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About READ 100,000
You and your school can be part of a record-breaking worldwide team this summer.
Teachers can sign up classes to be part of
Read for the World Record now!
You and your school can be part of a record-breaking worldwide team this summer.
Teachers can sign up classes to be part of
Read for the World Record now!
What is READ 100,000?
The purpose of READ 100,000 is to help schools strengthen student’s reading skills and recognize young readers. It does this by motivating students to read as part of a school team. Schools can participate at any time of the school year, whether it’s before, during, or after a Book Fair. Students can log and track every minute they read on the easy-to-use Web site – while aiming to exceed a team goal of reading 100,000 minutes or more. It’s fun, it’s motivating, and it’s absolutely free! Beyond tracking reading minutes, the site offers links to featured books, printable resources, reading calculator, and FAQ pages. Schools can prepare for the reading drive by downloading and printing reproducible reading logs, flyers, and more from the Chairperson’s Toolkit.
Can students really read 100,000 minutes?
Reading 100,000 minutes may sound like a big goal, so let’s put it in perspective. Every time you host a Scholastic Book Fair you likely boost student reading minutes.
500 Students
x 30 Minutes per day
x 7 Days
-----------------
105,000 Minutes
How long will it take the students at your school to read 100,000 minutes?
The reading minutes calculator makes it easy to estimate what it will take to reach your goal. Just enter the number of students participating, estimate how many minutes each will read per day, and how many days you think it will take to reach 100,000 minutes or more.
When can Students enter their reading minutes?
The READ 100,000 Web site will be available to schools through April 30, 2012.
Schools choose when, and for how long, to conduct their READ 100,000 drive. We want you to customize this program however it can best motivate your students.
Why should students participate in READ 100,000?
Who can participate in READ 100,000?
The site is geared to students ages 6 and up, but all kids can participate in READ 100,000 and log reading minutes.
How does a child sign up to participate?
The READ 100,000 Web site is a fun, safe resource for schools and students alike that makes it easy for everyone to log and track their reading minutes. Minutes may be logged from September 6, 2011, through April 30, 2012. All your readers need to do is go online to www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/minutes and follow these simple registration steps:
How does the Teacher/Parent approval process work?
How can I sign up my whole class or school to participate?
If a school is signing up multiple students and using one teacher’s email address during the sign up process, or if a parent has more than one child who signs up, one collective email is sent per 24-hour period requesting approval for all students who signed up during that time. This streamlines the registration process by limiting the number of emails, so the approver’s In-Box is not overwhelmed with repeated requests. The email requests approval for the students to participate in READ 100,000 and contains a link the teacher clicks on to go to the Scholastic Book Fairs approval web page. There, the teacher/parent will see all user names signed up that day for the teacher/parent’s email address. Once the teacher/parent approves the students, their accounts are activated within a week. After activation, students may log in and begin entering minutes. If a student attempts to log in before approval and activation, he/she will receive an error message asking the student to try again later. Parents will also be allowed multiple sign-ups.
Why is parent permission needed at all?
See our Read 100,000 Privacy Policy.
http://scholastic.com/bookfairs/minutes/privacy.asp
Is there a cost to participate?
No, READ 100,000 is available at NO COST to schools, kids, parents, teachers, librarians, etc.
What does the READ 100,000 Web site offer for kids?
How can schools get kids motivated to participate in READ 100,000?
Schools across the country have shared their secrets to getting students reading and logging reading minutes. Here’s what they told us:
How can I track my school’s participation?
The Stats page contains an interactive map where kids, parents, and educators can find their school and track their school’s reading minutes. Enter the 5-digit ZIP code of your school, locate your school among the red dots on the map, and click on it for the latest reading minutes tally. Note, zip codes are not collected or retained by Scholastic Book Fairs.
How do I set up an account for my school?
There’s no need to sign your school up for READ 100,000. If your school is a Scholastic Book Fairs customer your school is probably already in our database. When parents/educators approve a student, their school will automatically show up once they start typing its name (they’ve already chosen state, and grade).
How does a school sign up for READ 100,000 if the school does not show up?
Schools can contact Scholastic Book Fairs to request that a school be added to the database: Read100khelp@scholasticbookfairs.com
What do I do if I have a technical issue with the READ 100,000 Web site?
Schools can contact Scholastic’s Customer Service via e-mail with any technical questions: http://scholastic.custhelp.com/app/ask
The purpose of READ 100,000 is to help schools strengthen student’s reading skills and recognize young readers. It does this by motivating students to read as part of a school team. Schools can participate at any time of the school year, whether it’s before, during, or after a Book Fair. Students can log and track every minute they read on the easy-to-use Web site – while aiming to exceed a team goal of reading 100,000 minutes or more. It’s fun, it’s motivating, and it’s absolutely free! Beyond tracking reading minutes, the site offers links to featured books, printable resources, reading calculator, and FAQ pages. Schools can prepare for the reading drive by downloading and printing reproducible reading logs, flyers, and more from the Chairperson’s Toolkit.
Can students really read 100,000 minutes?
Reading 100,000 minutes may sound like a big goal, so let’s put it in perspective. Every time you host a Scholastic Book Fair you likely boost student reading minutes.
500 Students
x 30 Minutes per day
x 7 Days
-----------------
105,000 Minutes
How long will it take the students at your school to read 100,000 minutes?
The reading minutes calculator makes it easy to estimate what it will take to reach your goal. Just enter the number of students participating, estimate how many minutes each will read per day, and how many days you think it will take to reach 100,000 minutes or more.
When can Students enter their reading minutes?
The READ 100,000 Web site will be available to schools through April 30, 2012.
