Rock 'N Learn
Rock 'N Learn is an American children's educational program brand. It covers many of the necessary elements of learning children encounter throughout childhood. Topics include fundamentals for young children such as the English alphabet, to a higher level for children who may have difficulty learning multiplication tables, to those for teenagers in high school who need to improve their writing skills. Releases today include DVD (for video versions) and CDs and books (for audio versions). However, it formerly consisted of VHS videos and audio cassettes w/ books (for video and audio versions).[1]Multiplication Rock was the first title published in 1987.
| Industry | Educational Entertainment |
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| Founded | Texas (1986) |
| Founder |
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| Headquarters | Conroe, Texas, United States |
| Website | rocknlearn |
About
In 1986, school psychologist Richard Caudle saw that children needed the use of music that they enjoyed to help them learn. Assisted by his musician brother Brad, Caudle released the first audio release (Multiplication Rock) featuring practice with multiplication tables. The success of this release spawned more educational content from Richard and Brad, eventually forming the company called Rock 'N Learn. The first VHS releases were Alphabet; Colors, Shapes & Counting; Letter Sounds; and Nursery Rhymes. Later came a two-volume VHS release, Phonics, which featured more complex foundations for learning to read. Many VHS releases were released as well, as well as audio releases, with each audio program including a book to coincide with the audio cassette or CD.
Melissa, Brad's wife, has been known to write Rock N' Learn's products, as well as consulting teachers for educational input. Brad's wife, Kathie, is the company's director of marketing. Over the years, a plethora of releases came along, including Alphabet Circus, Spanish, and Money & Making Change. Some math releases are released using diverse musical genres; rock, rap, and country. Several releases come in both video and audio format, while others come in either the former or the latter.
While Rock N' Learn does keep what benefits to children in their products, some releases have been renovated to appeal to a new generation of children. 2010 saw the renovation of Phonics, with the animation improving as well as new character designs. Several new scenes were adding including phonemic awareness exercises, sentence practice, and story practice. Formerly, both volumes were roughly forty-five minutes in length and shared the same DVD disc. However, following the renovation, each volume has extended to a running time of at least seventy minutes, prompting both volumes to require separate discs. This went on for over six years, until 2016, when it was renovated again, improving the animation, as well as some slight alterations. Not long after that, the volumes themselves were split in two, with each of the four parts having a running time between twenty-eight and forty-four minutes, as well as all parts being on a separate disc and being sold together in the Phonics 4-DVD Set.
2011 saw the release of Sight Words Level 1, previously released as simply Sight Words. Sight Words Level 2 and Sight Words Level 3 are available as well. 2012 saw the renovation of Letter Sounds. Colors, Shapes & Counting, Alphabet, Telling Time, and Nursery Rhymes were renovated as well. Although some of their products have been discontinued such as Division Rock and their Aprendamos Inglés DVD for teaching ESL, Rock N' Learn has won over 200 awards. Most of them are listed below.
Titles
The following tables show a list of titles of the programs Rock 'N Learn has produced, as well as their respective running time, age range, the number of awards won, and whether or not they are available on DVD (video) and CD w/ book (audio).
