Incentive Program for

REWARDS Secondary

Make copies and distribute the REWARDS Chart to each student. This will allow
students to record their own points when you award them. During the lesson,
award points for each segment of the lesson. These points can also be used to
determine a lesson grade and an overall grade for the student. For some classes,
you may decide to have your students earn points toward a special event
(popcorn party, free reading period, or video viewing) or prizes (e.g., a book,
school supplies, or treats). The following procedures can be used for awarding
points.

Lessons 1-12
1. After each page in the Student Book is completed, award Participation
Points. If students have followed your behavioral guidelines, paid
attention, participated, and responded accurately, award three points. If
students performed below your expectations, award zero, one, or two
points.
2. For the Reading Check, ask each student to read one line of three
words in Activity H. If the student makes no errors, award three points.
Award two points if one error is made, one point if two errors are made.
3. Award Bonus Points for excellent reading and/or behavior.
4. At the end of the lesson, have students total their points.

Lessons 13-20
1. After each page in the Student Book is completed, award Participation
Points as you did in Lessons 1-12.
2. For the Reading Check, ask each student to read one of the sentences
in Activity I, Sentence Reading. If the student makes no errors, award
three points. Award two points if one error is made, one point if two
errors are made.
3. For the Fluency Check, use students’ words per minute (WPM) on their
last reading of the passage in Activity L. If the student reads between 100
and 150 WPM, award three points. Award two points for 80-99 WPM and
one point for 60-79 WPM.

4. Award Bonus Points for excellent reading and/or behavior.

5. At the end of the lesson, have students total their points.

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 Lesson Grade
You may wish to award students a lesson grade. If you choose to do this,
determine the number of points needed for each grade. The following may be
used as a guide.
Total possible points = 15
14 or 15 points = A
12 or 13 points = B
10 or 11 points = C
9 points = D
Fewer than 9 points = F

Other Incentives
Group Incentives
You may wish to have special events to encourage participation and accurate
reading. Often it is easier to offer group incentives rather than individual
incentives, thus encouraging the students to support the academic and
behavioral efforts of their peers. Group incentives could be one of the
following: a popcorn party, 10 minutes to visit, a word game, or a special
edible treat.
While you may determine your own way of awarding the group incentives, the
following may be used as a guide.
1. Set a goal of all As or Bs for five lessons.
2. At the end of each lesson, examine the students’ point sheets to
determine if everyone received an A or B. If so, record a group point in a
prominent place (e.g., a bulletin board).
3. When students have earned all As or Bs for five lessons, celebrate with
the selected event.

Individual Incentives
If you are teaching a small group that includes students with learning
challenges, you may wish to award individual prizes when a certain number of
A or B lessons are earned. For example, individual students could earn a special
treat for achieving all As or Bs for five lessons.

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 REWARDS Chart
Name ________________________________________________________________________________
First Page Second Page Third Page Fourth Page Reading
Activities Activities Activities Activities Check Bonus Total Lesson
Lesson A, B, C, D E, F, and G H and I J and K Activity H Points Points Grade
Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Lesson 4

Lesson 5

Lesson 6

Lesson 7

Lesson 8

Lesson 9

Lesson 10

Lesson 11

Lesson 12
Reading Fluency
First Page Second Page Third Page Check Check
Activities Activities Activities Sentence Passage Bonus Total Lesson
Lesson A, B, and C D, E, and F G and H in I in L Points Points Grade
Lesson 13

Lesson 14

Lesson 15

Lesson 16

Lesson 17

Lesson 18

Lesson 19

Lesson 20

Participation Points (3 possible points) Reading Check (line or sentence) Total Overall
• Following behavioral guidelines No errors = 3 points Points Grade
• Paying attention and participating 1 error = 2 points
• Responding accurately 2 errors = 1 point

Fluency Check Lesson Grade (15 possible points)

100 – 150 WPM = 3 points 14 or 15 points = A
80 – 99 WPM = 2 points 12 or 13 points = B
60 – 79 WPM = 1 point 10 or 11 points = C
9 points = D
Fewer than 9 = F
* WPM = words per minute

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