>>DOTT: WE ARE ALL OUT OF FOOD TODAY, NO FOOD FOR YOU!

>>DUSTY: WELL THEN UM, IS SPAGHETTI FOOD?

>>DOTT: HAHAHA, NO DUSTY.

>>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... "THE A CLOSED SYLLABLE BLEND BADGE"!

>>DUSTY: OH!

LOOK AT THE BIRDIES FLAP, FLAP, FLAPPING... >>DOTT: THE ALPHABOTTEERS ARE HERE!

LET'S GO OUTSIDE AND SAY HELLO.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>DUSTY: HA!

FLAP, FLAP!

>>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: WE GET A NEW ONE EVERY TIME 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 INSIDE AND MEET BACK HERE FOR AB'S SOUND OF THE DAY.

>>DUSTY: YOU HEARD HER CLASS, DASH OVER THERE AND- >>DOTT: UH, DUST...THAT MEANS YOU TOO... >>DUSTY: OH RIGHT.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK!

>>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.

>>MARTY: TODAY'S WORD IS..."GRAND"!

>>MARY: LET'S SAY IT TOGETHER!

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

>>MARY: "GRAND" MEANS, SOMETHING THAT IMPRESSES PEOPLE BECAUSE OF ITS SIZE OR APPEARANCE.

>>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: /A/,/A/,/A/.

>>ALPHABOTTEERS: /A/, /A/, /A/!

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

/A/, LIKE APPLE.

TODAY, YOU'RE GOING TO HELP DUSTY EARN HIS FIRST BLEND BADGE.

THE "A CLOSED SYLLABLE BLEND BADGE".

>>ALPHABOTTEERS: OOOH!

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

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

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!

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

YOUR MOUTH IS OPEN AND THE FRONT PART OF YOUR TONGUE IS LOW INSIDE YOUR MOUTH.

YOUR VOICE BOX IS ON.

REPEAT AFTER ME.

/A/A/A/ YOUR TURN!

>>ALPHABOTTEERS: /A/A/A/!

>>DOTT: TODAY'S BADGE IS A BLEND BADGE.

A BLEND IS "WHEN CONSONANTS KEEP THEIR OWN SOUNDS WHEN THEY'RE TOGETHER."

BLENDS CAN BE FOUND AT THE BEGINNING OR END OF A SYLLABLE.

AB, LET'S SHOW THEM WHEN THE LETTER A IS /A/ IN WORDS WITH BLENDS.

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!

>>DOTT: "FAST".

THIS WORD IS A CLOSED SYLLABLE -THERE IS JUST ONE VOWEL AND THAT VOWEL IS CLOSED IN BY A CONSONANT, (OR IN THIS CASE A BLEND OF S AND THIS T.) THE VOWEL SOUND WILL BE SHORT, KIND OF LIKE IT'S ANXIOUS THAT THE CONSONANT IS CLOSING IT IN.

SO 'A' REPRESENTS /A/ IN THIS WORD.

LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.

F-A-S-T!

FAST!

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

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

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZZ!

>>DOTT: BE SURE TO LISTEN FOR THAT /A/ SOUND TODAY, AND YOU'LL EARN THAT "A CLOSED SYLLABLE BLEND BADGE!

LITTLE BY LITTLE... >>ALPHABOTTEERS: ...LETTER BY LETTER!

>>DOTT: OFF YOU GO!

I'LL SEE YOU INSIDE JAMPA.

>>DUSTY: DON'T ATTRACT ATTENTION- DON'T ATTRACT ATTENTION... >>DOTT: NOT SO FAST DUST... >>DUSTY: OH, RATS!!!

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

>>DUSTY: UH, ACTUALLY, YES...I DID... NOT!

THERE'S A LOT OF TRASH IN THERE.

I MEAN LIKE, A LOT OF TRASH.

WILL YOU HELP ME CLEAN UP THAT JUNK?

>>KIDS: YES!

>>DUSTY: HOT DOG!

RACE YA THERE.

READY, SET, GO!

>> DOG, DOG, DOGGY DOG, DOG HOUSE ♪ >>DUSTY: A,E,I,O, YOU WIN AGAIN!

OK, LET'S SORT THIS PILE OF JUNK.

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

REMEMBER- /A/ AS IN /A/PPLE.

>>JUNK: WHO IS THAT?

I DON'T HAVE MY GLASSES!

>>DUSTY: YA SHOULD HAVE WORN YOUR CONTACTS.

DIVE!

DIVE!

DIVE!

PLANT.

P/L/A/N/T.

DOES PLANT HAVE THE /A/ SOUND?

>>KIDS: YES!

>>DUSTY:YEAH!

