Designed to increase sixth-grade students' leisure time reading, this practicum study investigated the effectiveness of a computerized independent reading contest. An existing word processing program was modified to encourage the sixth-grade students to read. A list of 25 books was developed. Students used the computer program to respond to questions based on each book. The student with the greatest number of correct answers was declared the winner. A leisure time reading inventory and the Clark County School District Reading Management Diagnostic pre- and posttests were administered to the students. The practicum's goals were that 75% of the students would associate leisure time reading with academic achievement and that 50% of the students would increase their reading comprehension level, vocabulary, inferencing skills, and context clue skills each by 10%. None of these goals were met; however, some improvement in scores was noted, and the students who entered the contest appeared to enjoy the books they read and the challenge of the contest. (The leisure time reading inventory, two computer printouts of data, the reading questions, the form for student-generated questions, and instructions to students for using the computer software are attached.) (RS)