mark-my-time

Light the Way

Anything that helps kids enjoy reading is a good thing in our book. What’s even better is a tool that makes reading fun AND puts an end to the squabbles over how many reading minutes were completed. As any parent in homework-enforcing mode knows, it’s best when kids can do their own timekeeping.

Today’s Grommet is the ideal reading companion for kids. It’s a bookmark with a digital timer that tracks how long a child reads. The mark-my-time Digital Bookmark works as a countdown timer, with an alarm that lets the reader know when the required reading time is finished. Or, it works as a cumulative timer, which keeps track of up to 100 hours of reading time over multiple sessions. There’s also a version that comes with a built-in reading light, which makes it even more appealing for kids to curl up with a good book. The mark-my-time Digital Booklight has an LED light that sits on an adjustable arm with a clip for attaching it to a book.

The creator of these mark-my-time gadgets is Maureen Farinella, who wanted a better way to track required reading time for her daughter, Megan. Maureen teamed with her husband Joe, and together they devised an easy, reliable way for kids to monitor and store their reading times. When it’s not being used for reading, a mark-my-time bookmark also works great for monitoring music practices, timed math exercises, study sessions and more.

— Ann

• Battery:  Uses LR1130 button battery or equivalent.  How to change your battery:
  • On the back of the timer head, locate a sliding door.
  • The door will have an arrow pointing in the direction that the door will slide to expose a button battery.
  • Use caution and remove the battery from the battery compartment.
  • Replace the existing battery with an LR1130 or equivalent. The (+) sign will face out towards the battery compartment door.

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• Digital Bookmark Timer with NO light:
  
  • Countdown timer with alarm
  • Cumulative timer that stores up to 100 hours of reading
  • Integrated page clip & a 60-second fluency timer
  • Can also be used for timing music practice sessions, timed math fact activities, meetings, homework study sessions, cooking and interval training when exercising

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• Digital mark-my-time Booklight:
  
  • Bright 3 LED light on an adjustable arm
  • An integrated clip to attach the bookmark to the pages of your favorite book,
  • Countdown timer with alarm that rings when you are finished and even turns off the light
  • Cumulative timer that stores up to 100 hours of reading
  • Integrated page clip & a 60-second fluency timer
  • Dimensions: 7-1/2” x 2”