User manual VTECH ALPHABERT

[. . . ] A Parent's Guide to using the Alphabert The Ready to Read Robot TM learning toy Dear Parent, You know how important reading is to your child's future. If your child can read, your child can do anything. That's because reading is the foundation upon which all fundamental learning is built. A good beginning is absolutely essential. [. . . ] You will hear a sound effect followed by "Two letters combine to make a new sound. Press a letter button to find a word with a blend. If the word you select has a blend, it will be identified. Then the friendly robot will ask you to choose the two letters that make up the blend. If the letter button you selected does not have a word that has a blend, you will be asked to press a new button. Choose the two letters that make the "nd" sound. 3. Press the left or right arrow button and the Enter button to choose the two letters on the LCD screen that make the blend sound. 13 BEGINNING & ENDING BLENDS ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOTTM ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 8 - BEGINNING & ENDING BLENDS 4. When the correct answer is entered, you will hear the blend followed by a positive phrase and a rewarding animation. For example, you will hear "Great job!`Nd' is the ending blend of land. " (continued) 5. When an incorrect answer is entered, the learning toy will ask you to try again. Press the Help button once to hear the last question repeated. Press the Help button a second time to have the answer identified. How Can You Help? · You can help your child think of words that start with the blends that he or she is exposed to in this activity. Have your child see how many words he or she can come up with. Make a list of all of the blends that your child learned from this activity. · Have your child create sentences using blend words. Encourage your child to use more than one blend word in a sentence. He or she may wish to use a different color when writing the blend word. · Create puzzle pictures with blends. Have your child write a word with a blend on an index card, leaving room on one half of the card for an illustration to go along with the word. Next, your child could draw a squiggly line to divide the blend word and the picture. Mix all of the cards up, and try to match the illustrations to the words. Every time your child makes a match, he or she should say the word and tell what the blend is in the word. ACTIVITY 9 - WORD GROUPS WORD GROUPS This activity increases problem-solving skills by asking your child to decide which object from a group of objects doesn't belong with the others. [. . . ] · Remove exhausted or new batteries from the learning toy when it will not be used for an extended period of time. · Do not dispose of batteries in fire. · Do not attempt to recharge ordinary batteries. WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THE USE OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES. AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF To preserve battery life, the ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOTTM learning toy will turn off automatically after several minutes without input. [. . . ]