Rockerbox provides a non-fiction reading platform featuring over 1,000 engaging texts and quizzes across six inclusive reading levels, designed to enhance reading engagement and comprehension for students of all abilities. The platform addresses the challenge of fostering inclusivity in education by offering curriculum-aligned content that supports differentiated learning and tracks student progress effectively.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Many students struggle with reading engagement and comprehension, particularly when presented with non-fiction texts that are not tailored to their reading level or interests. Traditional classroom resources often lack the necessary differentiation to support diverse learning needs, leading to frustration and hindering academic progress.
Solution
Rockerbox is a non-fiction reading platform that provides over 1,000 high-interest texts and quizzes across six inclusive reading levels, designed to enhance reading engagement and comprehension for students of all abilities. The platform offers curriculum-aligned content that supports differentiated learning through automatic scaffolding and varied comprehension question types. Rockerbox provides an accessible platform for use in school or at home, featuring British accent read-alouds and translation tools. The platform also includes a reporting dashboard to monitor student understanding and quickly close learning gaps.
Target Audience
Rockerbox is designed for primary schools, secondary schools, and special schools looking to enhance reading engagement and comprehension for students of all abilities.
Features
- Over 1,000 engaging non-fiction texts and quizzes with new content added daily
- Six reading levels for every text and quiz, with automatic scaffolding
- Twelve different comprehension and SPaG (spelling, punctuation, and grammar) question types
- Accessible platform for use in school or at home
- British accent read-alouds and translation tools
- Reporting dashboard to monitor student understanding
- Optional Jade Reading Level add-on with Widgit symbols to support the text
- Optional Rockerbox Reading Lessons add-on designed for pupils developing their functional reading and life skills
- Mobile app available on iOS and Android