Program Description

Number Rockets is a small-group tutoring program for first-grade students experiencing mathematics difficulty. With Number Rockets, students participate in lessons focused on 17 topics (with 1-6 days of tutoring per topic) to help improve understanding of first-grade mathematics concepts and skills.

Cost

The program has two volumes, sold separately. Book one ($40.00) contains teacher scrips and book 2 ($55.00) contains supplemental materials.

Intended Population

• Intervention

Grade

• Elementary School

Intended Group Size

• Individual
• Small group

ELL/DLL

• Unspecified

Multisensory Applications

• Yes

Computer-Based Delivery

• None

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Comprehensive

Placement Tests

• No

Accelerated Learning

• No

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Yes

Error Correction Built In

• Yes

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

A literature review revealed three peer-reviewed studies in which students receiving the intervention made significant positive gains in math achievement compared to students not receiving the intervention. Specifically, improvements were made in areas like calculation, concepts/applications, word problems, computation, number knowledge, and overall math proficiency. A non-peer reviewed efficacy study also found that students receiving the Number Rockets intervention scored significantly higher than control students on the Test of Early Mathematics Ability (TEMA-3).

Study Citations

Fuchs, L. S., Compton, D. L., Fuchs, D., Paulsen, K., Bryant, J. D., & Hamlett, C. L. (2005). The prevention, identification, and cognitive determinants of math difficulty. Journal of Educational Psychology, 97, 493-513.

Fuchs, L. S., Geary, D. C., Compton, D. L., Fuchs, D., Schatschneider, C., Hamlett, C. L., . . . Changas, P. (2013). Effects of first-grade number knowledge tutoring with contrasting forms of practice. Journal of Educational Psychology, 105, 58-77.

Gersten, R., Rolfhus, E., Clarke, B., Decker, L. E., Wilkins, C., & Dimino, J. (2015). Intervention for first graders with limited number knowledge: Large-scale replicaton of a randomized controlled trial. American Educational Research Journal, 52(3), 516-546.

Rolfhus, E., Gersten, R., Clarke, B., Decker, L. E., Wilkins, C., & Dimino, J. (2012). An evaluation of Number Rockets: A tier-2 intervention for grade 1 students at risk for difficulties in mathematics. (NCEE 2012-4007). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.

Evidence Base (ESSA)

• Strong

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Evidence-based practice

Additional Reviews

• https://www.blueprintsprograms.org/programs/829999999/number-rockets/print/