>>DUSTY: HMMM...IS IT BIGGER THAN A BREADBOX?

>>DOTT: NO.

>>DUSTY: SMALLER THAN A BREAD BOX?

>>DOTT: NO.

>>DUSTY: IS IT A BREADBOX?

>>DOTT: YES!!

>>BOTH : HAHAHA!

>>KIDS: HI!

>>DOTT: OH!

YOU'RE HERE, YOU MADE IT!

>>DUSTY: YOU'RE THE FIRST TO ARRIVE!

>>DOTT: I'M DOTT LIKE THE POLKA DOT, AND THIS IS MY DOG DUSTY.

>>DUSTY: LIKE THE DUST!

HEY DOTT, WHAT BADGE AM I GETTING TODAY?

>>DOTT: TODAY 'S ALPHABADGE IS CALLED... >>DOTT: "THE O CLOSED SYLLABLE BADGE".

>>DUSTY: SEE SPOT RUN.

SPOT RUNS... >>DOTT: THE ALPHABOTTEERS ARE HERE!

LET'S GO OUTSIDE AND SAY HELLO.

>>DUSTY: WE'RE COMING!

♪ >>ALPHABOTTEERS: WE USE OUR ♪ EYES, WE USE EACH EAR.

♪ THE LETTERS SHOW, THE SOUNDS ♪ WE HEAR.

♪ OUR READING BUDDIES WILL HELP ♪ US GROW ♪ THESE BADGES SHOW YOU ALL WE ♪ KNOW.

♪ >>DOTT: YOU GET A NEW ONE EVERY TIME ♪ >>DUSTY: AND WITH YOUR HELP, ♪ WE'LL TAKE THAT CLIMB!

>>ALL: LET'S GO!

♪ ON A LETTER ADVENTURE.

LET'S GO!

LEARNING'S BETTER TOGETHER!

♪ WE'RE THE ALPHABOTTEERS!

>>DOTT: ALRIGHT EVERYBODY, DROP YOUR BACKPACKS OFF INSIDE AND MEET BACK HERE FOR AB'S SOUND OF THE DAY.

>>DUSTY: OK EVERYONE, WE'RE RACING THE CLOCK LET'S GO... >>DOTT: UH...DUST...THAT MEANS YOU TOO... >>DUSTY: RIGHT.

HEY STOP!

WAIT FOR ME!

>>DOTT: AND YOU, COME ON.

>>MARTY: HELLO READING BUDDIES!

I'M MARTY, THE GARDEN GNOME, AND THIS IS MARY.

SAY HELLO MARY.

>>MARY: "HELLO MARY"!

>>MARTY: WE'RE HERE TO GIVE YOU... >>MARTY, MARY, KIDS: "THE FANCY SHMANCY WORD OF THE DAY" >>MARTY: WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A FANCY WORD, AND TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANS.

DRUMROLL PLEASE.

>>MARY: YAABADABBA DABBA DABBA... >>MARTY: TODAY WORD IS..."COMMENT"!

>>MARY: LET'S SAY IT TOGETHER!

"COMMENT" ON THREE 1,2,3... >>ALL: "COMMENT!"

>>MARY: "COMMENT" MEANS EXPRESSING YOUR OPINION ABOUT SOMETHING.

>>MARTY: HEY!

THE ALPHABOTTEERS ARE COMING BACK!

SEE YA LATER ALLIGATOR >>MARY: IN A WHILE CROCODILE, FREEZE!

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ BUUUUUUZ!

>>DOTT: YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, IT'S TIME FOR ALPHABOTT'S SOUND OF THE DAY!

>>ALPHABOTT: /O/,/O/,/O/.

>>ALPHABOTTEERS: /O/,/O/,/O/!

>>DOTT: THAT'S A FUN SOUND AB.

/O/, LIKE IN OCTOPUS.

TODAY, YOU'RE GOING TO HELP DUSTY EARN "THE O CLOSED SYLLABLE BADGE".

>>ALPHABOTTEERS: OOOH!

>>DOTT: LET'S EXPLORE THIS SOUND A LITTLE MORE.

AB, PLEASE SHOW US WHAT OUR MOUTH DOES WHEN WE MAKE THE /O/ SOUND.

