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PHONICS READING CENTER

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TO BEGIN PLAY

1. To begin play, press the ON BUTTON

ON BUTTON

ON BUTTON (

You will hear a short tune followed by “Hello!
Are you ready to play?”

2. Select from 22 activities by pressing the TOUCH

TOUCH

SENSITIVE ACTIVITY BUTTONS

SENSITIVE ACTIVITY BUTTONS. When you have
chosen an activity, the friendly voice will guide
you while you are playing.

3. Press the LETTER BUTTONS

LETTER BUTTONS

LETTER BUTTONS to hear letters, let-

ter sounds, and objects identified or to enter
your answer for most of the activities.

ROLLER BALL

MOUSE

REPEAT
BUTTON

HELP
BUTTON

OFF BUTTON

VOLUME CONTROL
SWITCH

MELODY
BUTTON

NUMBER BUTTONS/

ARROW AND

ENTER BUTTONS

LETTER/OBJECT
BUTTONS

CONTRAST
SWITCH

LCD SCREEN

TOUCH SENSITIVE

ACTIVITY BUTTONS

SPEAKER

MOUSE

PAD

SHAPE
BUTTONS

ON BUTTON

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Summary of Contents for Phonics Reading Center

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Page 2: ...ding development By being a good role model your child should see you read books magazines and newspapers Of course there are other sources in cluding billboards grocery lists recipes and street signs...

Page 3: ...ou have chosen an activity the friendly voice will guide you while you are playing 3 Press the LETTER BUTTONS LETTER BUTTONS LETTER BUTTONS LETTER BUTTONS LETTER BUTTONS to hear letters let ter sounds...

Page 4: ...ENTER BUTTON after using the arrows to enter your answer for most of the activities 6 Use the MOUSE MOUSE MOUSE MOUSE MOUSE to select answers on the LCD screen 7 Press the REPEAT BUTTON REPEAT BUTTON...

Page 5: ...rast position or down for the low contrast position 12 To turn the learning toy off press the OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF BUTTON BUTTON BUTTON BUTTON BUTTON You will hear a short tune followed by Bye bye 13 Y...

Page 6: ...ress This free explora tion is very inviting and encourages your child to take risks by pressing let ters numbers and shapes that he or she may not be familiar with ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Press the L...

Page 7: ...the name of the letters numbers or shapes while tracing them Have your child say The name of the letter num ber or shape is ____ ACTIVITY 2 FIND IT This activity reinforces letter number word and sha...

Page 8: ...questions about numbers 5 Press the shape buttons to answer the ques tions about shapes 6 If the answer is correct you will hear a re warding sound with a positive phrase and the answer will be ident...

Page 9: ...s Your child will recognize that the letters of the alphabet and numbers are arranged in a certain order He or she will have opportunities to tell which letter comes before or after certain letters as...

Page 10: ...will appear on the LCD screen with four answers to choose from 3 Press a letter button or use the mouse to select the answer 4 You may also use the arrow buttons and the enter button located on the nu...

Page 11: ...ers of the alphabet or numbers 1 10 After you have found all of the letters or numbers mix them up and lay them in front of your child Have your child glue them one by one onto a large piece of paper...

Page 12: ...r child will have a chance to learn two words that begin with every letter of the alphabet ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Press the Learn the Words Learn the Words Learn the Words Learn the Words Learn the W...

Page 13: ...n to tell you what letters go with various objects ACTIVITY 5 SOUNDS OF LETTERS This activity teaches the sounds of the consonants and vowels Your child will hear the correct pronunciation of each let...

Page 14: ...n any number button is pressed the number will be identified and it will appear on the LCD screen 4 Press the shape button to hear the shape identified The shape animation will appear on the LCD scree...

Page 15: ...ther make words This activity provides many opportunities for your child to press any button he or she desires Your child may press a certain object as many times as he or she desires This activity of...

Page 16: ...for correctness ACTIVITY 7 BEGINNING LETTERS This activity continues to reinforce consonant and vowel sounds Your child will identify the missing beginning letter in various words Learning Benefits f...

Page 17: ...uttons to se lect your answer from the LCD screen 5 If the answer is correct you will hear a re warding sound and a positive phrase A posi tive animation will be shown and the answer animation will ap...

Page 18: ...o finish spelling a short word by adding the ending letter of the word Your child will need to rely on his or her knowledge of letters and their sounds in order to complete this activity Learning Bene...

Page 19: ...er from the LCD screen 5 If the answer is correct you will hear a re warding sound and a positive phrase and the answer will be identified A positive anima tion and the object animation will appear on...

