User manual VTECH BUBBLE GUM PHONICS

[. . . ] A Guide to Using Bubble Gum Phonics FunTM 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. [. . . ] For example, you will hear, "Find the letter A", "Find the letter that says A and Ah" or "Find the APPLE". Each time a question is asked a visual clue will appear on the screen. 3. Find the answer by pressing a letter button. The friendly Gumball character will identify the letter, object, or phonetic sound of the pressed button. If you answer correctly you will receive a positive response followed by a reward sound effect. For example, you will hear "Cool, you got it!" followed by a reward sound effect and the phrase, "A, APPLE. APPLE begins with the letter A. " 4 BUBBLE GUM PHO NICS FU NTM ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 2 - FIND IT (continued) 4. There are three chances to answer the question correctly. If you are unable to find the correct answer after three chances or within 30 seconds, the friendly Gumball character will appear on the screen and say, "Time's up!This is the answer. " ________________________________________ ACTIVITY 3 - MISSING LETTER This activity strengthens spelling skills. Your child must decide which letter is missing in order to complete the word. He or she must rely on his or her knowledge of letter sounds in order to complete this activity. Using the objects from the learning toy, your child will be asked to tell which letter is missing in order to complete the word. Your child may refer to the letter buttons for help. Learning Benefits for Your Child - The Missing Letter activity provides opportunities for your child to spell words correctly. The main objective is for your child to recognize that there is a letter missing from the word. It also teaches your child how to correctly spell 26 different words. ________________________________________ ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Turn the activity selector to the activity "Missing Letter. " The activity name will be voiced followed by a short tune. You will hear a sound effect and an object will appear on the screen. You will then hear, "This is the apple. What letter is missing in the word APPLE?" 5 MISSING LETTER BUBBLE GUM PHO NICS FU NTM ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 3 - MISSING LETTER (continued) 2. When the correct letter button is pressed, the answer will be heard, followed by a positive phrase. [. . . ] Turn the activity selector to the activity "Create a Song. " You will hear the phrase, "Let's create a song" followed by a short tune and the activity instruction, "Press a letter button. " CREATE A SONG 2. Press the letter buttons to create a song. Each of the letters is a musical note with the exception of letters "Z" and "T. " When you press the letter "Z" you can hear the song you composed. Pressing the letter "T" will erase the song that you have composed and allow you to create a new song. [. . . ]