>>DOTT: WHEN WE MAKE THE /O/ SOUND....

YOUR MOUTH IS OPEN WITH YOUR JAW DOWN AND YOUR TONGUE FEELS LIKE IT'S LAYING DOWN IN THE BOTTOM OF YOUR MOUTH.

YOUR VOICE BOX IS ON.

>>DOTT: REPEAT AFTER ME.

/O/O/O/ >>ALPHABOTTEERS: /O/O/O/!

>>DOTT: AB, LET'S SHOW THEM WHEN THE LETTER O IS /O/ IN WORDS.

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!

>>DOTT: "MOP".

THIS WORD IS A CLOSED SYLLABLE - THERE IS JUST ONE VOWEL AND THAT VOWEL IS CLOSED IN BY A CONSONANT.

THE VOWEL SOUND WILL BE SHORT, KIND OF LIKE IT'S ANXIOUS THAT THE CONSONANT IS CLOSING IT IN.

SO 'O' REPRESENTS /OOOO/.

LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.

MOP.

MOP!

>>DOTT: THE WAY A WORD IS SPELLED SHOWS US... >>ALL: ...HOW TO READ THE SOUNDS!

>>DOTT: THANKS FOR GIVING US OUR SOUND AB.

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZZ!

>>DOTT: BE SURE TO LISTEN FOR THAT /O/ SOUND TODAY, AND YOU'LL EARN THE "O CLOSED SYLLABLE BADGE", LITTLE BY LITTLE... >>ALPHABOTTEERS: ...LETTER BY LETTER!

>>DOTT: OFF YOU GO.

I'LL SEE YOU INSIDE.

>>DUSTY: I'M NOT HERE...I'M NOT HERE.... >>DOTT: NOT SO FAST DUST... >>DUSTY: DOTT!

WOW YOU WERE, YOU WERE RIGHT THERE, HUH?!

>>DOTT: DID YOU CLEAN YOUR DOGHOUSE THIS MORNING?

>>DUSTY: OH DOTT, MY ROOM IS SPOTLESS.

NOT!

WILL YOU HELP ME CLEAN UP ALL THAT JUNK?

>>KID: OK!

>>DUSTY: HOT DOG!

RACE YA THERE.

READY, SET, GO!

Is.

♪ dog, dog, doggy dog, dog house >>DUSTY: A,E,I,O, YOU WIN AGAIN!

OK, LET'S SORT THIS JUNK.

TODAY LET'S SET ASIDE THINGS THAT HAVE THE /O/ SOUND SOMEWHERE IN THEIR NAME.

REMEMBER- /O/ LIKE OCTOPUS.

>>JUNK: MY NAME'S DUSTY!

I'M A DOG THAT FORGOT TO CLEAN MY ROOM!

>>DUSTY: WAIT, ARE YOU MOCKING ME?

THAT'S IT!

DIVE!

DIVE!

DIVE!

DUCK!

D/U/CK.

DOES DUCK HAVE THE /O/ SOUND?

>>KIDS: NO DUSTY!

>>DUSTY: NOPE!

IT WAS A MIGHTY DUCK.

QUACK!

POT!

P/O/T.

DOES POT HAVE THE /O/ SOUND?

>>KID: YES!

>>DUSTY: YEA!

HMM, NOW I NEED SOME FLOWERS!

OTTER.

/O/TT/ER.

DOES OTTER HAVE THE /O/ SOUND?

>>KID: YES!

>>DUSTY: YES!

I HOPE OTTERS EAT SOCKS... >>JUNK: NOOOOOO..... SEE YA TOMORROW DUSTY!

>>DUSTY: SEE YA TOMORROW JUNK!

HEY!

THANKS FOR HELPING ME CLEAN ALL THAT UP.

NOW LET'S GET OUT OF HERE AND GET SOME FRESH AIR!

WOOF!

>>DUSTY: HI JAMPA!

>>JAMPA: OH, HI DUSTY.

>>DUSTY: WOAH, IS THAT A NEW PICTURE FOR YOUR SCRAPBOOK?

>>JAMPA: YEAH!

>>DUSTY: WHAT'S THAT A PICTURE OF?

