Vtech Fishing For Phonics User Manual - Page 5

LETTERS AND BLENDS FISHING FOR PHONICS™ ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 1 - LETTERS AND BLENDS This activity introduces the 26 letters and 23 frequently used blends. This activity reinforces that letters make sounds and some letters make more than one sound! Every time your child presses a letter or blend button, the voice will tell your child the sound(s) of the letter or blend and show a related animation. This is a free exploration activity. Your child may randomly select which buttons to press. Learning Benefits for Your Child - The Letters and Blends activity is designed to introduce and reinforce letter and blend recognition. Your child may explore at his or her own pace by choosing which letter or blend button to press. Your child will recognize that all of the letters make a certain sound. He or she will learn that some letters even make two different sounds such as the vowels. By pressing the blend buttons, your child will begin to understand that both letters can still be heard in a blend. ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Slide the activity selector to the first activity. You will hear "Let's go fishing!"followed by a short tune, the activity name and the instructions "Press a button." 2. When a letter button is pressed, you will hear the letter identified along with its accompanying phonetic sound or sounds. A word beginning with the chosen letter will also be announced. Animations will simultaneously provide visual reinforcement of the letter and the sample word or words. 3. When a blend button is pressed, you will hear the blend sound as animations reinforce the written blend as well as a sample word containing the blend. 4