How to Use Log Group Reading in Book Taco

Log Group Reading lets you record a shared reading session for your entire class — or any subset of students — in a single submission. Instead of logging reading individually for each student, you select the book, enter the session details, choose which students participated, and submit once.

Step 1: Go to Log Group Reading

• In the left sidebar, click Log Group Reading.
• The page is divided into three sections that you fill out in order: Select a Book, Input Reading Session, and Select Students.

Step 2: Select a book

• Type a book name in the search field and click Search, or press Enter.
• Use the Search In checkboxes to narrow the search to Title, Author, and/or Series (all three are checked by default).
• Use the Book filter checkboxes to filter results by: Under 69 pages, Over 69 pages, Fiction, Nonfiction, or Quiz Only.
• Each result shows the book cover, title, author, and ISBN. Click Use this to select the book.
• After selecting, a Selected Book summary replaces the results, showing the cover, title, author, ISBN, page count, and type. Click Change Book to go back and pick a different one.

Step 3: Enter the reading session details

• Fill in the three fields in the Input Reading Sessionsection:
  • Reading Date — the date the session took place. Must be within the current year (January 1st to today).
  • Number of Pages Read — how many pages were read during the session (1–1,000).
  • Time Read (in minutes) — how long the session lasted (1–480 minutes).

Step 4: Select the students

• The Select Students table lists all students in your class with their avatar, name, and username. All students are pre-checked by default.
• Use Select All or Deselect All to check or uncheck everyone at once, or use the master checkbox in the table header.
• To log a session for only part of the class, uncheck the students who did not participate.
• At least one student must be selected before you can submit.

Step 5: Submit the session

• Click the Submit button, which floats at the bottom of the student table.
• A confirmation dialog appears: "Are you sure you want to submit this reading session?" Click Yes, submit it! to confirm, or Cancel to go back.
• On success, a confirmation message appears and the page reloads, ready for the next session.

One submission, every student. The same book, date, pages, and time are logged for all selected students. If different students read different amounts, submit separate sessions for each group.

Q: Can I log a reading session for a date earlier this year? 
A: Yes. The date field accepts any date from January 1st of the current year through today.

Q: What is the maximum reading time I can enter? 
A: 480 minutes (8 hours) per session.

Q: Where can I see the reading sessions I have logged? 
A: Go to Reports in the left sidebar. The reading log is available there broken down by student.