>>JAMPA: A BOX!

>>DUSTY: A BOX!?

I'VE HEARD OF THAT.

HEY JAMPA?

>>JAMPA: YEAH?

>>DUSTY: DOES THAT BOX FLY?

>>JAMPA: NO DUSTY!

>>DUSTY: OH NO!

WELL, WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A BOX?

>>JAMPA: YOU CAN PUT SOMETHING INSIDE.

>>DUSTY: OH YOU CAN PUT SOMETHING INSIDE • HEY JAMPA WHAT WOULD YOU PUT INSIDE A BOX?

>>JAMPA: A PRESENT!

>>DUSTY: A PRESENT?

OOH OOH OOH, FOR WHO?

>>JAMPA: DOTT!

>>DUSTY: YEAH, YEAH, UM, ME TOO, ME TOO.

I'D GIVE DOTT A PRESENT, YEAH.

THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR SCRAPBOOK WITH ME.

>>JAMPA: BYE DUSTY.

>>DUSTY: BYE JAMPA!

>>DUSTY: BARK!

BARK BARK BARK!

BARK BARK.

THANKS BRUCE.

THE MAIL'S HERE.

WOAH, I'M OK!

FINALLY!

I HOPE WE GOT IT, I HOPE I GOT IT.

HAHA, HERE WE GO, IF I COULD JUST, RIGHT NO THUMBS.

MAYBE IF I HOP UP THERE I CAN GET THE MAIL!

FALLING... >>COSMO: UH DUSTY, YOU'RE ACTING A LITTLE ODDER THAN USUAL TODAY, WHAT'S GOING ON?

>>DUSTY: OH, HEY COSMO!

PERFECT, I COULD USE A LITTLE HELP.

THE NEW ISSUE OF MY FAVORITE COMIC BOOK, "DOCTOR COMET!"...COMET...

COMET • WAS SUPPOSED TO GET HERE 4 DAYS AGO!

I'D BE SHOCKED IF IT DIDN'T COME TODAY.

>>COSMO: IT DIDN'T COME TODAY.

>>DUSTY: I'M SHOCKED!

>>COSMO: OH, I'M SORRY DUSTY- MAYBE IT GOT LOST IN THE MAIL?

>>DUSTY: LOST!?

THIS IS A COSMIC DISASTER!

>>COSMO: I MAY BE ABLE TO HELP, BUT I'M GONNA NEED A FEW MORE DETAILS.

>>DUSTY: ..OK... >>COSMO: WHY DO YOU LIKE THIS COMIC BOOK?

>>DUSTY: WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE?

THERE'S A ROCKET-SHIP AND A ROBOT, AND A DOCTOR WHO RIDES A COMET!

>>COSMO: STOP RIGHT THERE, I'VE GOT EVERYTHING I NEED.

>>DUSTY: NEED FOR WHAT?

>>MAYA: DUSTY!

IT'S SNACK TIME!

WHERE ARE YOU?

>>COSMO: YOU BETTER GET ALONG LITTLE DOGGY.

>>DUSTY: OH OK. SEE YA LATER COSMO!

>>COSMO: SEE YA.

I'VE GOT A JOB TO DO.... >>DUSTY: HEY, ALPHABOTT'S IN ART MODE!

COME ON, LET'S SEE WHAT THEY'RE UP TO.

WOAH!

>>AB: BUZZ BUZZ!

>>ZIGGY: EVERYDAY'S A GREAT DAY WHEN YOU'RE DRAWING, RIGHT ALPHABOTT?

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ, BUZZ!

>>DOTT: HI AB, HI ZIGGY.

WHAT ARE YOU DRAWING TODAY?

>>ZIGGY: I WAS AT THE BEACH, PAINTING ON THE DOCK- WHEN I SAW THIS RESTING ON A ROCK!

>>DOTT: WOW ZIGGY.

THAT IS A GREAT OCTOPUS!

>>ZIGGY: YEAH, THANKS.

>>DOTT: HEY ZIGGY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I SEE?

>>ZIGGY: WHAT?

>>DOTT: THE LETTER O!

>>DUSTY: OUR ALPHABADGE!?

>>ZIGGY: DOTT, I SPOT IT TOO!

