Regardless of your student's reading level, the more the student practices the more he or she will improve. When students feel pressure to read or meet certain expectations, they tend to lose their enjoyment of reading which eventually will lead to less reading. Research on motivation and effort suggests that if your student tends to enjoy goals and competition, creative reading goals can offer that sensibility without needing to draw a direct comparison to peers. And students in late elementary and middle school might begin to grow discouraged if they compare themselves to peers and measure success by number of pages read or books completed.