V-tech Alphabert s Sonic Phonics User manual

User's Manual

AlphaBert’s Sonic Phonics

™

AlphaBert’s Learn-to-Read System™

Dear Parent,

At VTech®,weknowhowimportantlearningtoreadistoyourchild’sfuture. That’swhy

we created AlphaBert’s Learn-to-Read System™- a progressive line of interactive

learning products uniquely designed to teach your child how to read, while making the

experience fun and rewarding.

This progressive system eliminates the guesswork when selecting learning toys for

your child. Learning to read is a step-by-step process, and AlphaBert’s Learn-to-

Read System™provides the necessary building blocks in focused stages. Each stage

has its own unique learning milestone, and builds on existing skills with an extensive

curriculum that is personalized to your child’s age and ability.

Beginning Reader Stage: teaches letters, letter sounds and letter-object associations

Growing Reader Stage: teaches blends, phonics to sound out words and simple spelling

Advancing Reader Stage: teaches independent reading, comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, creative writing

Most importantly,AlphaBert and his friends make learning to read fun, not frustrating.

Your child will meet AlphaBert, Sprocket, AlphaBit, AlphaBetsy and AlphaBerto, the

reading robots who love to learn and want your child to share their excitement and

curiosity. AlphaBert & Friends are your child’s learn-to-read coaches who provide

encouragement to fill your child with confidence and pride.

As with all VTech®learning products, AlphaBert’s Learn-to-Read System™

incorporates advanced technologies that are easy-to-use and reinforce learning. Our

hands-on, multi-sensory toys engage diverse learning styles and promote productive

play.

Reading has the power to enlighten, entertain and develop young minds. We thank

you for trusting VTech®with the important job of helping your child learn to read!

Sincerely,

Your Friends at VTech®

To learn more about AlphaBert’s Learn-to-Read System™and other VTech®toys,

visit www.vtechkids.com

AlphaBerto

AlphaBert AlphaBetsy

AlphaBit

Sprocket

AlphaBert’s Sonic Phonics™

TO BEGIN PLAY

1.To begin play, press the ON BUTTON. The keyboard will

pop out slightly and you will hear a short opening tune.

AlphaBert will identify himself, then Sprocket will turn and

look at AlphaBert then turn forward again, kicking his legs

and waving his hand and identify himself. AlphaBert will

then encourage you to select an activity.

2.Select one of the sixteen activities by pressing one of the ACTIVITY BUTTONS.

AlphaBert and Sprocket will guide you through each of the following activities:

1. Learning Letters

2. Uppercase & Lowercase Letters

3. Alphabet Order

4. Sounds Of Words

5. Word Challange

6. Beginning Letters

7. Missing Letters

8. Missing Vowels

LCD SCREEN

VOLUME CONTROL

SWITCH

ACTIVITY BUTTONS

LETTER BUTTONS HELP BUTTON

ENTER BUTTON

OFF BUTTON

ON BUTTON

SPROCKET

ARROW BUTTONS

9. Beginning & Ending Blends

10. Rhyming Words

11. Word Groups

12. Word Scramble

13. Letter Catch

14. Hangman

15. Memory Challenge

16. Hear A Song

3.Press the HELP BUTTON to repeat the question, or to

receive the answer to the question.

4.To adjust the volume, turn the red dial to the left for high

volume or to the right for low volume.

5.AlphaBert’s eye will turn towards Sprocket each time he

asks a question, and Sprocket will turn to look atAlphaBert.

6.Sprocket’s mouth will move each time he speaks.

Occasionally he will kick his legs and wave his hand.

7.When the correct answer has been selected, Sprocket will

wave his hand and reward you with a positive response.

TO BEGIN PLAY

8.The activity instructions will be repeated every 10 seconds if there is no input to the

unit.After about 30 seconds without input you will hear a fun phrase to remind you

that you have a question to answer.

9.To turn the unit OFF, press the OFF BUTTON or push in

the keyboard.

AlphaBert’s Sonic Phonics™ - ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY 1 - LEARNING LETTERS

ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:

1.Select the activity Learning Letters bypressingtheactivity

button.You will hear a sound effect followed by “Let’s learn

the letters and their sounds. Press a button.”

2.Press a letter button to hear the letter identified followed

by an object that begins with that letter. For example, press

the letter H button. You will hear the letter identified and

see the letter appear in uppercase and lowercase letters

on the screen, followed by an animation of a hat.

LEARNING LETTERS

ACTIVITY 2 - UPPERCASE AND LOWERCASE LETTERS

ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:

1.Select the activity Uppercase and Lowercase Letters by

pressing the activity button. You will hear a sound effect

followed by “Let’s learn uppercase and lowercase letters.”

2.An uppercase letter will appear on the top line of the screen

and three lowercase letters will appear on the bottom line.

The first letter will be highlighted with the cursor. You will

hear AlphaBert say “Match the uppercase and lowercase

letters.”

3.To select your answer, press the letter button or use the

arrow keys to scroll through the letters. When you have

scrolled through and selected your answer, press the enter

button.

4.When the correct letter is selected, AlphaBert will look at

Sprocket, Sprocket will wave his hand and respond with a

positive phrase such as “Yeah! You’re crankin’ now!” The

screen will display the uppercase and lowercase letters

together.

5.If an incorrect answer is selected, you will hear a sound effect and an encouraging

phrase such as “Uh-oh! Short circuit. Try again!” The question will be repeated. If

an incorrect answer is selected a second time, AlphaBert and Sprocket will show

you the correct answer.

