4th Grade Non-Fiction Reading

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 4th 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 4th Grade:
• Read and comprehend literature and informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently
• Determine the main idea of a text
• Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases as they are used in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area
• Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text
• Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining the text
• Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension
• Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding

Non-Fiction topics include:
• The Lincoln Memorial
• Elizabeth Blackwell
• Bighorn Sheep
• Copper
• Insect-Eating Plants
• Perfect Baked Cheesy Potatoes
• Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Cuba
• Mercury
• Jerrie Mock

*With practice you can achieve your best score!*