I didn't find any canned programs, or apps, for that matter, that would help. But I did find some good sites with resources encouraging kids, and boys in particular, to read. One is http://guysread.com, and I even went as far as to buy a T-Shirt from them. Another is http://readkiddoread.com/, which is an endeavor associated with book writing machine James Patterson, who also has several books series aimed at middle school students and teens.
I decided to roll my own incentive program, complete with 20 levels (from Barney to Avengers) and two Tiers, based on ability. Tier 1 is for my younger boys, and Tier 2 for my teenager. There is a financial incentive associated with each level that escalates the further you go. So you may only get $1 for "clearing" the Barney Level, but $6 for clearing the Wolfpack level. So if you are cranking out books come late July, you will have earned some good spending money - and hopefully read some great books! We are also planning to incorporate sleepover privileges and some gaming privileges with clearing certain levels. There are some other kids in the 'hood who are also going to join in. Results will be tracked on another good reading resource site http://www.goodreads.com/.
Anyone is welcome to borrow and modify the table below, which I am providing with the hopes that other parents will get their guys (and girls) to read, if they are not already.
Pages of words
(cumulative)
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Incentive Level
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Tier 1
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Tier 2
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1
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Barney Level
|
75
|
150
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2
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Bob the Builder Level
|
150
|
300
|
3
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Lego Star Wars Level
|
225
|
450
|
4
|
Panther Level
|
300
|
600
|
5
|
Falcon Level
|
375
|
750
|
6
|
Wolfpack Level
|
450
|
900
|
7
|
Eric Staal Level
|
525
|
1050
|
8
|
Philip Rivers Level
|
600
|
1200
|
9
|
John Cena Level
|
675
|
1350
|
10
|
George Washington Level
|
750
|
1500
|
11
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Ronald Reagan Level
|
825
|
1650
|
12
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Columbus
Level
|
900
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1800
|
13
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Thomas Edison Level
|
975
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1950
|
14
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Mozart Level
|
1050
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2100
|
15
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Copernicus Level
|
1125
|
2250
|
16
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Steve Jobs Level
|
1200
|
2400
|
17
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Albert Einstein Level
|
1275
|
2550
|
18
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Neil Peart Level
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1350
|
2700
|
19
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Isaac Newton Level
|
1425
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2850
|
20
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Avengers Level
|
1500
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3000
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