Engage and Support Your SEND Pupils With Age-Appropriate Reading Materials
- Topical weekly lesson plans and ready-made resources
- Articles and related functional texts at 6 reading levels
- Age-neutral design for reading ages of 5-11+
- Translation tools, Read Alouds and highlighted text-to-speech
- Monitor reading and automatically identify learning gaps
We partner with Widgit to bring you the 6th Rockerbox reading level that uses Symbols to support text. Widgit Symbols are used worldwide to support people to realise their full potential, regardless of age, ability or background.
How Rockerbox Works
1. Download a Lesson Plan
SENCOs and IR teachers have instant access to easy-to-follow lesson plans that can be used in school or assigned for homework. Pick a topic that links to current affairs, a special interest, or a specific subject. New lesson plans are added weekly.
2. Access the Dedicated Article
Pupils read the week’s dedicated non-fiction text online via an age-neutral browser or an app. Teachers personalise British accent Read Alouds, translation features, the ability to screen mask, and more!
3. Select Ready-Made Resources
Our education team creates a number of ‘ready-to-print’ resources to enhance reading and reduce teacher workload. These include Colourful Semantics worksheets, vocabulary lists, and extended reading lists.
4. Download the Functional Text
Related functional texts 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
Teachers automatically monitor reading and report on pupil comprehension strengths and areas of need. You can use your Teacher Portal to quickly assign personalised texts and activities too.
6. Read Non-Fiction for Pleasure
Pupils have full access to the thousands of articles on Rockerbox News online as part of any subscription so they can read non-fiction for pleasure anytime, anywhere.
Explore a Sample Lesson
Just complete the form below to explore a sample lesson. We’ll then set you up with completely free trial access to our online platforms for 4 weeks.