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FISHIN G FOR PHO NICS™ ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY 4 - MISSING VOWELS
2. Your child must press letter buttons to fill in the
missing letters in the word. The letters must be
entered in order from left to right. His or her choices
are limited to the vowel buttons, which are
differentiated as yellow fish buttons in contrast to the
pink consonant buttons. Pressing a consonant or blend
button will elicit an invalid key sound effect.
3. Each correct letter will replace a blank in the word.
When all the vowels are correctly filled in, the
fisherman should be pressed to stop the timer.
4. A correct answer will elicit a positive response as well
as a reiteration of the correct answer for added
reinforcement.
5. An incorrect answer will elicit an encouraging
response. Your child will be given another chance as
the learning toy repeats the question. After a third
incorrect attempt, the unit will reveal the correct
answer, and a new question will be asked.
How Can You Help?
• Remind your child that the vowels in the game Fishing for Phonics™ are all
printed on yellow fish. Review the names of the vowels: A,E,I,O, and U. Prac-
tice saying the long and short vowel sounds with your child. Remind your
child that long vowels say their own names.
• While reading books, magazines, signs, etc. to your child, draw attention to
the vowels in the words. Have your child tell you what the vowel is in differ-
ent words. Ask if the vowel says its long or short sound.
• Make a vowel booklet using two pages for each vowel: one for the long
sound and one for the short. When your child is introduced to new words
with vowel sounds, he or she can write the word on the appropriate page.
He or she may even wish to draw a picture to go with each word entry.
• • • • • PLEASE NOTE:
PLEASE NOTE: Y is also considered a vowel in some cases. However, in intro-
PLEASE NOTE:
PLEASE NOTE:
PLEASE NOTE:
ducing the topic of vowels to a Growing Reader, we have simplified the les-
son to A, E, I, O, and U, the letters which are always recognized as vowels.
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