Michelle Russell

Reading Comprehension App

Posted by Michelle Russell on March 17, 2010 at 8:09pmSend Message View Discussions

I am looking for an iPod app for 2nd-5th grade that is like Raz Kids. Reads a story with words on screen, and then asks questions (Comprehension)
Any ideas?
(We do have a subscription to Reading A-Z and they do have apps, but the story are not read.)
We are looking to us iPod Touches as part of a Reading Intervention with some students who have difficulties with reading comprehension

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Jeremy Brueck Permalink Reply by Jeremy Brueck 3 minutes ago

Great idea, Michelle. I do not know of any reading comprehension eBook apps that are available for iPod. I’ve been looking into eBook apps for a while now and none of the developers I can think of offer comprehension questions. It would be sweet if someone would develop an app that reads the story, asks the questions, records student data and then exports it to a Google spreadsheet. Automatic wifi upload would be best, but I’d take a manual sync to get the data as a spreadsheet or .csv file.Some of the eBook/reading apps I’ve been using are by the following developers:

  • MobiStories (web & iPod apps);
  • TumbleBooks Digital (web & iPod apps);
  • SnackLogic Studios (iPod apps);
  • FrogDogMedia (iPod apps);
  • Take2 Ventures (iPod apps);
  • Stepworks Company (iPod apps);
  • Siena Entertainment (iPod apps);
  • Book Boing (iPod apps)
  • International Children’s Digital Library (web)
  • Raz-Kids (web)
  • Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (web)
  • Starfall (web)
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