Early Childhood Titles[2]
| Title | Running Time | Age Range | Number Of Awards Won | Available on DVD (video)? | Available On CD and Book (audio)? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphabet | 42 minutes | Ages 2-5 | 8 | Yes | Formerly |
| Alphabet Exercise | 44 minutes | Ages 3-5 | 2 | Yes | No |
| Baby's First Words: Body Parts, Family, Feeings & More | 31 minutes | Ages 0-2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| Baby's First Words: Colors, Food, Activities & More | 30 minutes | Ages 0-2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| Colors, Shapes & Counting | 46 minutes | Ages 2-5 | 8 (DVD) 4 (CD) | Yes | Yes |
| Dance With The Animals | 45 minutes | Ages 2 and up | 3 | Yes | Formerly (but known as Animals) |
| Fun Songs For Kids | 42 minutes | All ages | 0 | Yes | No |
| Getting Ready For Kindergarten | 45 minutes | Ages 3 to 5 | 3 | Yes | No |
| Learn A Language: Let's Play Outide! | 35 minutes | Ages 2 and up | 3 | Yes | No |
| Learn A Language: Numbers, Colors & More | 37 minutes | Ages 2 and up | 9 | Yes | No |
| Nursery Rhymes | 40 minutes | Ages 1-5 | 0 (current DVD edition) 2 (CD) | Yes | Yes |
| Preschool Songs | 42 minutes | Ages 1-5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| Silly Songs & Sing-Alongs | 55 minutes | All ages | 0 | Yes | No |
Phonics, Reading & Writing Titles[3]
| Title | Running Time | Age Range | Number Of Awards Won | Available On DVD (video)? | Available On CD and Book (audio)? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letters Sounds | 1 hour 2 minutes (DVD) 51 minutes (CD) | Ages 4-7 | 10 (DVD) 3 (CD) | Yes | Yes |
| Phonics 4-DVD Set | 2 hours 27 minutes | Grades K and up | 0 (current edition) | Yes | No |
| Phonics Easy Readers | Self-paced | Ages 6 and up | 0 | Yes | No |
| Phonics Volumes I and II | 1 hour 32 minutes | Grades K and up | 3 | Formerly | Yes |
| Read-Along Stories | 35 minutes | Grades 1 and up | 2 | Yes | Formerly |
| Reading Comprehension | 46 minutes | Grades 2-4 | 4 | Yes | No |
| Sight Words Level 1 | 50 minutes | Grades Pre-K and up | 12 | Yes | No |
| Sight Words Level 2 | 1 hour 1 minute | Grades K and up | 7 | Yes | No |
| Sight Words Level 3 | 50 minutes | Grades 1 and up | 6 | Yes | No |
| Writing Strategies | 1 hour 10 minutes | Grades 3-12 | 5 | Yes | No |
Math Titles[4]
| Title | Running Time | Age Range | Number Of Awards Won | Available On DVD (video)? | Available On CD and Book (audio)? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addition & Subtraction Rap | 55 minutes | Ages 6 and up | 7 (DVD) 2 (CD) | Yes | Yes |
| Addition & Subtraction Rock | 40 minutes | Ages 6 and up | 4 (DVD) 0 (CD) | Yes | Yes |
| Beginning Fractions & Decimals | 35 minutes | Grades 3 and up | 3 | Yes | No |
| Division Rap | 55 minutes | Grades 3 and up | 5 | Yes | Formerly |
| Math Word Problems | 58 minutes | Grades 3 and 4 | 2 | Yes | No |
| Money & Making Change | 58 minutes | Grades 1 and up | 7 | Yes | No |
| Multiplicación Rap (Multiplication Rap in Spanish) | 42 minutes | Ages 8 and up | 0 | No | Yes |
| Multiplication Rap | 46 minutes (DVD) 39 minutes (CD) | Grades 3 and up | 12(DVD) 2 (CD) | Yes | Yes |
| Multiplication Rock | 50 minutes (DVD) 45 minutes (CD) | Grades 3 and up | 3 (DVD) 0 (CD) | Yes | Yes |
| Telling Time | 46 minutes | Grades 1 and up | 3 | Yes | No |
Languages Titles[5]
| Title | Running Time | Age Range | Number Of Awards Won | Available On DVD (video)? | Available On CD and Book (audio)? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Volume I | 27 minutes per disc side | Ages 6 and up | 0 | No | Yes |
| Spanish Volume I | 27 minutes per disc side | Ages 6 and up | 0 | No | Yes |
| Spanish Volume II | 27 minutes per disc side | Ages 6 and up | 0 | No | Yes |
| Spanish Volumes 1 & 2 | 55 minutes | Ages 6 and up | 2 | Yes | No |
Science & Social Studies Titles[6]
| Title | Running Time | Age Range | Number Of Awards Won | Available On DVD (video)? | Available On CD and Book (audio)? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 1 hour 1 minute | Grades 3 to 8 | 9 | Yes | No |
| Human Body | 44 minutes | Grades 3 to 8 | 8 | Yes | No |
| Life Science | 59 minutes | Grades 3 to 8 | 4 | Yes | No |
| Physical Science | 55 minutes | Grades 2 to 8 | 6 | Yes | No |
| Presidents & U.S. Government | 37 minutes | Ages 10 and up | 0 | No | Yes |
| Solar System | 40 minutes | Grades 3 and up | 0 | No | Yes |
| States & Capitals Rap | 30 minutes | Ages 10 and up | 0 | No | Yes |
Board Books
| Title | Number Of Pages | Age Range | DVD Counterpart | Number Of Awards Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Al's ABC Board Book | 30 | Preschool Level | Alphabet | 5 |
| Animals | 30 | Ages 1 & Up | Dance With The Animals | 0 |
| Colors, Shapes & Counting | 30 | Preschool Level | Colors, Shapes & Counting | 6 |
| Letter Sounds Silly Sentences | 30 | Ages 1 & Up | Letter Sounds | 0 |
Discontinued Titles (Note: Dinosaur Rap, Oceans, and Spiders & Insects can still be purchased for iTunes.)
