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How to Play
Before you begin, place four AA batteries in the battery compartment.
See instructions on page 18 of this guide.
1. Turn
Word Lab
on by pressing the Power Button.
Word Lab
greets
you with an introductory screen message, sound effects, and flashing
lights.
2. If you wish, turn the sound effects off by pressing the SFX Button.
3.
Word Lab
will prompt you to choose one of the following six
skills: ANTONYMS, SYNONYMS, HOMOPHONES, PLURALS,
CONTRACTIONS, or SPELLING. Choose a skill by pressing one of the
Skill Mode Buttons.
4.
Word Lab
will prompt you to choose a game. Use the Cursor
Button (
) to choose a game from 1 – 6 to play. Each time you
press the Cursor Button,
Word Lab
will display an example of the
kinds of questions in the game. This allows you to preview the game.
5. Press the Enter Button to begin a game.
6. Depending on the game format, answer questions by using the
numbered keys (1 or 2) or by pressing the Cursor Button (
) to
move the cursor to the correct answer. Then press the Enter Button.
7. If the answer is correct, the green light flashes and the correct
answer tone plays.
8. If the answer is incorrect, the red light flashes and the incorrect
answer tone plays. The correct answer flashes, and the question is
repeated at the end of the game. Play continues until all ten
questions are answered correctly.
9. At the end of each game, there is a “light show,” congratulatory
message, and tune.
10. Make one of these selections:
• Press the Enter Button to play another of the same kind of game.
• Press the Cursor Button to play a different kind of game in the
same skill mode.
• Press one of the Skill Mode Buttons (ANTONYMS, SYNONYMS,
HOMOPHONES, PLURALS, CONTRACTIONS, and SPELLING) to
choose a new skill.
NOTE: You can change the skill at any time by pressing any of the skill
buttons.
11. Turn
Word Lab
off when you are done playing. However, to prevent
battery drain,
Word Lab
will automatically shut off after two minutes
of inactivity.
Word Lab Skill Modes
Word Lab’s
six modes are designed to build important language arts
skills. Each mode focuses on a different skill. Six different games in
each mode reinforce either a different skill component or reinforce the
skill in a different format. The Scope and Sequence of Skills chart on
pages 15 and 16 provides an overall look at the content in each skill
and in each game.
The following pages provide a description of the content for each skill
game and some example questions.
CONGRATULATIONS on a
PERFECT GAME!