • Read for 50 minutes on a day off Fifty minutes across a day with no school. 5 points.
  • Read for 90 minutes on a long trip An hour and a half on a plane, a train or a long drive. 9 points, the most one row can hold.
  • Read for an hour on Saturday Sixty minutes across the day, in as many sittings as it takes. 6 points.
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Reading habits 8

  • Choose tomorrow's book tonight The next book is on the pillow or in the bag before lights out.
  • Keep a book in your school bag A book is in the bag when you leave the house.
  • Read before the screens go on Reading comes first, then screens. The order is what earns the box.
  • Read in your reading spot The same chair, corner or cushion, with the book of the day.
  • Read until the timer rings You set the minutes. Eyes on the book until it rings.
  • Tell me what happened in your book Two or three sentences at dinner about today's pages.
  • Use a bookmark to keep your place The bookmark is in the book when it closes, and the corners stay flat.
  • Write today's book in your reading log Title and date on the log from school or the library.

Books, chapters and pages 11

  • Finish a chapter Read to the end of the chapter, then close the book.
  • Finish a picture book Front cover to back cover in one sitting.
  • Finish a whole chapter book The last page is read. Tick the day it happens.
  • Finish the library book before it is due The last page is read before the date on the slip.
  • Finish two chapters Two chapter endings in one day.
  • Read 5 pages Five pages of the current book, pictures included.
  • Read 20 pages Twenty pages of the current book in one day.
  • Read 50 pages Fifty pages in one day, for a reader deep in a long book.
  • Read a whole comic or graphic novel Every panel from start to finish.
  • Read the next book in the series Start the next one and read the first chapter.
  • Reread an old favorite A book already read once, read again to the end.

Reading aloud and together 9

  • Act out a scene from your book A minute or two of the story, played with or for the family.
  • Read a poem aloud One poem, start to finish, to anyone who will listen.
  • Read a story to Grandma on the phone One short book read down the phone or on a video call.
  • Read one page aloud with expression One page with voices for the people and pauses at the periods.
  • Read the recipe aloud while we cook They read each step and you do it.
  • Read the rules of a game aloud They read the rules sheet to the players before the game starts.
  • Read the signs on our walk Street names, shop signs and posters, read out as you pass.
  • Read to a younger brother or sister One picture book to a smaller listener. A pet or a teddy counts too.
  • Take turns reading a page each You read one, they read one, to the end of the book or chapter.

Beginning readers 10

  • Clap the beats in three long words Three long words from the book, one clap for each syllable.
  • Find the letters of your name in a book Each letter found and pointed to somewhere on the pages.
  • Point to each word as we read A finger under every word of one short book while you read it.
  • Read a whole decodable book by yourself Every page of a short phonics reader, with help only when asked.
  • Read the same book three days running Tick the third day. Knowing it by heart is fine.
  • Read the title and the author's name Read from the cover before the book is opened.
  • Read your sight word cards Once through the pack, saying each word.
  • Sound out three new words Three words worked out letter by letter, then said whole.
  • Spot five words you know on a page Five words pointed to and read out on any page.
  • Tell the story from the pictures They turn the pages and say what is happening in their own words.

The library and choosing books 9

  • Ask the librarian for a suggestion They ask the question themselves and bring back one book.
  • Carry your own library card The card is in their pocket or wallet on library day.
  • Choose your own books at the library They pick, within the limit you set, and carry them to the desk.
  • Fill in one line of the library log One title, or one block of time, written on the log the library gave you.
  • Pack a book for the waiting room A book goes along to the dentist, the doctor or a sibling's practice.
  • Pick a book from a shelf you never visit One book from a part of the library that is new to them.
  • Return library books on time Books are in the bag and handed back by the due date.
  • Sign up for the summer reading program Public libraries run these and hand out a reading log. Signing up earns the box.
  • Swap a book with a friend One book lent, one borrowed, both with names inside.

New kinds of books to try 10

  • Read a biography A true story of a real person's life, at any length.
  • Read a book about space Any nonfiction book on planets, stars or rockets.
  • Read a book of facts about animals Any nonfiction animal book, with one fact told back to you.
  • Read a book of poems Several poems from one collection, picked in any order.
  • Read a book your grown-up loved as a kid A grown-up names the book and they read the first chapter.
  • Read a fairy tale from another country One traditional tale from somewhere they have never been.
  • Read a how-to book and try one step Drawing, cooking, knots or magic: read a page and do what it says.
  • Read a map, a menu or a timetable Find one answer in it, such as which bus or what costs the most.
  • Read a mystery Start a mystery and read far enough to name a suspect.
  • Read a news article for kids One article from a children's news site or magazine, read to the end.

After reading 10

  • Add the book to your finished list Title written on the list of books read this year.
  • Draw your favorite scene One picture of a moment from today's reading.
  • Guess what happens next, then check A guess before the chapter and a look back after it.
  • Look up one new word One word from the book found in a dictionary, on paper or online.
  • Make a word search from the book's words Eight or more words from the story, turned into a puzzle.
  • Rate the book out of five stars A star rating and one reason, said or written.
  • Retell the beginning, middle and end Three parts in order, in their own words.
  • Tell a friend about a book you liked The title and one reason, told to someone their own age.
  • Write five words from the book to spell Five words copied down for a spelling list.
  • Write one sentence about the book One full sentence, with a capital letter and a period.

How this list was compiled: Reading goal wordings and hint lines written for this site on 2026-09-18. Every goal is something a child does and an adult can see, worded as what to do. No item is a prize, and no book, series, author or character is named. Points: in the Minutes a day and Long reads groups a goal is worth 1 point for every 10 minutes, so the points total on the chart can be read as tens of minutes; in the other groups the value from 1 to 5 is our own rough weight and a parent can change it on any row. The library rows rest on the Wikipedia article Summer reading program, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_reading_program (checked 2026-09-18): public libraries run the programs, participants keep a reading log, and libraries track books read or time spent reading. That article's statistic on how many libraries run a program is left out. No claim is made about how many minutes a child should read, and no reading level or age is attached to a group. The positive wording rule was checked against the CDC page Tips for Using Praise and Rewards, https://www.cdc.gov/parenting-toddlers/responding-to-behavior/using-rewards.html (dated Apr. 30, 2026; checked 2026-09-18). The groups are our own sorting, not a standard. Licence: own work

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