| Title | Format(s) |
|---|---|
| Addition and Subtraction Country | Book CD Audio Cassette |
| Addition Rap | Book CD Audio Cassette |
| Alphabet | Book CD Audio Cassette |
| Alphabet Circus | VHS DVD |
| Animals | Book CD Audio Cassette |
| Aprendamos Inglés (Let's Learn English) | DVD in Spanish |
| Building Self-Esteem | Audio Cassette |
| Dinosaur Rap | Book CD Audio Cassette |
| Division Rap | Book CD Audio Cassette |
| Division Rock | Book CD Audio Cassette |
| Grammar | Book CD Audio Cassette |
| Multiplication Country | Book CD Audio Cassette |
| Oceans | Book CD Audio Cassette |
| Phonics Volume 1 | DVD |
| Phonics Volume 2 | DVD |
| Phonics Volumes I & II | VHS DVD |
| Rock N' Read CD & Book Series | Book CD Audio Cassette |
| Spiders & Insects | Book CD Audio Cassette |
| Subtraction Rap | Book CD Audio Cassette |
Awards
These are the respective award or awards each program has won. This section includes awards that discontinued awards have won.[7]
| Title | Awards Won |
|---|---|
| Addition & Subtraction Rap CD | Parents' Choice Approved The National Parenting Center's Seal Of Approval |
| Addition & Subtraction Rap DVD | Creative Child Magazine Creative Choice Award Dr. Toy 10 Best Audio/Video Tapes/DVDs 100 Best Children's Products Family Choice Award: Family Magazine Group Parents' Choice Recommended The National Parenting Center's Seal Of Approval The Toy Man Seal Of Approval |
| Addition & Subtraction Rock DVD | Dr. Toy 10 Best Audio/Video Tapes/DVDs 10 Best Educational Products 100 Best Children's Products Parent's Guide To Children's Media Award |
| Alphabet Audio | Parents' Choice Approved |
| Alphabet DVD | Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award Mom's Choice Award Gold Recognition National Parenting Pulication Award Gold Award Parent's Television Council Seal Of Approval Santa's Choice Award The Dove Foundation, Family Approved Tillywig Toy & Media Awards, Brain Child Award |
| Alphabet Al's ABC Board Book | Dr. Toy Best Vacation Products Mom's Choice Award Gold Recognition The Dove Foundation, Family Approved The National Parenting Center's Seal Of Approval Tillywig Toy & Media Awards, Brain Child Award |
| Alphabet Circus | Dr. Toy 10 Best Audio/Video Tapes/DVD 100 Best Children's Products Parenting Media Award Parents' Choice Approved |
| Alphabet Exercise | Dr. Toy Best Vacation Products Mom's Best Award |
| Animals Audio | Dr. Toy 10 Best Audio/Video Tapes/DVD 100 Best Children's Products |
| Beginning Fractions & Decimals | Dr. Toy 10 Best Audio/Video Tapes/DVD 100 Best Children's Products Parents' Choice Recommended |
| Colors, Shapes & Counting Audio | Dr. Toy 10 Best Audio/Video Tapes/DVD 100 Best Children's Products Early Childhood News The National Parenting Center's Seal Of Approval(book) Kid Picks, USA Today |
| Colors, Shapes & Counting DVD | Creative Child Magazine DVD/Media Of The Year Learning Magazine Teacher's Choice Award For The Classroom Award For The Family Mom's Best Award Mom's Choice Awards Gold Recognition National Parenting Publication Awards Honors The Dove Foundation, Family-Approved The National Parenting Center's Seal Of Approval |
| Dance With The Animals | Creative Child Magazine Seal Of Excellence Dr. Toy Best Product Award iParenting Media Award |
| Dinosaur Rap Audio | Dr. Toy Best Vacation Products |
| Division Rap DVD | Coalition For Quality Childrens' Media Kids First! Endorsed iParenting Media Award Outstanding Product Parents' Choice Recommended Parent's Guide To Children's Media Award The National Parenting Center's Seal Of Approval |
