The Comprehension Zone™: Rocket Rap™

The Comprehension
Zone Rocket Rap

Whether students need help identifying factual information, recognizing the main idea, or sequencing information, The Comprehension Zone™: Rocket Rap™ can help! Your child or student will learn to read content material for meaning (main idea, details, and sequence of events) the first time they read their books. Everyone succeeds the first time they play because the game is self-correcting. The game comes with a vinyl game board that is set in outer space with 100 story cards. It’s easy to learn and can be played with two to four players or four teams of two.

What The Comprehension Zone: Rocket Rap™ did for our child:

“The Comprehension Zone: Rocket Rap had amazing results for one of our children. We have been working with him on comprehension for years. I often have him draw pictures of what I’m reading, we act things out and we read just a few phrases at a time and ask him questions whenever we are dealing with auditory learning. He simply struggles in this area. I was interested to see how he would do with Rocket Rap.

We began playing Rocket Rap often. The improvement was rapid and dramatic! By the end of the second game he was able to play successfully and currently it is easy enough for him to pick out facts while listening that he likes to try reading the card himself.

For the first time in his life our child will raise his hand when Mark asks questions during family worship and he will know the answer. He will come up to us after church and spontaneously tell us something that he learned from the sermon. He is so amazingly proud of himself and I’m amazingly thankful.”

For our child who has always struggled with comprehension, for these results, I would happily pay double. We’ve tried things similar to this in the past, we’ve been focused on this problem for years, but Rocket Rap has been the first activity that has been successful.”

Kimberly from RaisingOlives.com

Now, your child can actually learn and have fun playing The Comprehension Zone™. Your child’s homework time can become a lot less stressful. Playing improves your child’s learning skills and makes your life easier, even improving your relationship with your child.

When I first published The Comprehension Zone™, I had one set of cards to use with the game. Then teachers and parents said they needed cards that were easier for their children to read. So I ended up writing two more sets of cards. This made it so the game could be played with a child in 2nd grade, 5th grade, and the 9th grade at the same time. And then I realized I could even have a 1st grade student play it at the same time for listening comprehension.

Now, my students could play the game for listening comprehension even with a set of cards that was above their reading level. This really expanded the grade level usage and the students could play the game for reading or listening comprehension.

A number of years after developing The Comprehension Zone™ I attended a workshop that concentrated on improving reading comprehension of kids based on 25 years of research from the University of Kansas (SIM Strategies). To my amazement, the method they were teaching was the same method I used in my game. From my hands-on experience with my kids I knew the difference it had made in their lives, but having the research behind it really validated my work.

Read the SIM Strategies

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Learning Memory and the Brain

Imagine your family playing The Comprehension Zone™, sitting around the table, learning together as a family, interacting, playing, and laughing while learning. Your child will see how you find the main idea or details and be able to improve their comprehension skills by following your model. (Step-by-step hints are provided in the game for finding the main idea and details.) Homework time will become a time of pleasure. Their self-confidence and self-esteem will improve.

Don’t let your child spend another day frustrated, trying to get the meaning out of what they read. It really doesn’t have to be so-o-o hard. Once you know the secrets to reading for meaning, reading becomes an exciting adventure. You CAN make a difference in your child’s life today. Improve their reading and listening comprehension by simply playing a game. You can actually help your child while you play. And playing ultimately reduces homework stress and time and creates more family and free time.

Children that comprehend what they read have lifelong skills for success.