ACTIVITY 3 - ALPHABET ORDER

ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:

1.Select the activity Alphabet Order by pressing the activity

button.You will hear a sound effect followed by “Let’s learn

alphabet order.”

UPPERCASE AND

LOWERCASE LETTERS

2.A letter and a blank space will appear on the screen.

AlphaBert will ask a question, for example, “What letter

comes before the letter h?”

3.To select your answer, press the letter button.

4.When the correct letter is selected, AlphaBert will look at

Sprocket, Sprocket will wave his hand and respond with a

positive phrase such as “Yeah! You’re crankin’ now!” The

screen will display the two letters in the correct order.

5.If an incorrect answer is selected, you will hear a sound effect and an encouraging

phrase such as “Uh-oh! Short circuit. Try again!” The question will be repeated. If

an incorrect answer is selected a third time,AlphaBert and Sprocket will show you

the correct answer.

ACTIVITY 4 - SOUNDS OF WORDS

ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:

1.Select the activity Sounds Of Words by pressing the

activitybutton.You will hearasoundeffectfollowedby“Let’s

learn how to make words. Press a button.”

2.Press a letter button to hear the word sounded out

phonetically. For example, press the “ J ” button. The word

will appear on the screen and you will hear “juh, ahh, mmm,

jam!” Once the word has been identified you will hear a

short tune and see the object animation appear on the

screen.

ALPHABET ORDER/

SOUND OF WORDS

ACTIVITY 5 - WORD CHALLENGE

ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:

1.Select the activity Word Challenge by pressing the activity

button. You will hear a sound effect followed by “Can you

find the object?”

2.A word will appear on the screen, then three pictures will

appear and a flashing cursor highlighting the first picture.

3.To select the correct answer, use the arrow buttons to scroll

through the answers. When you have highlighted your

answer, press the enter button.

4.When the correct answer is selected,AlphaBert will look at

Sprocket, Sprocket will wave his hand and respond with a

positive phrase such as “Woohoo!That’s electrifying!” The

screen will display the animation and word.

5.If an incorrect answer is selected, you will hear a sound effect and an encouraging

phrase such as “Uh-oh! Sort circuit. Try again!” The question will be repeated. If an

incorrect answer is selected a second time, AlphaBert and Sprocket will show you

the correct answer.

ACTIVITY 6 - BEGINNING LETTERS

ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:

1.Select the activity Beginning Letters by pressing the

activity button. You will hear a sound effect followed by a

question such as “Can you find a word that begins with the

“buh” sound as in blimp?”

2.Three words will scroll across the screen. Each word will

stop in the middle of the screen. Press the enter button

when the answer appears on the screen.

WORD CHALLENGE/

BEGINNING LETTERS

3.When the correct answer is selected, AlphaBert look at

Sprocket, Sprocket will wave his hand and respond with a

positive phrase such as “Woohoo! That’s electrifying!”The

screen will display the two words with the same beginning

letters.

4.If an incorrect answer is selected, you will hear a sound effect and an encouraging

phrase such as “That answer doesn’t compute. Try again!” The question will be

repeated. If an incorrect answer is selected a second time,AlphaBert and Sprocket

will show you the correct answer.

ACTIVITY 7 - MISSING LETTERS

ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:

1.Select the activity Missing Letters by pressing the activity

button. You will hear a sound effect followed by “Can you

find the missing letter in the word?”

2.An animation will appear on the screen followed by the

word with a blank space. AlphaBert will ask “Can you find

the missing letter in the word ape?”

3.To select your answer, press the letter button to complete

the word.

4.When the correct answer is selected,AlphaBert will look at

Sprocket, Sprocket will wave his hand and respond with a

positive phrase such as “Woohoo! That’s electrifying!”The

correct answer will be identified.

5.If an incorrect answer is selected, you will hear a sound effect and an encouraging

phrase such as “That answer doesn’t compute. Try again!” The question will be

repeated. If an incorrect answer is selected a third time, AlphaBert and Sprocket

will show you the correct answer.

MISSING LETTERS

ACTIVITY 8 - MISSING VOWELS

ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:

1.Select the activity Missing Vowels by pressing the activity

button. You will hear a sound effect followed by “A, E, I, O

and U are vowels.”

2.A word will appear on the screen with blank spaces where

the vowels belongs. AlphaBert will ask you to find the

missing vowels in the word. For example, “Can you find

the missing vowel in the word dress?”

3.To select your answer, press the letter button to complete

the word.

4.When the correct answer is selected,AlphaBert will look at

Sprocket, Sprocket will wave his hand and respond with a

positive phrase such as “Woohoo! That’s electrifying!”The

correct answer will be identified.

5.If an incorrect answer is selected, you will hear a sound effect and an encouraging

phrase such as “That answer doesn’t compute. Try again!” The question will be

repeated. If an incorrect answer is selected a third time, AlphaBert and Sprocket

will show you the correct answer.

ACTIVITY 9 - BEGINNING & ENDING BLENDS

ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:

1.SelecttheactivityBeginning & Ending Blends by pressing

the activity button. You will hear a sound effect followed by

“When two letters combine to make a new sound, they form

a blend.”

2.You will see a word appear on the screen with a flashing

cursor under the middle two letters.AlphaBert will ask you

to find the blend in the word. For example, “Can you find

the blend ST?”

MISSING VOWELS/

BEGINNING & ENDING BLENDS

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