| Earth Science | Coalition For Quality Childrens' Media Kids First! Endorsed Creative Child Magazine DVD/Media Of The Year iParenting Media Award Best/Greatest/Excellent Product Mom's Choice Awards Silver Recognition Parents' Choice Approved The Dove Foundation, Family-Approved The National Parenting Center's Seal Of Approval The Toy Man Seal Of Approval Tillywig Toy & Media Awards, Brain Child Award |
| Getting Ready For Kindergarten | Dr. Toy 10 Best Audio/Video Tapes/DVDs 100 Best Children's Products Parents' Choice Recommended |
| Human Body | Creative Child Magazine DVD/Media Of The Year Family Choice Award - Family Magazine Group iParenting Media Award Best/Greatest/Excellent Product Mom's Choice Award Gold Recognition The Dove Foundation, Family-Approved The National Parenting Center's Seal Of Approval The Toy Man Seal Of Approval Tillywig Toy & Media Awards, Brain Child Award |
| Learn A Lanuage: Let's Play Outside | Mom's Choice Award Gold Recognition National Parenting Publication Awards Silver Award |
| Learn A Language: Numbers, Colrs & More | Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award Best Vacation Award Mom's Choice Awards Gold Recognition National Parenting Publication Awards Honors Parent's Television Council Seal Of Approval The Dove Foundation, Family-Approved The National Parenting Center's Seal Of Approval Tillywig Toy & Media Awards, Brain Child Award |
| Letter Sounds Audio | Dr. Toy 10 Best Audio/Video Tapes/DVDs 100 Best Children's Products Parent's Guide To Children's Media Award |
| Letter Sounds DVD | Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award Best Vacation Award Learning Magazine Teacher's Choice Award For The Family Mom's Choice Awards Gold Recognition National Lekoteck Center, Able Play Rated The Dove Foundation, Family-Approved National Parenting Publication Awards Honors PAL Award - Play Advances Language Parents' Choice Recommended |
| Life Science | Coalition For Quality Childrens' Media Kids First! Endorsed Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award iParenting Media Award Outstanding Product The National Parenting Center's Seal Of Approval |
| Math Word Problems | Coalition For Quality Childrens' Media Kids First! All-Star Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award |
| Money & Making Change | Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award Dr. Toy 10 Best Audio/Video Tapes/DVDs 100 Best Children's Products iParenting Media Award Learning Magazine Teacher's Choice Award For The Family National Parenting Publication Awards Honors |
| Multplication Rap Audio | Learning Magazine Teacher's Choice Award For The Classroom The National Parenting Center's Seal Of Approval |
| Multiplication Rap DvD | Coalition For Quality Childrens' Media Kids First! Endorsed Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award Dr. Toy 10 Best Audio/Video Tapes/DVDs 100 Best Children's Products Family Choice Award - Family Magazine Group iParenting Media Award Best/Greatest/Excellent Product Learning Magazine Teacher's Choice Award For The Classroom Award For The Family The Communicator Award Of Distinction The National Parenting Center's Seal Of Approval The Toy Man Seal Of Approval Tillywig Toy & Media Awards, Brain Child Award |
| Multiplication Rock Audio | Dr. Toy Best Classic Products |
| Multiplication Rock DVD | Parents' Choice Recommended The Communicator Award Of Distinction The National Parenting Center's Seal Of Approval |
| Nursery Rhymes Audio | Early Childhood News The National Parenting Center's Seal Of Approval |
