Getting Into The Swing of Reading With Summer Incentive Programs





Motivate your child with these incentive reading programs offered by numerous companies. 
Book Adventure Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists, take multiple choice quizzes on the books, &  earn points and prizes for their successes.

Border's "Double Dog Dare"- children 12 and under can earn a free book after reading ten books. The "Double Dog Dare"  program runs May 4 - August 26, 2011.

Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program Imagination's Destination - kids earn a free book once they have read 8 books.  The children can download a free reading journal and there are also parent and educator resources available.

TD Bank Summer Reading Program -Check this out...earn $10 for reading 10 books this summer! Here is what they will have to do -Read 10 books this summer, write down the names of the books they've read on the summer reading form (found on the site), print and take the form to the nearest TD Bank to get $10 which will be deposited into a new or exsisting "Young Saver Account".

Pottery Barn Story Time Every Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Members receive an official passport at their first Story Time, and a special gift after attending 5 Story Time sessions.

PBS Super Reading Event This June through July, more than 4,000 libraries across the country will distribute FREE SUPER WHY "Reading Packs" that include SUPER WHY bookmarks and a reading progress chart for your child. Be sure to visit your local library for details. This site also has a ton of useful and fun reading materials which you can download and print.

Scholastic Summer Challenge Help set a new world record for the number of minutes spent reading during the summer of  2011!!  The 20 schools with the most minutes will be featured in the 2012 Scholastic Book of World Records. Your child will need to log their reading minutes and reach the weekly reading goal to win digital prizes.

Chuckie Cheese Reading Rewards Your child can earn 10 free game tokens with any food purchase if they read daily for  two weeks period & record their time on a Chuck E. Cheese calendar.

I listed as many as I could find thus far...let me know if anyone out there finds another incentive program to add to our list.  Happy Reading and have fun!!