Page 20: ...vity explores spelling skills Your child must rely on his or her knowl edge of letters and sounds in order to sound out and spell simple words Your child will be asked to spell the words that identify...

Page 21: ...The object animation and the answer animation will appear on the LCD screen 5 If the answer is incorrect you will hear a nega tive sound and an encouraging phrase and the question will be repeated A...

Page 22: ...issing in order to complete a word Your child will be shown a word with one blank space somewhere within the word Below the word the letters of the vowels will appear Your child must decide which lett...

Page 23: ...he answer from the LCD screen 5 If the answer is correct you will hear a re warding sound and a positive phrase and the answer will be identified A positive anima tion will be shown on the LCD screen...

Page 24: ...VITY 11 WORD FAMILIES This activity strengthens language development Your child will be asked to pick out rhyming words in this activity Your child will see a word on the LCD screen There will be thre...

Page 25: ...u may also use the arrows and the enter button located on the number buttons to se lect the answers from the LCD screen 5 If the answer is correct you will hear a re warding sound and a positive phras...

Page 26: ...r wheel with a different word family Good luck While reading a book to your child or while your child is reading to you pick out words in the story that belong to word families Have your child tell an...

Page 27: ...use the mouse to select the answer 4 You may also use the arrows and the enter button located on the number buttons to se lect your answers from the LCD screen 5 If the answer is correct you will hear...

Page 28: ...four words that he or she would like to put in alphabetical order ACTVITY 13 PUZZLE PICTURES This activity introduces your child to compound words Your child will learn how to combine two words toget...

Page 29: ...and the question will be repeated A nega tive animation the object animation and the question animation will appear on the LCD screen How Can You Help Encourage your child to think of other compound w...

Page 30: ...ild to understand more words when he or she is read ing Also after completing this activity your child could also use some of these spatial relationship words in his or her own writing ACTIVITY INSTRU...

Page 31: ...e button is pressed the letter or shape will be identified and it will appear on the LCD screen How Can You Help When giving directions to your child at home be clear and specific Use words such as un...

Page 32: ...tivity will help your child apply the skills that he or she will learn throughout this learning toy ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Press the Word Scramble Word Scramble Word Scramble Word Scramble Word Scram...

Page 33: ...ling Then pull out the letters from your alpha bet cards that are needed to spell the word If you need two of a certain letter prepare an additional card Scramble the cards and have your child unscram...

Page 34: ...word in order to complete the sentence ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Press the Complete the Sentence Complete the Sentence Complete the Sentence Complete the Sentence Complete the Sentence touch sen sitive...

Page 35: ...d out of a particular sentence and see if your child is able to determine a word that would make sense in the sentence Let your child practice writing sentences Remind your child that a sentence must...

Page 36: ...IONS 1 Press the Sentence Scrambler Sentence Scrambler Sentence Scrambler Sentence Scrambler Sentence Scrambler touch sensi tive activity button and you will hear a short tune followed by Let s unscra...

Page 37: ...IC This activity stimulates creative expression by playing cheerful melodies and sounds of various objects from the learning toy Your child will have opportuni ties to hear a melody and also chances t...

Page 38: ...en 3 Press the correct letter button to choose the answer 4 If the answer is correct you will hear a re warding sound and a positive phrase and the answer will be identified You will see a positive an...

Page 39: ...is time you can guess ACTIVITY 19 MOUSE SKILLS This activity strengthens hand eye coordination Your child will practice mov ing the mouse to specific places instructed on the LCD screen A mouse will a...

Page 40: ...tly you will hear an encouraging phrase and a negative animation will appear on the LCD screen 5 If a letter or shape button is pressed it will be identified and the object anima tion will appear on t...

Page 41: ...r and object association Your child will benefit from being able to count the pictured shapes ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Press the Counting Counting Counting Counting Counting touch sensitive activity bu...

Page 42: ...ok for certain objects in the pictures and count how many there are of a particular object Once your child can count beyond 10 have him or her continue to use real objects to count See if your child c...

Page 43: ...iendly voice will ask a random ques tion such as What is one plus two The equation will appear on the LCD screen 3 Press the correct number button to answer the question 4 If the answer is correct you...

Page 44: ...by having him or her find the difference between two numbers A picture will accompany each equation Learning Benefits for Your Child Learning Benefits for Your Child Learning Benefits for Your Child...

Page 45: ...t you will hear a nega tive sound and an encouraging phrase and the question will be repeated A negative ani mation and the question animation will appear on the LCD screen How Can You Help Show your...

Page 46: ...GEABLE BATTERIES WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THE USE OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THE USE OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THE USE OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF To...

Page 47: ...r suggestions that you might have A service rep resentative will be happy to help you NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used pr...

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