>>DUSTY: WELL I DON'T!

THAT'S NOT A LETTER, IT'S AN OCTOPUS.

>>DOTT: DON'T WORRY, WE'VE GOT YOU DUST.

WILL YOU HELP US SHOW DUSTY THE "O" IN THIS OCTOPUS?

>>KIDS: YEAH!

>>DOTT: GREAT!

WE'LL NEED OUR MAGIC PAINTBRUSH... NOW, I KNOW I PUT MINE AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE • OH, NOW I REMEMBER NOW.

BOOP!

FIRST THINGS FIRST.

WE'LL NEED THIS!

>>DOTT: NOW WE NEED ZIGGY'S OCTOPUS.

>>OCTOPUS: O, OCTOPUS, /O/!

>>DOTT: LET'S START BETWEEN THE DOTTED AND THE BOTTOM LINE.

NOW, A COUNTER CLOCKWISE CIRCLE TO THE LEFT.

DONE!

THAT'S THE LETTER O >>OCTOPUS: O, OCTOPUS, /O/!

>>ZIGGY: YOU CAN SEE SO MUCH IN ART • WOAH!

I HAVE TO RINSE OUT MY BRUSHES!

SEE YA LATER PAINTER!!!

>>DUSTY: I REALLY THINK I'M GONNA GET THAT "O CLOSED SYLLABLE BADGE"!

>>DOTT: HONESTLY DUST, I THINK YOU WILL TOO, WITH YOUR HELP OF COURSE.

AB, SWITCH INTO LEARNING MODE PLEASE.

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!

>>DOTT: WANNA GO INSIDE AND PLAY WITH THIS /O/ SOUND A LITTLE MORE?

>>DUSTY: ALRIGHT!

SEE YA IN THE READING ROOM!

>>DOTT: O, OCTOPUS, /O/.

O, OCTOPUS, /O/.

O, OCTOPUS, /O/.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>DOTT: WELCOME BACK TO... >>ALL: "WHERE IS IT!?"

>>DOTT: THE GAMESHOW WHERE YOU HAVE TO LISTEN FOR A SOUND IN A WORD.

I'M YOUR HOST, DOTT!

YOU ALL KNOW OUR CHAMPION DUSTY!

>>DUSTY: HI OSCAR!

I'M ON TV!

>>DOTT: TODAY YOU'RE LISTENING FOR THE /O/ SOUND.

IT'S UP TO YOU TO TELL US WHERE THE SOUND IS IN EACH WORD.

HERE WE GO.

THE FIRST WORD IS "ODD".

>>DUSTY: ODD.

O/DD.

WHERE IS /O/ IN O/DD?

>>KIDS: THE FIRST SOUND!

>>DUSTY: OK!

LET'S DO THE FIRST SOUND DOTT!

>>DOTT: AB SAYS- >>DOTT: DING, DING, DING- YES!

LET'S ADD ANOTHER SQUARE.

THE NEXT WORD IS "DOCK".

>>DUSTY: DOCK.

D/O/CK.

WHERE IS /O/ IN D/O/CK??

>>KIDS: THE MIDDLE SOUND!

>>DUSTY: ARE YOU SURE?

OK.

THE MIDDLE SOUND!

>>DOTT: THAT'S RIGHT!

THE LAST WORD IS..."KNOB" >>DUSTY: KNOB.

KN-O-B.

WHERE IS /O/ IN KNOB?

>>KIDS: THE MIDDLE SOUND!

>>DUSTY: YOUR HEARD 'EM!

THE MIDDLE!

>>DOTT: AB SAYS?

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!

BUZZ BUZZY BUZZ!

>>DOTT: DING DING, AND THAT SOUND MEANS YOU WIN!!

YOU'VE WON A LIFETIME SUPPLY OF MOPS!!

JOIN US NEXT TIME, WHEN WE'LL BE LISTENING FOR A DIFFERENT SOUND!

♪ ♪ >>DUSTY: GET READY TO SQUAT WITH DOTT!

>>DOTT: WE'RE JUST GETTING OUR STEPS IN.

HEY, DO YOU WANT TO STAND UP AND MOVE WITH US?

