Reading lessons to develop functional reading and life skills. 

Rockerbox Reading Ladders is age neutral, comes with easy-to-follow lesson plans, and provides the flexibility you need for your unique setting.

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How Rockerbox Reading Ladders Works

1. Download a Lesson Plan

Teachers have instant access to easy-to-follow lesson plans that have plenty of flexibility built in. Pick a topic that links to current affairs, a special interest, or a theme you are covering. New lesson plans are added weekly so the articles covered are timely and relevant for your pupils.

2. Access the Dedicated Article

Each lesson plan relates to a non-fiction article on Rockerbox News and has related quiz questions. Every article is available at 6+ different levels online and offline via the Rockerbox News platform. Personalise British accent ‘read alouds’ – including higher levels for those with advanced listening comprehension – and accessibility features for each pupil.

3. Select Ready-Made Resources

Our education team creates a number of ‘ready-to-print’ resources to accompany your lessons. These include Colourful Semantics worksheets, vocabulary lists, and extended reading lists for pupils that want to explore further. Simply download the appropriate resources for your pupils.

4. Download the Functional Text

Related functional texts (accessible 6+ ways) and physical activities put new vocabulary and knowledge into action, showing your pupils how empowering reading can be. Expect recipes, product reviews, instruction leaflets, and more.

5. Quickly Identify Areas of Need

Your Rockerbox News teacher portal automatically tracks and reports on your pupils’ comprehension strengths and areas of need. You can use your Teacher Portal to quickly assign personalised texts and activities too.

6. Read Across Your Curriculum

We believe reading is not something that should be limited to English lessons. Your pupils and teachers have full access to the thousands of articles on Rockerbox News online as part of your subscription so that you can read right across your curriculum.

The Children Love It!

Rockerbox News is a fantastic reading resource for non-fiction text based on various topics. The topics are up to date and relevant. Many are subjects that the reader may have no previous knowledge of. They are written clearly and concisely, which quickly and effectively engages children to read more. Articles vary from bite-sized fact-based articles to much longer, complex texts, so it is very easy to provide differentiation. This differentiation really helps with children with English as an additional language and others with a lower standard of reading than their peers.

Olga Hopper, Assistant Head and EAL Lead for Suffolk
Ranelagh Primary School
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Introductory Offer

£ 20 .00 per pupil*

FOR YOUR FIRST YEAR

*based on a minimum of 5 pupils per subscription. Not including an optional Widgit level add-on of £50 per school

  • Unlimited training and support
  • New lesson plans added weekly
  • Articles and functional texts made accessible 5+ways
  • A selection of ready-to-print resources with each plan
  • Unlimited teacher and school reporting dashboards
  • Unlimited access to Rockerbox News online and via the app for pupils
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