User manual VTECH BUBLE GUM PHONICS FUN

[. . . ] Of course, there are other sources including billboards, grocery lists, recipes and street signs. What's most important is that reading is a fun, interactive experience that should be shared with your child daily. We encourage you to play the activities in the Fundamentals of learning product line together. Children love positive reinforcement so praise your child's achievements. [. . . ] 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. 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. 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. 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. For example, for the question "AP_LE, " if you press the letter "P" button, you will hear "Cool!P is the missing letter in the word APPLE. " You will then see a reward animation on the screen. When an incorrect letter button is pressed, you will hear "Oops, try again!" and the question will be repeated. 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 4 - SPELLING SPELLING This activity explores spelling skills. Your child must rely on his or her knowledge of letters and sounds in order to sound out and spell simple words. He or she will be able to determine how many letters are in the word by looking at the number of blanks on the screen. Your child will then need to enter the letters of the word in the proper order. Learning Benefits for Your Child - The Spelling activity ties together all of the skills of letter and sound recognition that your child has been practicing. _______________________________________ 6 BUBBLE GUM PHO NICS FU NTM ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 4 - SPELLING (continued) ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS: 1. [. . . ] Keep the unit out of direct sunlight and away from any direct heat source. Remove the batteries when the unit is not in use for an extended period of time. IMPORTANT NOTE: Creating and developing the Fundamentals of Learning product line is accompanied by a responsibility that we at VTECH® take very seriously. We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information, which forms the value of our products. It is important for you to know that we stand behind our products and encourage you to call our Consumer Services Department at 1-800-521-2010 in the U. S. , 1-800-267-7377 in Canada, or 01235-546810 in the U. K. [. . . ]