Comments on: Rocket Phonics Review

By: Kimberly @ Raising Olives

Kimberly @ Raising Olives — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:20:16 +0000

Hi Melissa,

I did not end up using it to teach Colby to read. For me, the value of Rocket Phonics is having something to help struggling readers continue to progress after they learn the initial skills of sounding out words.

The reading passages are interesting and funny and there is a LOT of reading practice at the child’s particular level.

I did end up using this for two of my kids who struggled to become fluent readers, but am not using it for my ‘typical’ readers.

Hope this helps.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 05:11:09 +0000

Any updates? How did you like it after time?

By: Jamie

Jamie — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:53:24 +0000

This sounds very interesting… I can’t decide if I want to try it or not, though! I will be anxiously waiting to hear how it works when starting from the beginning. I like the idea of some of the games and how it incorporates reading comprehension. That is what our oldest (first grade) struggles with.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:45:15 +0000

Thanks for the review. I actually bought RP over a year ago, but we never really got into it. Mostly because I was never taught phonics and it was hard for me to teach it. When I grew up, we learned reading by sight words.

I’m thinking about giving the program another chance, now that my daughter is 5 and pretty close to being able to read. She knows several sight words, but I think the phonics could help her figure out the rest.

By: Alice

Alice — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:43:47 +0000

I forgot to put the whole link in for the blog post I linked you to! Sorry! It’s http://arthursmummy.blogspot.com/2009/09/maths-curriculum-and-other-improvements.html .

By: Alice

Alice — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:23:57 +0000

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By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:32:18 +0000

That is pretty neat!
Wendy