>>KITT: YEAH COME ON!

>>COSMO: YOU GOT THIS!

>>DOTT: GREAT!

BE SURE TO LISTEN FOR THAT /O/ SOUND WHILE YOU EXERCISE.

>>DUSTY: WHAT'S UP FIRST DOTT?

>>DOTT: OUR FIRST MOVE IS CALLED..."THE TICK TOCK".

OK HERE, WE, GO!

THE TICK TOCK • THE TICK TOCK • THE TICK TOCK • AND STOP!

>>KITT: HOW ABOUT THIS DOTT?

I CALL IT "THE HOP SCOTCH".

>>DOTT: OOH!

I KNOW HOW TO DO THAT.

OK, LET'S TRY IT WITH KITT.

HERE, WE, GO- THE HOP SCOTCH THE HOP SCOTCH, HEY THAT'S GREAT THE HOP SCOTCH AND STOP!

GOOD WORK.

>>COSMO: HOW ABOUT THIS ONE!

"THE RAG DOLL".

>>DOTT: HAHA, COSMO THAT'S GREAT.

LET'S ALL DO THE RAG DOLL.

HERE WE GO!

THE RAG DOLL, COME ON THE RAG DOLL, ONE MORE TIME THE RAG DOLL AND STOP!!

>>COSMO: GREAT WORKOUT EVERYONE!

>>KITT: IN THE POCKET, REALLY!

>>DOTT: HAHA, IT REALLY WAS!

I FELT THAT.

DID YOU?

YEAH, YOU NAILED IT.

>>DUSTY: WOOF.

THAT WORKOUT MADE ME SWEAT.

WOAH- LOOK AT ALL OF THESE BUBBLES.

LET'S GET POPPING!

>>DOTT: HIP...HOP.

HIP HOP.

>>DUSTY: HA!

WOAH- TINY BUBBLES!

>>DOTT: SH...O...P. SHOP!

>>DUSTY: HA!

>>DOTT: T...O...P. TOP!

>>DUSTY: WOOHOO!

>>DUSTY: WOAH, WOAH, WOAAAH!

♪ ♪ >>MARY: OH, HI READING BUDDIES- I WAS JUST PRACTICING MY TRUMPET!

DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT MY MUSIC, MARTY?

>>MARTY: COMMENTS?

YOU MEAN MY OPINION OF YOUR TRUMPET MUSIC?

>>MARY: YEAH!

>>MARTY: NO COMMENT.

>>MARY: YOU MUST HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT IT... >>MARTY: OK, HERE'S A COMMENT.

THAT MUSIC WAS...

PLAYED ON A TRUMPET.

OK, LET'S- (Making trumpet noises) >>MARY: ANY MORE COMMENTS ABOUT MY MUSIC MARTY?

>>MARTY: YES.

THAT MUSIC WAS...VERY EASY FOR ME TO HEAR!

WELL, NOW THAT THAT'S OVER- >>MARY: I PLAY GOOD AND LOUD BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU TO MISS ANY NOTES.

>>MARTY: OH, DON'T WORRY MARY, I'VE GOT A TON OF NOTES.

>>MARY: I LOVE PLAYING THE TRUMPET FOR YOU MARTY...IT JUST MAKES ME SO HAPPY.

BUT YOU'RE PROBABLY SICK OF IT.

THANKS FOR LISTENING.

>>MARTY: MARY!

I HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT ABOUT YOUR MUSIC.

>>MARY: WHAT IS IT MARTY?

>>MARTY: I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE!

>>MARY: YOU MEAN IT?

THIS ONE'S DEDICATED TO MY BEST FRIEND MARTY.

A ONE-E AND A TWO!

(Making trumpet noises) >>MARTY: "COMMENT"- TO EXPRESS YOUR OPINION ABOUT SOMETHING!"

WAY TO GO MARY!

>>AUDIENCE: YEAH, BRAVO, WOOHOO!

>>JAMPA: BRAVO, BRAVO, BRAVO!

>>DOTT: DUSTY LOVES HIS BATHS.

>>DUSTY: MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN A FROG INSTEAD OF A DOG.

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!

>>DOTT: PERFECT TIMING AB!

