Outside Reading

Some great books don't have a ReadnQuiz quiz yet. With Outside Reading, you can still give a student full credit for reading one.

An Outside Reading book counts just like a passed quiz:

  • The student gets the book's points and words, and it counts as a book read
  • It shows up in every report
  • It counts toward the student's goals
  • It earns Q Bucks, including any nonfiction bonus, when your Q Bank term is active

Add a Book

  1. Open the student's page and click Outside Reading
  2. Fill in the form:
    • Title
    • Level: Lexile or ATOS, whichever your school uses.
    • Points:
    • Words:
    • Book Type:
    • Category: Fiction or Nonfiction
    • Date Read: today, unless you change it. It can't be a future date.
  3. Click Add Outside Reading.

The book is recorded as a passed quiz with a score of 10/10 (100%), dated the day it was read.

Tip: Check ARBookfind.com for points, level and words

If ReadnQuiz Already Has a Quiz

If ReadnQuiz has a quiz with the same title, you'll see a note with its Quiz #. The student should take that quiz instead. Recording the book as Outside Reading and taking the quiz would give credit twice. If it's a different book that happens to share the title, click Add Anyway.

How It Differs from a Quiz

  • It doesn't change the student's DRL (Dynamic Reading Level). Without a quiz, there's nothing to measure comprehension.
  • There are no questions to review. The quiz details page shows “Outside Reading. There are no questions to show.”
  • The certificate says the student “has successfully read” the book. It shows no score.
  • Outside Reading books belong to the student. They don't show up in book searches, recommendations or Most Read Books.

Fixing a Mistake

Click the book in the student's quiz history.

  • To change the date or points, use Update Quiz.
  • To fix the title or anything else, delete it and add it again. A student can have only one Outside Reading book with the same title.
  • Deleting removes it completely, including any Q Bucks it earned.

Titles can't contain <, > or &. Spell out “and” instead.

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