Vtech Alphabert User Manual - Page 10

ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT™ ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 5 - MISSING LETTERS (continued) 2. When the correct letter button is pressed, the answer will be heard, followed by a positive phrase. For example, for the question "b l o _ k", if you press the letter "c" button, you will hear "C is the missing letter in the word block. Great job!" You will then see a rewarding animation on the LCD screen. 3. When an incorrect letter button is pressed, you will hear "Uh-oh. Let's try again" and the question will be repeated. 4. When the Help button is pressed, the question will be repeated. If the Help button is pressed a second time, the answer will be identified. How Can You Help? • When your child is playing this activity, point out that the words being used are words from the objects pictured on the letter buttons. Remind your child to refer to those when necessary. • Practice this activity without using the letter buttons by having your child guess what letter is missing from a word that you have written down. Use words from the objects on the learning toy. It may be helpful to provide choices of letters for your child. • When reading a book to your child, choose a word that your child is familiar with and cover up one of the letters in that word. Ask your child to tell you what letter is missing. Continue in the same manner with more words. ACTIVITY 6 - MISSING VOWELS This activity strengthens spelling skills by having your child decide which vowel is missing in order to complete a word. Your child will be shown a word with one blank space somewhere within the word. Your child must enter a letter, which is the missing vowel for the word. 9 MISSING VOWELS