We did the "fudged" reading log too. I couldn't stand DD feeling guilty for having one blank spot on her log that was surrounded by multiple days of multiple hours of reading.

In middle school (here MS is 6, 7, 8th grades) they switched from the log to a points system, where after reading a book you took a quiz on a computer and earned points. That seemed to work much better as it was an indicator of overall reading amount, rather than how many nights in a row you have free time to read. (Slight brag - deciding to put the pedal to the metal in 8th grade - DD ended up with more points than the combined scores of the 2nd and 3rd place students.)

Best of luck,
--S.F.

For gifted children, doing nothing is the wrong choice.