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Why Rocket
Phonics gets such amazing results
After
millions of dollars of research done over three decades, the
steps in learning to read are summarized in the book Put
Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching
Children to Read. This book was developed by The Center
for Improvement of Early Reading Achievement for the US
Department of Education.) The steps are: phonemic
awareness, phonics, fluency and comprehension.
These
are steps on a spiral staircase where each turn brings the
reader to a higher level. Until
recently, one step has eluded researchers.
The step between phonics and fluency where a reader can decode
fast enough to read as fast as he or she speaks (the
definition of fluency.)
Fluency
allows the speed of reading to approach the speed of thinking
so that the child doesn't forget the beginning of the sentence
by the time he reaches the end promoting comprehension.
At
the same time that Put Reading First was released a
UCLA analysis of Rocket Phonics suggested a solution was found.
Our students gained nearly four months of skill for
every month gained by other methods. In Rocket Phonics
children learn to read by using its unique phonics system until they become
sight words. Sight words increase reading speed, developing
fluency!
Let's
review the steps great readers master.
1.
Phonemic
Awareness
(The
single most important predictor of reading success is phonemic
awareness.) Christensen,
C. A. (1997). “Onset, Rhymes and Phonemes in Learning to Read.” Scientific Studies of Reading , 1
(4). p. 341 - 358.
Our
First Level Educational Games
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Play & Read Cards
Our
Play & Read Cards introduce 36 sound -
letter combinations which allow your child to pronounce and
read every word in the English Language! Your child can
play - Go Fish, Concentration or Play & Read Baseball.
These cards are great for preschool kids to develop this skill
and for early readers to reinforce it.
Two sets of 36
cards representing all the sounds needed to pronounce all the
words in the English language. Printed in full-color on
high-quality card stock, each 2.5” X 3.5”card shows one
sound and a picture containing that sound. Included are
instructions for over six games and variations to learn all
the sounds. Variations to best meet the needs of students’
different learning styles are included also.
2.
Real Phonics
One Letter, One Sound -- No Exceptions
We then provide these sounds as helpers so the
child can read. [Notice in the example below the i in
wise is gray and underneath is ie (the long i
sound).] These helpers end the guessing and the frustration
for beginning readers.
This is what separates Rocket Phonics from other phonics systems. It's what makes Rocket Phonics the most effective phonics system for teaching children to read. Preschool
kids and early readers who have mastered phonemic awareness
can play at this level.
Our
Second level Educational Games - Treasure Hunt or Simon Says
in the workbook.
If you have the Play & Read Cards and you want to see if
this step is fun for your child or you just want more fun
games then get the Treasure Hunt.
Your child will love reading and following the rhyming
clues — and finding the Rocket Phonics treasure in these two
fun hunts!
The clues are written both with and without Rocket
Phonics’ unique “helpers”, so very early readers can
read beyond their grade levels to figure out clues and find
the treasure! Prompted and unprompted clues, “treasure”
(such as sticky hands, kazoos, etc.) all included and ready
for fun.
1
or more children - readers ages 5+
Treasure
for 4 included!
Using our book of games and stories, your child will start
right off playing games to learn symbols and begin blending
them into words he reads out loud -- in the first lesson! 3.
Sight
Words Because
our helpers allow the child to use phonics without guessing
our modified games, riddles, jokes and stories allow your
child to read the most
common words in print. As your child progresses, the
helpers are dropped away. By the end most
children will recognize over 700 sight words. (A sight
word is a word read in less than a second.) Our
700+ sight words cover about 75% of
all the words your child will ever read! (Most
other systems contain 300 or less "commonly used
words")
4.
Fluency
Fluency is reading aloud
at the rate in which you talk. The reading rate picks
up speed as the child recognizes more sight words and
practices reading aloud which happens naturally as he reads
the jokes and game clues to you! (Click here for a simple way
to assess your child's fluency.)
5.
Comprehension
Comprehension is understanding what was read.
This includes: facts, sequence, topic/main point, evaluation,
inference, and vocabulary. Games and jokes by there nature
show whether the child understands. And when the child starts
reading Aesop's fables - classic stories with "meat" in them -
the discussion of the moral brings out these other aspects of
comprehension.
Results
Integrating the reading research with fun
games generates
incredible success! Normal reading progress is considered to be one reading
grade level per year, but Rocket Phonics gets over three times that rate. Rocket Phonics gives your child
a competitive edge in the classroom and out.
In a
study by the University of
California, forty-three home-schooled students ranging in
age from 5 to 9 and reading at an early first grade level were
randomly divided into a Rocket Phonics reading group and a
control group. The control group was given a standard reading
program. After only three months, the control group gained an
average of 2.3 months in grade level, while the Rocket Phonics
group gained an impressive 8.9 months in reading grade level.
The more Rocket Phonics workbook pages read by the children,
the greater the grade level gains regardless of age.
Professor James Catterall, UCLA Graduate School of
Education, who evaluated the results of the study, noted: "No
one who did more than one (Rocket Phonics) lesson failed to
improve his or her skills."
A Superior Teaching Tool
Rocket Phonics gives parents a teaching tool superior in
quality and results for their dollar. We double the "commonly used words"
vocabulary to over 600 words and contains six years of reading in
one kit! There is nothing more to buy.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
We're so confident that you and your children will
learn to read that we give you a full 90 days to try it for
yourself. If you're not completely satisfied with your child's
reading improvement, we'll refund your
purchase price (shipping and handling not included).
A
reading program for K – third grade (ages 4 – 9). The
kit contains:
1.
Two sets of Play & Read sound-picture cards that
introduce the sounds of the English language, along with
instructions for games and variations.
2.
Two books and Peeker focusing tool, and bingo chips. The book
combines a Teacher’s Guide and Student book of games, jokes
and stories. The stories began at first grade reading level
and progress to sixth grade level.
3.
A Supplement Folder that includes common word lists suitable
for duplication, additional game sheets and additional
teaching tips.
4. Two Rocket
Phonics Treasure
Hunts: Your children
will love reading each rhyming clue to find the next clue (all
leading to a hidden treasure), in these exciting activities
– prizes included.
5.
Free supplements: With your Rocket Phonics, you’ll receive
by email 28 free supplements to your kit. These
materials will help you more effectively meet the needs of
your individual children. You and your children will enjoy
these additional stories, riddles, games, beginning reading
helps and more.
6.
Rocket Phonics Word-Find Treasure Hunt and the Rocket Phonics
Phrase Game.
Your students
will delight in reading one word or phrase at a time, such as
desk, window, bookcase, or behind the computer, and running
off to find the bingo chip you’ve hidden by that object.
Each
Rocket Phonics kit is $160. With your purchase, you and
your students will experience the magic of Rocket Phonics. Of
course, Rocket Phonics is completely satisfaction guaranteed.
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