How do students record their reading?

Students record reading themselves with the purple Add reading button at the top of every page. On a phone it's a purple +.

Record a book

1. Click Add reading.
2. Under Search for a book, type the title, or click Scan to scan the barcode. A book already in progress appears under Currently Reading; tap it to skip the search.
3. On the book:
   • Finished it? Click Mark as read.
   • Still reading? Open the arrow next to it and choose Mark as reading. Next time, click Update progress.
4. In the reading window, fill in Page Reached and/or Minutes Read for today. To log another day, use Add entry → I read more in this book.
5. When the book is done, click Mark as finished (if it isn't already), then Save.

Points are added as soon as the entry is saved. See How points work.

Update the book you're reading

On the dashboard, the book under Currently Reading in the Reading Journey has a card beside it. Type the page next to I'm on page and click Save, or click I finished it. Finishing a book (with I finished it, or by saving its last page) opens the book on its Quiz tab, so the student can take the quiz straight away. A page lower than the one saved on an earlier day isn't saved; the card asks the student to check the number. A book with no update in 2 weeks asks Still reading? and adds I stopped. The pencil under the cover still opens the full reading window. Students whose reading the teacher records (Admin controlled) don't see the card. When you've set a reading plan for the book (in the student's panel, under Reading now), the card shows the page to reach today, such as Today → p. 46, and My plan lists the next few pages to copy onto sticky notes. Students can't change the plan. On a book with no update in 2 weeks, I stopped takes the place of My plan.

Start the next book

A student who reads chapter books and has no book open sees What are you reading? below the Reading Journey. Under Already reading a book?, they can search for the book or click Scan ISBN to scan its barcode, and the book starts. Beside that card are suggested books, each marked with why it's there: From you (up to three books you or another teacher suggested, first), Next in a series they've read, On your list (their Want to Read list), classmates read it, or Picked for you. Clicking a book opens its preview, where the main button is Start reading. Mark as read and the other choices stay in the arrow beside it. Starting a book adds it to Currently Reading with today as its start date, so the page card appears straight away and the section goes. The × on a book, or Not for me in its preview, removes it from their suggestions for good (with Undo for 15 seconds); a book you suggested then shows Dismissed in their panel. Dismissing a book in a series read in order stops that series being suggested; an unordered series stops after three of its books are dismissed. On a book from their Want to Read list, × just takes it off the list. Suggestions skip books whose quiz would need your monitor password (above their ZPD, or with no known level), except the ones a teacher chose. More books, and Recommended Books under My Resources, open every suggestion as shelves: From your teacher, Keep going, Your Want to Read list, Your class is reading, Because you loved…, and Picked for you.

A book that isn't on Bookroo

In the Add reading window, choose Add Custom Reading. Enter the Title, Date and Reading Status. ISBN and Total pages are optional. See also Can't find a book.

What changes when you set a restriction

Restrictions are set under Settings: for one student under Rules for one student → Reading counts, or for everyone in the "Every student's reading counts as soon as they record it" sentence.

Students may also see:

• "This book can't be reread for N days": your "A finished book counts again after …" setting.
• A note that a book is above or below their reading range. See Reading levels and ZPD.

Related: Require a quiz before points, Record or fix reading for a student, Reading didn't earn points.