Points are a measure of the amount of reading practice a student is getting. Every Reading Practice Quiz has a point value assigned to it based on the book level and the word count of the book (the book's difficulty and length). For Teacher-Made Quizzes, the program has calculated the possible points based on the book level and word count for the quiz:
Points for a book = (10 + book level)/10 × (words in book/10,000)
Students earn points by passing Reading Practice Quizzes, including the Teacher-Made Quizzes. Students also earn points for passing article quizzes (1 point per quiz).
The points that a student earns on a quiz are based on the total point value of the quiz and the score the student received on it. You can see the points that a student has earned on some reports (such as the Summary Diagnostic Report and the Student Performance Record Report), in the Student Details in the Record Book, and in the Record Book's Student Targets tab (if you are using the target models for older students).
If you have chosen to use the two target models for older students, you can set points targets when you set Reading Practice targets for students. Points are also one of the criteria used by the program for determining when students have achieved the different reader certification levels.