this study is to compare the student reading achievement scores of
third graders and monitor their intrinsic motivation towards reading when a
reading rewards program is implemented inside the classroom.
Student reading achievement scores will be tracked on a yearly basis, and
will be measured by the scores of their state specific end-of-the-year
standardized test. The instruments used to monitor their intrinsic motivation
will be a student reading survey given both before and after implementing the
reading rewards program. The reading tracking program Renassaince Place will be used to monitor student reading throughout the school year. Students will set reading goals for themselves every grading period and the researcher will give an intrinsic reward to each student who meets their reading goal per grading
period. The researcher will then compare the student’s standardized reading test
scores to that of a control group of students of whom the reading rewards
program was not implemented. The researcher will then discuss the data between
the two groups of third grade students in the summary and include any
implications for future research and classroom implementation.