User manual VTECH PHONICS FROM A TO Z ANIMATED

[. . . ] For 25 years, millions of parents, just like you, have trusted VTech with the most VTech® important job in the world, helping their children learn and grow. As your child grows, count on VTech to be there with fun, innovative, learning toys to help your VTech® child do his or her best every step of the way. We thank you for entrusting us with the responsibility of helping prepare your child for his or her future successes. We look forward to developing your child's fundamental skills further while encouraging a lifelong love of learning. Sincerely, Your Friends at VTech VTech® To learn more about the FUNdamentals of Learning system and other VTech LearningTM VTech® toys, visit www. vtechkids. com www. vtechkids. com. 1 PHO NICS FROM A TO Z!TM ANIMATED LCD SCREEN ON BUTTON OFF BUTTON REPEAT BUTTON SPEAKER ACTIVITY SELECTOR 26 LETTER BUTTONS OBJECT LABEL TO BEGIN PLAY TO BEGIN PLAY 1. [. . . ] For example, press the letter A to hear the pronunciation of the word ACORN. Press the letter A again to hear the pronunciation of the word APPLE. 3. You will hear the phrase "Press a button" after 30 seconds of inactivity. ________________________________________ 5 LEARN THE WORDS PHO NICS FROM A TO Z!TM ANIMATED ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 4 - FIND IT This activity reinforces letter identification and letter sounds. The friendly voice will ask your child to find a certain letter, letter sound or object. Your child must rely on the skills presented in the previous activities in order to play this activity. Learning Benefits for Your Child - The Find It activity is presented to familiarize your child with the 26 letters of the alphabet and their phonetic sounds. Children will build their vocabulary, too. FIND IT ________________________________________ ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Slide the activity selector to "Find It. " You will hear the activity name followed by a short tune. 2. You will be asked questions such as, find a letter that makes a particular sound, locate a specific letter, or find the initial letter for a word. For example, you will hear "Find the letter that says 'Kuh'" or "Find the foot. " 3. When the correct answer is entered, you will hear a rewarding tune and a confirmation of the letter selected. Try again. " If needed, press the REPEAT button to hear the question repeated. After the third incorrect answer, the correct answer will be displayed and identified. 4. You will hear the phrase "Press a button" after 30 seconds of inactivity. ________________________________________ 6 PHO NICS FROM A TO Z!TM ANIMATED ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 5 - SPELLING This activity builds spelling skills. Your child will be asked to spell words for objects pictured on the screen. He or she will be able to determine how many letters there are in the word by the number of blanks on the screen. Learning Benefits for Your Child - The Spelling activity reinforces phonics, letter identification, and word building skills. ________________________________________ ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Slide the activity selector to "Spelling. " You will hear the phrase "Let's learn to spell" followed by a short tune. For example, a picture of a bus will appear and the question, "Can you spell bus?" will be asked. Press the letters in the proper order (from left to right) to fill in each blank and spell the word of the picture shown. [. . . ] Remove the batteries when the unit is not in use for an extended period of time. Do not expose the unit to moisture or water. 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 VTECH® 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. [. . . ]