Vtech Alphabet Apple Tree User Manual - Page 5

ALPHABET APPLE™ TREE ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 2 - LEARN THE SOUNDS Learning Benefits for Your Child - This activity teaches the sounds of the consonants and vowels. Your child will hear the correct pronunciation of each letter sound. He or she will recognize that the vowels A, E, I, O and U can make two different sounds, both long and short. Everytime your child presses a letter button, the friendly voice will tell your child the sound(s) that the letter makes. ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Slide the activity selector to "Learn the Sounds." You will hear a short tune and the friendly voice will introduce the activity by saying, "Learn the letter sounds." "Learn the sounds." 2. When any letter button is pressed, the letter will be pronounced followed by the phonetic sound. For example, press the letter "A" button and you will hear, "A says 'a' and 'ah.'" "A says 'a' and 'ah.'" How Can You Help? • Encourage your child to say the letter sounds along with the learning toy. Your child could practice by saying, "The name of the letter is B. the sound of the letter is 'buh.'" • This skill takes lots of practice. Remember to remain positive and praise your child when he or she can tell you the sound of a given letter. 4