Exciting animation, catchy songs, sentence practice, and fun stories help students apply phonics rules and read for meaning. The on-screen mouth helps learners check pronunciation. Covers long vowels, r-controlled vowels, diphthongs, syllables, ending sounds, rule breakers, common sight words, and words with silent consonants. After students master the lessons on both Volumes, they have the skills to read any book.  Approx. 78 min. Launch date: June 2010.
Awards: 2010 Creative Child Magazine Media of the Year Award (Classroom DVDs for Reading Category); 2010 The National Parenting Center’s Seal of Approval; 2010 Parents’ Choice Recommended.

Sight words are the most frequently used words in the English language, and this DVD helps students learn to read them automatically. As a supplement to phonics-based strategies, Rock 'N Learn Sight Words boosts reading and spelling skills. Children learn over 60 sight words through engaging characters, entertaining songs, and fun practice. Words are presented in context to help build reading comprehension. Includes all pre-primer Dolch words, the top 20 from Fry's, and more. A bonus section helps kids with word shapes and spelling skills.  Pre-k & up. Approx. 50 minutes. Launch date: June 2011.
Awards: 2011 National Parenting Seal of Approval

Learning to read is fun and easy when phonics rules are taught by cool characters using music and games. Kids begin by learning the sounds of letters and letter combinations. Next, the sounds are put together to read words, phrases, and sentences. Soon, students read cute stories and sing songs to build fluency and comprehension. Covers short vowels, beginning consonants, special consonant sounds, plurals, beginning and ending consonant blends, digraphs, word families, and silent e.  Approx. 70 min. Launch date: January 2011.
Awards: 2010 The National Parenting Center’s Seal of Approval; 2010 Mom’s Best Awesome Products; 2010 Creative Child Magazine; 2010 Media of the Year Award (Classroom DVDs for Reading Category);  2010 The National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Honors;  2010 Parents’ Choice Recommended; 2010 Teachers’ Choice Awards for the Family; 2010 Dr. Toy’s 10 Best Audio/Visuals for 2010; 2010 Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products for 2010; 2010 Mom’s Choice Awards; 2010 Dove Family Approved Seal.

Preschoolers join Rollie Roundman and friends for a learning adventure full of songs, laughter, and games. Children enjoy counting and identifying objects by color, shape, or a combination of both. Includes advanced concepts. Approx. 46 min. Launch date: June 2010.
Awards: 2011 Mom’s Best Award; 2011 Creative Child Magazine DVD of the Year

Kids can explore the systems of the human body — skeletal, nervous, muscular, circulatory, urinary, respiratory and digestive systems — in this 52-minute DVD that meets National Science Education Standards. Created for grades 4 through 8, it also covers the five senses and offers a bonus segment on healthy nutrition, exercise and MyPyramid. Launch date: October 2009.

Led by D.J. Doc Roc, positive lyrics, cool rap music and high-energy action characterize this educational DVD. Sums up to 18 and differences from 18 are covered in these "add and subtract songs." This product was named one of Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products 2009. Launch date: August 25, 2009.

Marko the Pencil and his friend Bailey take learners on a journey to Marko's Super Science Station where it's easy and fun to grasp science concepts and boost test scores. This DVD covers photosynthesis, plant parts, the butterfly lifecycle, plant and animal cells, food chains, food webs and more. It meets the National Science Education Standards. Launch date: June 2009.

Featuring D.J. Doc Roc, this DVD includes positive lyrics, rap music and high-energy action to generate excitement as students learn to solve division facts quickly and accurately. Kids can discover what division is all about, solve story problems, use remainders, and even work long-division problems. Launch date: June 2009.

This DVD promotes fitness and imaginative play while teaching children about letters. Young learners may enjoy performing new and traditional exercises, developed with a certified fitness trainer. It runs approximately 37 minutes. "Children get exercise and build coordination while learning their ABCs," Cindy Burleson, communications coordinator for Rock 'N Learn, told TDmonthly. The product received a Best Vacation Product award from Dr. Toy. Launch date: 2003.

This DVD is designed to offer cool music, colorful animation, amusing characters and lots of humor to help students learn about fractions and decimals. It covers congruent parts, equivalent fractions, proper and improper fractions, mixed numerals, decimals and more, explaining and illustrating examples to help ensure that even difficult concepts are easy to grasp. Delayed answers give learners time to test their skills. It runs approximately 35 minutes.  "Kids enjoy the comical characters Frances Fraction, Dennis Denominator, and Newman Numerator as they explore how fractions and decimals are used in real-world applications," Cindy Burleson, communications coordinator for Rock 'N Learn, told TDmonthly. This DVD received the Parents' Choice Recommended award in 2003 and was one of Dr. Toy's 10 Best Video Products. Launch date: 2003.

This product is designed so that as students sing along, they can quickly learn sums up to 18 and differences from 18. The CD runs approximately 40 minutes. "Upbeat music, energetic performers and a delayed answer section helps students learn facts quickly. [This is] one of our top audio best sellers," Cindy Burleson, communications coordinator for Rock 'N Learn, told TDmonthly. It has received the following awards: Parent’s Guide to Children’s Media and Dr. Toy's 10 Best Educational Products. Launch date: 2003.

Each group of facts through 12 has its own distinctive song to keep students tuned in and motivated. The CD runs approximately 30 minutes. "Energetic songs make learning fun and one of our best sellers still today," Cindy Burleson, communications coordinator for Rock 'N Learn, told TDmonthly. This product has won the following awards: Parents' Choice Recommended; Dr. Toy Best Classic Products; and the National Parenting Center Seal of Approval. Launch date: 1997.