Schools choose when, and for how long, to conduct their READ 100,000 drive. We want you to customize this program however it can best motivate your students.
Why should students participate in READ 100,000?
- Setting a reading goal is a proven way to keep kids reading.
- Tracking progress online is an easy way to see reading minutes add up.
- A reading goal is a great way to enhance relationships with the whole school community including parents, teachers, reading specialists, and your principal.
Who can participate in READ 100,000?
The site is geared to students ages 6 and up, but all kids can participate in READ 100,000 and log reading minutes.
How does a child sign up to participate?
The READ 100,000 Web site is a fun, safe resource for schools and students alike that makes it easy for everyone to log and track their reading minutes. Minutes may be logged from September 6, 2011, through April 30, 2012. All your readers need to do is go online to www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/minutes and follow these simple registration steps:
- Use the spinner to create a username (It’s fun!)
- Choose their grade from a drop down menu
- Ask for teacher or parent permission to participate via email
- Once permission is granted, the account is activated within a week
- Students can sign in and begin logging minutes
- Visit often to log minutes and track their school’s progress
- For more information about registration and Read 100,000 information practices and privacy policy go to http://scholastic.com/bookfairs/minutes/privacy.asp
How does the Teacher/Parent approval process work?
- Once a student signs up to participate, an email requesting permission is sent within 24 hours to the parent or teacher email address the student submitted during sign up.
- The email requests approval for the student (or students) to participate in READ 100,000 and contains a link the parent or teacher clicks on, which takes them to the Scholastic Book Fairs Read 100,000 approval web page.
- Once the teacher or parent approves a student, the account is activated within a week.
- Teacher/Parent also selects student’s their state and school name from an interactive menu.
- After a short waiting period the account is activated and students may log in and begin entering minutes. If the student attempts to log in before approval and activation, he/she will receive an error message asking the student to try again later.
- For more information about registration and Read 100,000 information practices and privacy policy go to http://scholastic.com/bookfairs/minutes/privacy.asp
How can I sign up my whole class or school to participate?
If a school is signing up multiple students and using one teacher’s email address during the sign up process, or if a parent has more than one child who signs up, one collective email is sent per 24-hour period requesting approval for all students who signed up during that time. This streamlines the registration process by limiting the number of emails, so the approver’s In-Box is not overwhelmed with repeated requests. The email requests approval for the students to participate in READ 100,000 and contains a link the teacher clicks on to go to the Scholastic Book Fairs approval web page. There, the teacher/parent will see all user names signed up that day for the teacher/parent’s email address. Once the teacher/parent approves the students, their accounts are activated within a week. After activation, students may log in and begin entering minutes. If a student attempts to log in before approval and activation, he/she will receive an error message asking the student to try again later. Parents will also be allowed multiple sign-ups.
Why is parent permission needed at all?
See our Read 100,000 Privacy Policy.
http://scholastic.com/bookfairs/minutes/privacy.asp
Is there a cost to participate?
No, READ 100,000 is available at NO COST to schools, kids, parents, teachers, librarians, etc.
What does the READ 100,000 Web site offer for kids?
- A stats page that displays a student’s individual minutes, minutes read by his/her grade, minutes read by his/her school, and the progress of every school participating in READ 100,000. Note, individual stats are accessible only to the logged-in user to whom those stats apply; they are not publicly available on the website.
- A printable reading log of all their entered minutes
- Links to the Featured Books page on the Scholastic Book Fairs Web site
- A reading minutes calculator that makes it easy to estimate how long it will take individuals or entire schools to reach their READ 100,000 goal
- Students can play with the reading minutes calculator to practice math skills; search for books available at their Book Fair in the Featured Books section; and make geography discoveries by using the ZIP code map on the Stats page.
How can schools get kids motivated to participate in READ 100,000?
Schools across the country have shared their secrets to getting students reading and logging reading minutes. Here’s what they told us:
- Kick off with a reading pep rally.
- Set a reading goal and post it where everyone can track progress.
- Print reproducible reading logs (found on the Resources page and in the Chairperson’s Toolkit) to make it easy for every student to track reading minutes.
- Spread the word to families and send reading logs home.
- Use a special incentive such as a faculty stunt or student privilege to motivate students to read more. For special incentive ideas, go to www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/wackystunt or look in your Ideas Guidebook.
- Promote the challenge over morning announcements or in commercials on your school’s closed-circuit TV system.
- Use a projector to display the Web site during library time and at your Book Fair.
- Add a link to the READ 100,000 Web site on your school’s homepage.
- Update the school marquee with the number of reading minutes logged.
- Use resources available on the Chairperson’s Toolkit to rally the whole school team to the cause.
How can I track my school’s participation?
The Stats page contains an interactive map where kids, parents, and educators can find their school and track their school’s reading minutes. Enter the 5-digit ZIP code of your school, locate your school among the red dots on the map, and click on it for the latest reading minutes tally. Note, zip codes are not collected or retained by Scholastic Book Fairs.
How do I set up an account for my school?
There’s no need to sign your school up for READ 100,000. If your school is a Scholastic Book Fairs customer your school is probably already in our database. When parents/educators approve a student, their school will automatically show up once they start typing its name (they’ve already chosen state, and grade).
How does a school sign up for READ 100,000 if the school does not show up?
Schools can contact Scholastic Book Fairs to request that a school be added to the database: Read100khelp@scholasticbookfairs.com
What do I do if I have a technical issue with the READ 100,000 Web site?
Schools can contact Scholastic’s Customer Service via e-mail with any technical questions: http://scholastic.custhelp.com/app/ask