Rock 'N Learn's Phonics DVD's (Volume 1 & 2) Review and Giveaway

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Congrats to:  Kimberly

Rock ‘N Learn Phonics DVD and audio CD programs provide an easy and fun way to learn the phonics skills that lead to reading and spelling success. Catchy songs and rhymes help students remember basic phonics rules, vowels, consonants, blends, digraphs, silent e, and much more. Delayed answers and the on-screen mouth (Phonics videos) allow learners to check their progress and use these programs independently. Our new Phonics Volume 1 and Phonics Volume 2 DVD's have been improved in two ways: much better animation and a lot more content to help students become confident readers. Students practice reading sentences and stories to apply the rules they have learned. These phonics video programs now have fun characters, sentence practice, read-along stories, and exercises to boost fluency.

More about Volume 1:

Practicing the phonics skills that lead to reading and spelling success is more fun than ever. We've turbocharged our best-selling Phonics video program with new, enhanced animation along with sentence and story practice. Catchy rhymes make rules easy to remember. Delayed answers and our "on-screen mouth" let students check their reading and pronunciation. Read-along stories and fun songs provide practice with rules and build reading fluency. Context clues help students develop multiple strategies to read for meaning.

Phonics Volume 1 covers:
Introduction • Vowels • Short Vowel Sounds • Beginning Consonants With Vowels • Practice • c, g, qu, x • Find the Sounds (phonemic segmentation) • Sound It Out (oral blending) • Putting It All Together • Simple Phrases/ Rhyming Words • Double Consonants (words ending in ll, ss, ff) • Plural s and Ending s • Story: "Pip Gets a Pat" • Song: "Pip Gets a Pat" • Ending Blends • Practice • Beginning Blends • Three-Letter Blends • Sentence Practice • Consonant Digraphs and Trigraphs • Sentence Practice • Introduction to Silent e • Silent e Makes the Long Vowel Sound • Silent e Practice • Sentence Practice • Fun Quiz and Review • Story: "Hiss and Run" • Song: "Hiss and Run" 

Bonus Sections-Reading for Fluency
Story: "Pip Gets a Pat" (Faster Pace)
Story: "Hiss and Run" (Faster Pace)

Ages 6 & up. Approx. 70 minutes.(Retails for $19.99)

More about Volume 2:

Practice is the key to reading and spelling success-and now it's more fun than ever. We've turbocharged our best-selling Phonics video program with new animation along with sentence and story practice. Volume 2 builds on Volume 1, with catchy rhymes to make rules easy to remember. Delayed answers and our "on-screen mouth" let students check their reading and pronunciation. Read-along stories and fun songs provide practice applying the rules and building reading fluency. Context clues help students develop multiple strategies to read for meaning.

Ages 6 & up. Approx. 78 minutes. (Retails for $19.99)

Phonics Volume 2 covers:
Introduction • Long a • Long e • Long i • Long o • Long u • Sentence Practice • ar • er, ir, ur • or • ire, are, air • Story: "Fruit on the Beach" • Song: "Fruit on the Beach" • Diphthongs (oi, oy, ou, ow) • au, aw, all, al • Sentence Practice • Break It Down (syllables) • Schwa Sound • How Many Syllables? (phonemic segmentation) • Ending Sounds • Endings: y and le • Sentence Practice • Rule Breakers • ph and gh • Memory Words • Read-Along: "The Dog Days of Summer" • Silent Consonants • Story: "The Zany Rainy Bread Lady" • Song: "The Zany Rainy Bread Lady" • Read-Along: "Jade and Chip's Amazing Snow Dance" 

Bonus Sections-Reading for Fluency
Story: "Fruit on the Beach" (Faster Pace)
Story: "The Zany Rainy Bread Lady" (Faster Pace)

My Review:

Even though my daughter is not old enough to watch these DVD's, I viewed them myself, as I plan to homeschool her in the beginning of her schooling.  I was thoroughly impressed with the content and the way the subject matter was taught.  The songs and rhymes were extremely catchy, as well as entertaining.  Also, both DVD's did an excellent job in cover a variety of topics in a fun and entertaining way, that would engage a child and would make them want to learn their phonics.

In addition, I passed these DVD's along to a friend, whose 2 boys were 6 and 8.  Upon returning the DVD's, both the mother and her boys couldn't stop talking about how great these DVD's.  She was going to go back home and order a set for herself, and then was going to send them in with the boys, so that the teacher could work them into her curriculum.  

I can see why Rock 'N Learn has won so many awards and honors, including Parents Choice.org, the National Parenting Seal of Approval and Mom's Best Award for Best Products of 2010.

So, if you homeschool your children, or want to reinforce their phonics skills at home, you should pick up the Rock 'N Learn Phonics DVD's today.  They are a great investment in your child's education and learning development.

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Rock 'N Learn can be found in top school supply specialty stores nationwide (the full list can be found here, as well as Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, and the company's own website.

About Rock 'N Learn:

Headquartered in Conroe, Texas, just north of Houston, Rock 'N Learn is owned and operated by its founders, Richard and Brad Caudle.  Rock 'N Learn began as an idea that would help children learn by putting educational material to music with a current sound -- the kind of music that kids enjoy and find motivating. Now with over 50 products, we have sold millions of audio/book and video programs to teachers and parents throughout the United States, Canada, and other countries.

Rock 'N Learn programs help students learn math, phonics, reading, early childhood, social studies, Spanish, test-taking strategies, writing, and science. Our DVDs incorporate music with exciting, colorful imagery.

Rock 'N Learn programs have received numerous awards such as Dr. Toy, Parents' Choice, iParenting, National Parenting Publications, Learning Magazine Teachers' Choice, Early Childhood News, National Parenting Center, and Parent's Guide to Children's Media. Our programs lead in the areas of quality and customer satisfaction based on surveys of school supply stores.

As documented in case studies by numerous school districts, Rock 'N Learn programs work. The overwhelmingly positive response from parents, teachers, and kids generates tremendous word-of-mouth support. By consulting with educators and featuring talented vocalists and performers, Rock 'N Learn will continue to develop quality audio and video programs that hold interest and help kids learn.

---GIVEAWAY---

Rock 'N Learn has graciously offered to give one lucky Inspired by Savannah reader a copy of Phonics DVDs (Volumes 1 & 2).  To enter, simply complete the MANDATORY ENTRY first, and then as many EXTRA ENTRIES as you like, making sure to include your email address with each comment, so that I can contact you if you win.

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Open to US residents only. Giveaway ends on March 11, 2011 at 11:59PM EST. I will then use Random.org to choose a winner. Winner will have 48 hrs. to respond to my email to claim prize. If I don't hear back from selected winner, I will draw another winner 

Disclosure:  I was given a copy of Rock 'N Learn's Volume 1 and 2 Phonics DVD's to try out and provide an honest review on.  The views/comments stated above are mine and mine alone.