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- Page 1 Alphabert The Ready to Read Robot ™...
- Page 2 We wish you the best as you help your child get off to a great start in becoming a lifelong learner. As your child grows, count on VTech® to be there with fun, innova- tive learning toys to help your child do his or her best every step of the way.
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Page 3: To Begin Play
™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT CARRY HANDLE VOLUME CONTROL SWITCH LCD SCREEN ON/OFF BUTTON ACTIVITY BUTTONS ARROW BUTTONS SPEAKER ENTER BUTTON LOCK BUTTONS HELP BUTTON 26 LETTER/OBJECT BUTTONS TO BEGIN PLAY ON/OFF ON/OFF 1. To begin play, press the ON/OFF... - Page 4 1)Learn Letters 9)Word Groups 2)Alphabet Order 10)Word Scramble 3)Sounds of Letters 11)Word Search 4)Sounds of Words 12)Letter Catch 5)Missing Letters 13Hangman 6)Missing Vowels 14)Memory Challenge 7)Matching Rhymes 15)Counting 8)Beginning & Ending Blends 16)Hear A Song 3. Press the HELP BUTTON HELP BUTTON HELP BUTTON HELP BUTTON...
- Page 5 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 1 - LEARN LETTERS This activity introduces letter identification. Your child will also learn a word that begins with each of the 26 letters of the alphabet. For the letters A, E, I, O, and U, two words will be taught to represent both the long and short vowel sounds of those letters.
- Page 6 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 2 - ALPHABET ORDER This activity strengthens alphabetical order skills. Your child will recognize that the letters of the alphabet are arranged in a certain order. He or she will have opportunities to tell which letter comes before or after certain letters.
- Page 7 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 2 - ALPHABET ORDER (continued) How Can You Help? • While your child is playing this activity, encourage him or her to look at the letters while making his or her decision about the answer. Have your child tell you why he or she is choosing a certain letter for his or her answer.
- Page 8 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 3 - SOUNDS OF LETTERS (continued) How Can You Help? • Encourage your child to say the letter sounds along with the learning toy. Your child could practice by saying, “The name of the letter is B. The sound of the letter is buh.”...
- Page 9 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 4 - SOUNDS OF WORDS (continued) 3. An object animation will appear on the LCD screen that corresponds with the object button that was pressed. How Can You Help? • Encourage your child to sound out the words with the friendly robot. Remind your child to look at the letters within the word while he or she is sounding out the word.
- Page 10 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 5 - MISSING LETTERS (continued) 2. When the correct letter button is pressed, the answer will be heard, followed by a positive phrase. For example, for the question “b l o _ k”, if you press the letter “c”...
- Page 11 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 6 - MISSING VOWELS (continued) Learning Benefits for Your Child Learning Benefits for Your Child Learning Benefits for Your Child-The Missing Vowels activity provides a good re- Learning Benefits for Your Child Learning Benefits for Your Child view of vowel recognition.
- Page 12 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 6 - MISSING VOWELS (continued) How Can You Help? • Remind your child that the vowels are displayed in a different color from the consonants on the letter buttons. Review the names of the vowels A, E, I, O, and U.
- Page 13 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 7- MATCHING RHYMES (continued) 2. Press the letter buttons to fill in the missing letter to make the two words on the LCD screen Ant rhymes rhyme. with plant. 3. If the correct answer is entered, the learning toy will identify the rhyming words followed by a positive phrase and a rewarding animation.
- Page 14 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 8 - BEGINNING & ENDING BLENDS This activity strengthens phonetic skills by exposing your child to blends at the beginning and ending of words. Your child will learn that blends are made by combining two or more consonants to make a new sound (i.e.
- Page 15 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 8 - BEGINNING & ENDING BLENDS (continued) 4. When the correct answer is entered, you will hear the blend followed by a positive phrase and a rewarding animation. For example, you will hear “Great job! ‘Nd’...
- Page 16 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 9 - WORD GROUPS (continued) ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS: Can you find the 1. Press the Word Groups activity button. You will picture that doesn’t belong? hear a sound effect followed by “Can you find the picture that doesn’t belong? Let’s try!”...
- Page 17 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 9 - WORD GROUPS (continued) How Can You Help? • When you go grocery shopping, have your child categorize the items that you have bought. Are there fruits, vegetables, drinks, and meats? •...
- Page 18 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 10 - WORD SCRAMBLE (continued) 3. Press the letter buttons of the letters you see on the LCD screen in the correct order to make a word. Once you press a letter, it will automatically be placed in the blank spaces on the LCD screen.
- Page 19 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 11 - WORD SEARCH This activity reinforces spelling skills by asking your child to look for words on the LCD screen within a field of letters. Learning Benefits for Your Child...
- Page 20 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 11 - WORD SEARCH (continued) 6. When the Help button is pressed once, the learning toy will identify one of the hidden words. If there is only one answer that has not been found, and you press the Help button, the learning toy will show you all of the answers one by one.
- Page 21 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 12 - LETTER CATCH (continued) 2. An object animation will be shown on the LCD screen. Then, the friendly robot will ask you to catch the letters on the LCD screen in the correct order to spell the word of the object shown.
- Page 22 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 12 - LETTER CATCH (continued) How Can You Help? • After your child has caught all of the correct letters, have him or her tell you the meaning of the word, and then use the word in a sentence. This is a great way to check for comprehension of the word.
- Page 23 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 13 - HANGMAN (continued) 3. If you press a letter in the word, it will be identified and placed in the appropriate blank space. Once you have guessed the word, the friendly robot will say a positive phrase such as “You got it!”...
- Page 24 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 14 - MEMORY CHALLENGE This activity strengthens sequencing skills. Your child will have an opportunity to test his or her memory as he or she is asked to determine which object the friendly robot has said.
- Page 25 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 14 - MEMORY CHALLENGE (continued) 5. Press the Help button once and the last question will be repeated. If you are still having difficulty repeating the sequence, press the Help button again and the learning toy will identify it.
- Page 26 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 15 - COUNTING (continued) 3. Count the object(s). Then, press the arrow buttons to choose the answer and press the Enter button to enter your choice. 4. When the correct answer is entered, the learning toy will say a positive phrase and a rewarding animation will appear on the LCD screen.
- Page 27 ™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 16 - HEAR A SONG This activity allows your child to hear various popular children’s melodies. Learning Benefits for Your Child Learning Benefits for Your Child Learning Benefits for Your Child...
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Page 28: Battery Notice
WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THE USE OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES. WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THE USE OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES. AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF To preserve battery life, the ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT™ ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT™ learning toy ALPHABERT THE READY TO READ ROBOT™... -
Page 29: Care And Maintenance
IMPORTANT NOTE: Creating and developing the FUNdamentals of Reading product line is ac- companied 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. However, errors sometimes can occur. 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-... - Page 30 3 years and up 3-5 years 80-26800 80-29100 5-8 years 4-6 years 80-26000 5-8 years 80-29400 80-26100 © VTECH Printed in China 91-01234-002...
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