| Oceans Audio | Dr. Toy Best Vacation Products |
| Phonics Audio | Dr. Toy Best Classic Products Learning Magazine Teacher's Choice Award For The Classroom |
| Phonics Double Video Set | Dr. Toy Best Vacation Products Parents' Choice Approved The Communicator Award Of Distinction |
| Phonics Volume 1 DVD | Creative Child Magazine DVD/Media Of The Year Dr. Toy 10 Best Audio/Video Tapes/DVDs 100 Best Children's Products Learning Magazine Teacher's Choice Award For The Family Mom's Best Award Mom's Choice Award Gold Recognition National Parenting Publication Awards Honors Parents' Choice Recommended The Dove Foundation, Family-Approved The National Parenting Center's Seal Of Approval |
| Phonics Volume 2 DVD | Creative Child Magazine DVD/Media Of The Year Dr. Toy 10 Best Audio/Video Tapes/DVDs 100 Best Children's Products Learning Magazine Teacher's Choice Award For The Family Mom's Best Award Mom's Choice Award Gold Recognition Parents' Choice Recommended The National Parenting Center's Seal Of Approval |
| Physical Science | Coalition For Quality Childrens' Media Kids First! Endorsed Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award iParenting Media Award Best/Greatest/Excellent Product Parents' Choice Approved The National Parenting Center's Seal Of Approval The Toy Man Seal Of Approval |
| Read-Along Stories On DVD | Creative Child Magazine DVD/Media Of The Year Mom's Best Award |
| Reading Comprehension | Coalition For Quality Childrens' Media Kids First! Endorsed Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award Family Review Center iParenting Media Award Outstanding Product |
| Rock N' Read CD & Book Series | The National Parenting Center's Seal Of Approval |
| Sight Words Level 1 | Creative Child Magazine DVD/Media Of The Year Dr. Toy 10 Best Audio/Video Tapes/DVDs 100 Best Children's Products Family Choice Award - Family Magazine Group Learning Magazine Teacher's Choice Award For The Family Mom's Best Award Mom's Choice Award Gold Recognition National Parenting Publication Awards Honors Parents' Choice Recommended The Dove Foundation, Family-Approved The National Parenting Center's Seal Of Approval Tillywig Toy & Media Awards, Brain Child Award |
| Sight Words Level 2 | Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award Family Choice Award - Family Magazine Group Learning Magazine Teacher's Choice Award For The Family Mom's Choice Award Gold Recognition National Parenting Publication Awards Silver Award Parents' Choice Recommended The National Parenting Center's Seal Of Approval |
| Sight Words Level 3 | Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award Family Choice Award - Family Magazine Group Mom's Choice Award Gold Recognition National Parenting Publication Awards Gold Award Santa's Choic Award The National Parenting Center's Seal Of Approval |
| Solar System | The National Parenting Center's Seal Of Approval |
| Spanish DVD | Parents' Choice Recommended Parent's Guide To Children's Media Award |
| Spiders & Insects | Dr. Toy Best Vacation Products Learning Magazine Teacher's Choice Award For The Classroom Parents' Choice Recommended |
| Telling Time | Parents' Choice Recommended Parent's Guide To Children's Media Award The Toy Man Seal Of Approval |
| Writing Strategies | Coalition For Quality Childrens' Media Kids First! Endorsed Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award Learning Magazine Teacher's Choice Award For The Classroom Parents' Choice Silver Honors iParenting Media Award Best/Greatest/Excellent Product |