IT'S TIME TO TRANSFORM SOME WORDS THAT HAVE THE SOUND OF THE DAY IN THEM.

ALPHABOT, COULD YOU PLEASE GIVE US OUR LETTERS?

>>ALPHABOTTEERS: BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ!

>>DOTT: OK, LET'S READ WHAT WE HAVE HERE.

F/O/G.

FOG.

TIME TO USE THOSE DOG EARS.

WHAT SOUND IS IN THE MIDDLE OF FOG?

>>DUSTY: AB'S SOUND OF THE DAY?

/O/, LIKE IN OCTOPUS!

IT'S WHAT WE IN THE BIZ CALL A CLOSED SYLLABLE!

>>DOTT: OH WOW!

SHOWING OFF.

NOW LET'S TAKE AWAY THE G, /G/, AND TRANSFORM FOG INTO FOX.

WHAT DO WE HAVE TO ADD TO THE END?

>>DUSTY: F/O/X • CHANGE IT SO /CKS/ IS AT THE END?

>>DOTT: YES- WE ADD THE LETTER X, /CKS/.

NOW- LET'S TRANSFORM FOX, INTO OX.

>>DUSTY: O/X..

I DON'T THINK WE NEED THE /F/.

TAKE IT AWAY SO WE HAVE A SIMPLE 'O' CLOSED SYLLABLE" THERE!

>>DOTT: VERY GOOD.

NOW CAN YOU TRANSFORM OX INTO AX?

>>DUSTY: /O/X/.

/A/X/.

I HEAR IT!

WE HAVE TO GET RID OF /O/ AND MAKE THE FIRST SOUND /A/.

THE LETTER A!

>>DOTT: YES, WE ADD THE LETTER A.

/A/X/.

AX!

YOU TRANSFORMED ALL THOSE WORDS DUST!

THANKS AB!

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZZ BUZZ!

B..U...ZZZ.

BU...ZZZ.

ZZZ.

>>DOTT: OH, ALPHABOTT'S BATTERY MUST BE DRAINED.

SHE'S BEEN HELPING US OUT SO MUCH TODAY.

HEY DUSTY, COULD YOU TAKE HER TO REGGIE FOR A QUICK CHARGE?

>>DUSTY: SURE.

HEY, DO YOU WANNA COME WITH US?

>>KIDS: OK!

>>DUSTY: GREAT!

COME ON ALPHABOTT, LET'S GO!

>>DUSTY: HEY REGGIE!

WOULD YOU MIND GIVING AB A QUICK CHARGE?

>>REGGIE: OH, OF COURSE DUSTY.

OH!

HI READING BUDDIES!

COME ON IN.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>REGGIE: WOWIE ZOWIE, HER BATTERY IS DRAINED!

HEY, COULD YOU HELP CHARGE ALPHABOTTS BATTERY?

>>KIDS: YEAH!

>>REGGIE: WE CAN DO IT!

OK, FOR EVERY SOUND WE HEAR IN A WORD, WE HAVE TO PRESS A BUTTON.

AFTER A FEW ROUNDS, ALPHABOTT WILL BE FULLY CHARGED.

LET'S GET TO WORK!

>>SPEAKER: ODD.

>>DUSTY: ODD.

THE WORD IS ODD.

HOW MANY SOUNDS DO YOU HEAR IN O DD?

>>KIDS: TWO!

>>DUSTY: LET'S SEE.

O-DD!

ODD!

>>REGGIE: WOWWIE ZOWWIE!

>>SPEAKER: SHOP.

>>DUSTY: SHOP.

THE WORD IS SHOP.

HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN SH-O-P?

>>KIDS: 3!

>>DUSTY: 3?, LET'S SEE!

SH-O-P. SHOP!

>>REGGIE: HALFWAY THERE BUDDIES!

>>SPEAKER: FOG.

>>DUSTY: FOG.

THE WORD IS FOG.

HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN F-O-G?

>>KIDS: THREE!

>>DUSTY: 3?

F-O-G. FOG!

>>REGGIE: IMPRESSIVE.

>>SPEAKER: KNOCK.

>>DUSTY: KNOCK.

THE WORD IS KNOCK.

HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN KN-O-CK?

>>KIDS: 3!

