Thursday, October 30, 2008

Rocket Reader Kids

It appears that "Rocket Reader Kids" utilizes a rather thorough approach when teaching fundamental reading skills. The program is effective in how it uses phonics lessons that use strong auditory and visual components. In early stages of cognitive development it is extremely important to include as many of the multiple intelligences as possible.

The software is appropriate for all skill levels because it makes adjustments based on each students' performance. This allow for each student to get a "personalized instructional experience." It's extremely important that students on every academic level are constantly challenged.

When children are given the opportunity to work on such programs, it is not usually considered class work. With the use of positive reinforcement from both teachers and similar computer programs, students will motivated to reach higher scores. Educators must work every angle in order to keep learning fun, especially when dealing with younger students.

Unfortunately I was unable to find any websites that offered any outlooks on this program.  If anyone finds anything let me know.


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