Spanish Volumes I & II is designed to offer an easy way to learn greetings, counting, colors, survival phrases, subject pronouns, travel phrases and more. It was created with energetic performers that entertain and motivate while delayed answers make it convenient for students to check their progress. The DVD runs approximately 55 minutes. It has received a Parents’ Choice Recommended Award and a Parent’s Guide to Children’s Media Award. Launch date: 1993.

Everyone loves rapping along and learning multiplication with D.J. Doc—the Hip Hop Hamster. Positive lyrics, super-cool rap music, and high-energy action make these multiplication rap songs irresistible. Multiplication facts through 12 are easy to learn and remember with these fun rap songs — a different one for each set of rap facts. The DVD run approximately 50 minutes and now includes Skip Counting songs. Choose from DVD video or audio CD & book programs. Launch date: November 2008.

Classic tales help build reading comprehension skills. Students work at their own pace with literature-based material at an approximate 2nd-grade level. Each story also includes a fun, rockin’ song with read-along words on screen. Launch date: 2006.

Marko the Pencil shows students how easy it can be to understand and remember science concepts. They can learn about the solar system, weather, water cycle, geology, properties of minerals, volcanoes, plate tectonics, weathering, topography, erosion, energy resources and energy conservation. The approximately 58-minute DVD is an excellent preparation tool for any earth science tests and meets National Science Education Standards. Launch date: October 2008.

With this DVD, kids can learn important facts and get ready for any physical science test. Marko the Pencil takes learners on a journey to his Super Science Station where it’s easy to grasp science concepts. This DVD covers lab safety, scientific method, atoms and their parts, molecules, states of matter, physical and chemical changes, mixtures versus pure substances, electricity, magnetism, motion, gravity, light and energy. It meets National Science Education Standards, and is designed for grades 5 and up. Approx. 55 min. Launch date: September 2008.

Upbeat songs and rhymes, colorful animation and energetic performers make learning fun. Children control the pace, advancing as they master each new skill. Delayed answers and the “on-screen mouth” let students check their reading and pronunciation. Free supplementary materials are available on the website. “Parents love seeing the success their children have using Rock 'N Learn Phonics program,” Rock ‘N Learn Inc. Communications Manager Jessica Cates told TDmonthly. “It is a great way to entertain children while helping them develop the skills they need to succeed!” Launch date: 2003.
Awards: Mom's Best Award 2010, Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products - 2010

Cool music, energetic characters and silly sentences will get kids involved in learning to read with an attention-grabbing on-screen mouth that shows how to form each sound properly. Kids race the clock to say letter sounds before hearing the answers. They will learn to combine letters to make words and read stories composed of simple sentences.“Letters Sounds continues to be a best-selling product for Rock ‘N Learn,” Rock ‘N Learn Inc. Communications Manager Jessica Cates told TDmonthly. “Reading skills are a necessity for all children and this DVD provides the skills and practice children need using engaging and amusing techniques.” Launch date: 2003.

Timothy Time – the clock that rocks – and musical friends Kuku and Digi will have kids reading watches and clocks in no time. The high-energy DVD teaches children how to tell time using traditional analog and digital clocks. The DVD’s cool music, catchy rhymes and colorful animation will keep kids focused on learning how to tell time. “Telling time is an essential skill for all children, and what better way to teach them than through fun animation and lively characters?” Rock ‘N Learn Inc. Communications Manager Jessica Cates told TDmonthly. Launch date: 2003.

Children will work at their own pace, building reading comprehension skills using classic literature tales. Each story includes a fun, rockin’ song with read-along words on screen. “[It] is in an entertaining and exciting way for children to practice reading skills,” Rock ‘N Learn Inc. Communications Manager Jessica Cates told TDmonthly. Launch date: January 2008.

Marko the Pencil introduces viewers to his Writer’s Toolbox, packed with smart, easy-to-implement strategies for improving writing. Marko makes lessons meaningful and memorable by using real passages to demonstrate his writing tools at work. He also teaches strategies for use on writing assignments and standardized tests. “This unique product is a fantastic resource for sharpening writing skills and improving performance on standardized tests,” Rock ‘N Learn Inc. Communications Manager Jessica Cates told TDmonthly. “Marko the Pencil keeps children entertained as he presents effective tools for becoming a fantastic writer!” This product is a 2008 iParenting Media Award winner. Launch date: December 2007.

This 54-minute DVD uses energetic performers and catchy songs that feature useful vocabulary words and conversational phrases to help native Spanish speakers learn English. It covers greetings, survival phrases, school conversations, subject pronouns and more. “It is ideal for the specialty market because it helps build confidence by using catchy songs and colorful action, and allows independent practice,” Communications Manager Jessica Cates of Rock ‘N Learn told TDmonthly. Launch date: August 2007.

Marko the Pencil helps kids prepare for tests by teaching students how to read problems carefully, identify relevant words and numbers, eliminate extra information, use pictures and diagrams, and look for patterns. This 58-minute program is suitable for grades 3 and 4. “Math Test-Taking Strategies was developed by Rock 'N Learn with a group of teachers known for getting high scores from their students on state-mandated math tests. Rock ‘N Learn also examined standardized tests in several states and discovered the winning strategies for boosting scores and reducing stress,” Communications Manager Jessica Cates of Rock ‘N Learn told TDmonthly. Launch date: August 2007.

Marko, the animated pencil (voiced by 2007 American Anime Best Actor Award winner Vic Mignogna), provides students with test-taking strategies.  When students know they have the tools to do their very best on a standardized reading test, they will be able to stay calm and relaxed during the test.  Students learn the tricks to help them read a passage for meaning, underline key words, eliminate poor choices, and determine the best answers.  Infused with kid-friendly jokes, this DVD runs approximately 46 minutes.