Solidify your reading and understanding skills:
• This collection of 10 original 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 5-8 minutes to complete
• Specifically appropriate content chosen at the 8th grade level
• Works well in classrooms for independent study time
• Increase student reading comprehension and their scores!

Peekaboo Studios reading passages have been written by award winning authors, teachers, and Pulitzer Prize nominees specifically for our apps.

Aligned with CCSS - Common Core State Standards for 8th Grade:
• Read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently
• Determine a theme or central idea of a text
• Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text

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.”

Non-Fiction topics include:
• Alessandro Volta
• Apollo 11
• Jesse Owens
• Honey Bees
• The Washington Monument
• J.K. Rowling
• Mesa Verde National Park
• George Foster Peabody
• Marie Antoinette
• The Golden Gate Bridge

With practice you can achieve your best score!