Intensive reading in a second language (L2) can be challenging for both teachers and students because the reading level of the text is often higher than what students can easily read on their own. Reading a text that could be informative and interesting instead can become a struggle. And so, as teachers, we need to provide consistent intervention and support to help students make meaning from what can seem to them like a meaningless text. Further, a text that is difficult for students to read may lower their confidence and motivation not just for reading in an L2, but for language learning in general. To motivate her students to read those seemingly difficult texts, the author used an intensive-reading task called Read and Run.