Leigh Langton, an educator in Florida, shares her i-Ready student trackers. "Once I had a system in place that worked to get every student on i-Ready every day, it was time to make sure students were getting their time in," she explains. "In addition to creating time for all my students to get on, I needed them to stay engaged to complete their lessons! So, I went with the old teacher stand-by: a sticker chart!

For each student in my classroom, I made a special i-Ready time tracker sticker chart. Each time students met their time goal in an area for Reading or Math for the week, they earned a sticker. After they filled a row—about two weeks—they could earn a small prize from my treasure box. This was simple enough to keep track of, but powerful enough that students wanted to complete their times. 

To keep on top of this, each Friday I’d pull up my class time chart and review times for the week. If they met their times, students went to pick a sticker and place it on the chart—their favorite part! We would do this for both subject areas. Then, I’d review the charts and allow students who earned [the] treasure box that week to go and grab a special item.

For ease, I kept the sticker charts up on a closet door at the side of my room. This made it accessible to all students in the room without being 'in their face' all the time. Yes, there were kids who wouldn’t get [the] treasure box every week, and although I thought it would be harder for students to 'handle' not getting a reward week after week, by a month in, all of my students had at least one grab in the treasure box. We also always worked to clap and cheer for students who succeeded in earning their times. As a class, we kept the focus on those who were succeeding, never those who were struggling."

This idea is originally from Leigh's blog: TheAppliciousTeacher.com/i-Ready-Tracking-System