>>DUSTY: 3?

LET'S SEE.

KN-O-CK.

KNOCK!

>>REGGIE: SHE'S FULLY CHARGED!

GREAT WORK READING BUDDIES!

THAT'LL BE TEN CENTS DUSTY.

>>DUSTY: TEN CENTS TOWARD THE "GET REGGIE TO SPACE CAMP FUND"!

THANKS REG.

>>REGGIE: AW, THANKS DUST.

>>KIDS: AWWW.

>>DOTT: TODAY'S HEART WORD IS "OF", AS IN "DUSTY IS A FRIEND "OF" MINE."

>>DUSTY: AWWW!

"OF" RHYMES WITH GLOVE!

>>DOTT: "OF" IS A HEART WORD, WHICH MEANS IT HAS ONE OR MORE SOUND SPELLINGS WE MAY NOT KNOW YET.

OF HAS TWO SOUNDS.

/UH/V.

THE O SPELLS THE /UH/ SOUND, AND THE F SPELLS THE /V/ SOUND.

WE HAVE TO KNOW BOTH OF THESE PARTS BY HEART.

LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.

/UH/V/.

>>ALL: OF!

>>COSMO: DUSTY...

I SOLVED YOUR COMIC BOOK PROBLEM!

>>DUSTY: YOU DID!?

>>COSMO: YES.

I'VE GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU.

>>DUSTY: MY COMIC!

>>COSMO: WELL, NOT EXACTLY.

I MEAN, IT'S FOR YOU, BUT I WROTE IT.

>>DUSTY: YOU DID??

>>COSMO: ZIGGY HELPED WITH THE PICTURES.

I CALL IT... "THE ODD COSMIC ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN FLEABAG AND DOCTOR BETABOTT"!

>>DUSTY: WAIT.

CAPTAIN FLEABAG!?

...THAT'S ME!

I'M ON A COMIC BOOK.

>>COSMO: YOU'RE IN A COMIC BOOK.

>>DUSTY: HUH?

>>COSMO: I TOOK WHAT YOU LIKED- ROBOTS, ROCKETS, DOCTORS AND SPACE, AND PUT IT ALL INTO THIS COMIC BOOK.

>>DUSTY: OH THANK YOU COSMO!

YOU'RE A GREAT WRITER!

>>COSMO: THANK YOU, MAYBE I'LL MAKE A FEW MORE!

>>DUSTY: A WHOLE SERIES!

WITH AN OPTION FOR A MOVIE.

I CAN SEE IT NOW- "COSMO'S COMICS".

>>COSMO: IT PRACTICALLY WRITES ITSELF!

>>DUSTY: NO- IT DOESN'T.

YOU HAVE TO WRITE IT.

COME ON HOP TO IT!

ONWARD!

>>COSMO: BLAST OFF!!

>>DUSTY: EXCELSIOR, OOH WRITE THESE DOWN THESE ARE GOOD!

UM UM UM, SPACE, SPACEY, MCGEE.

NO THAT'S NOT GREAT, THAT ONE'S NOT GREAT BUT YOU'LL COME UP WITH SOME BETTER STUFF.

>>DOTT: ...AND YOU DUSTY, YOU'VE EARNED YOUR NEW ALPHABADGE BADGE, "THE O CLOSED SYLLABLE BADGE".

WEAR IT WITH PRIDE.

>>DUSTY: I'M IN SHOCK!

>>DOTT: "LITTLE BY LITTLE... >>ALPHABOTTEERS AND DUSTY: ...LETTER BY LETTER!"

>>DOTT: TIME TO GO HOME!

GIVE YOUR UNIFORMS TO AB.

I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>DUSTY AND DOTT: READING ♪ BUDDIES, YOU DID GREAT WORK ♪ TODAY.

♪ READING BUDDIES, I REALLY WISH ♪ YOU COULD STAY.

♪ WE'LL SEE YOU SOON, FROM THIS ♪ SAME SPOT, WITH DUSTY, AND ♪ DOTT, AND ALPHABOTT.

♪ WITH YOUR READING BUDDIES, ♪ YOU'LL NEVER READ ALONE!

>>KIDS: BYE!

BYE BYE!