Sports Reading Comprehension

Improve your reading skills! Sports topics include: • Bobby Jones (golf) • Fenway Park (baseball) • Jackie Joyner-Kersee (track & field) • Jordan Burroughs (wrestling) • Kevin Durant (basketball) • Mia Hamm (soccer) • Nadia Comaneci (gymnastics) • Speed Skating • Table Tennis • Undefeated Miami Dolphins (football) Sports Reading Comprehension is designed for students looking for an advantage in solidifying their reading and understanding skills: • This collection of 10 original sports stories was written specifically for this app • Read and test your comprehension with a variety of questions about the selected passages • Study anywhere and learn at your own pace • Each passage and question set takes approximately 6-10 minutes to complete • Specifically appropriate content chosen for the 9 to 11 age range • Works well in classrooms for independent study time • Listen to audio of the story and read along • Email student test results to share their progress • Increase student reading comprehension and their scores! Peekaboo Studios reading passages have been written by award winning authors and teachers specifically for our apps. Aligned with CCSS - Common Core State Standards • Read and comprehend literature and informational text • Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension • Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding • Determine the central message and how it is conveyed through key details in the text • Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text • Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text • Answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers User feedback: "I like how it highlights where the answer was in the passage when you pick your answer." - Kami Butterfield, teacher "The selections are age appropriate and the responses to the questions are not too easy - some thought needs to go into it." - Mary Skummer, teacher "The feature showing where the answer is located in the passage is a spot on tool since I ask my students to be able to provide this in their oral and written responses." - Harold Nelson, teacher "Great for reading practice - I would highly recommend it." "These apps are awesome! Our boys absolutely love these." Many of our best features were based on YOUR feedback! Thank you so much to the countless people that have reached out and provided suggestions and made requests for our apps! Please do not hesitate to continue reaching out to us at any time! > No In-App Purchase required, all content is included < Additional classroom features: • Enter as many student names as you need • Password protected administrator section allows you to review student scores and track student improvement • Email a student's specific test results or a recap of their full progress *With practice you can achieve your best scores!* Discover our apps for 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, and 8th Grade to practice math, vocabulary, and language arts skills. Peekaboo Studios apps follow the US National Common Core standards for K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, K7, and K8. We love to hear from you! Please send any feedback or questions to support@peekaboo.mobi -- CONTACT -- * Facebook: http://facebook.com/PeekabooApps * Twitter: @PeekabooApps * Website: http://peekaboo.mobi