Vtech Flip For Phonics User Manual - Page 10

FLIP FOR PHONICS™ ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 7 - CONSONANTS (continued) Learning Benefits for Your Child - The Consonants activity will help your child see the differences between the letter sounds within words. This activity also teaches him or her that not all 26 letters in the alphabet are consonants. ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Turn the card to the index, Consonants. 2. Slide the activity selector to the seventh position as shown. You will hear a short tune. The friendly voice will then ask a random question. For example "In the word bus, what letter says buh?" 3. You can refer to the cards to sound out the words. 4. When the correct letter button is pressed, the an swer will be identified. For example, you will hear "B. Good job! The letter B says buh in the word bus. B is a consonant." 5. When an incorrect button is pressed, the letter will be identified. For example, when you press the letter 'Mm' button, you will hear "M" followed by a negative sound. Then you will hear "The letter M says mmm. Try again." 6. When the repeat button is pressed, the previous question will be repeated. 7. When the help button is pressed, the answer will be identified. How Can You Help? • Before beginning this activity, have your child look at the learning toy's letter buttons. Have him or her practice saying the sounds of each of the consonants before pressing these letters to check if he or she is correct. • While playing with this learning toy, encourage your child to listen to the entire question before making a guess. Remind your child to look at the entire word before making his or her final decision. • When you are reading books to your child, stop at certain words and ask your child questions like the learning toy does. For instance, "In this word, which letter says puh?" 9 CONSONANTS