HAHA.

FISH!

F/I/SH.

DOES FISH HAVE THE /A/ SOUND?

>>KIDS: NO!

>>DUSTY: NUHUH.

NOW THAT'S WHAT THAT SMELL WAS...HA!

ANT!

DOES A/N/T HAVE THE /A/ SOUND?

>>KIDS: YES!

>>DUSTY: HAHA, YEAH!

HEY, DON'T MOVE MY PLANT ANT!

>>JUNK: NOOOOOO • SEE YA TOMORROW DUSTY!

>>DUSTY: SEE YA TOMORROW JUNK!

HEY!

THANKS FOR HELPING ME CLEAN UP.

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

HAHA!

>>DUSTY: HI JAMPA!

>>JAMPA: OH, HI DUSTY.

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

>>JAMPA: YEAH!

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

>>JAMPA: A FLASHLIGHT.

>>DUSTY: A FLASHLIGHT, I'VE HEARD OF THAT!

HEY JAMPA, DO FLASHLIGHTS FLY?

>>JAMPA: NO DUSTY!

>>DUSTY: OH NO!

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A FLASHLIGHT?

>>JAMPA: YOU PRESS A BUTTON- AND BAM!

THE LIGHT COMES OUT.

>>DUSTY: WOW!

INSTANT LIGHT.

WHAT WILL THEY THINK OF NEXT?

>>JAMPA: FLYING CARS!

>>DUSTY: FLYING CARS?!

HEY, FLYING CARS COVERED IN FLASHLIGHTS???

>>JAMPA: HEHEHEHAHA!

>>DUSTY: THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR SCRAPBOOK WITH ME JAMPA.

>>JAMPA: BYE DUSTY.

>>DUSTY: BYE JAMPA!

>>DUSTY: GRAND OPENING OF DUSTY'S LEMONADE STAND!

THE BEST IN THE LAND!

GIVE ME A HAND • "OK!

DUSTY!

DUSTY!"

>>REGGIE: HI DUSTY!

>>DUSTY: OOH!

A CUSTOMER!

>>REGGIE: I'LL TAKE ONE CUP!

>>DUSTY: ONE CUP!

ONE...UH...UH ONE CUP UH.

I'LL GO GRAB THAT.

BE RIGHT BACK!

HA!

ONE CUP.

>>REGGIE: THANKS DUSTY.

UH...DUSTY THE LEMONADE IS KINDA...ABSENT >>DUSTY: UH....THIS IS AWKWARD • I UH...I DON'T HAVE LEMONADE!!

I'LL NEVER EARN THE MONEY TO BUY ZIGGY NEW MARKERS!

>>REGGIE: UM DUSTY... >>DUSTY: I ACCIDENTALLY RUINED HIS OTHER ONES... >>REGGIE: DUSTY... >>DUSTY: OH THE HUMANITY!!

>>REGGIE: DUSTY!

SNAP OUT OF IT!

I THINK I HAVE THE ANSWER.

WHAT YOU NEED IS A PLAN.

>>DUSTY: OH, A PLAN.

UM...HOW DO I MAKE A PLAN?

>>REGGIE: IF YOU WANNA KNOW HOW TO MAKE A PLAN, I'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO MAKE A PLAN.

MY GRANDMA ALWAYS SAYS: "THE BEST PLANS START WHEN YOU BREAK THE STEPS APART.

WHAT TOOLS DO YOU NEED, IN ORDER TO SUCCEED?"

>>DUSTY: OK, WELL UH, I NEED SOME CUPS, AND UH OH...LEMONS, AND, UM, ICE!

NOBODY LIKES WARM LEMONADE • AND MY PIGGY BANK FOR CHANGE • AND ...AND SNACKS!

HAHAH.

I'M GOING ON BREAK!

BEING A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IS HARD WORK.

>>DUSTY: HEY, ALPHABOTT'S IN ART MODE!

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

WOAH!

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

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ, >>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ, BUZZ!

>>DOTT: HI AB, HI ZIGGY.

WHAT ARE YOU DRAWING TODAY?

>>ZIGGY: I WENT APPLE PICKING!

I DREW A PICTURE OF MY FAVORITE APPLE.

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

>>ZIGGY: WHAT?

>>DOTT: THE LETTER A!

>>DUSTY: LIKE OUR ALPHABADGE?

>>ZIGGY: I SEE IT TOO!

>>DUSTY: WELL I DON'T!

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

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

WILL YOU HELP US SHOW DUSTY THE 'A' IN THIS APPLE?

>>KIDS: YES!

>>DOTT: GREAT!

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

BOOOP!

FIRST THINGS FIRST.

WE'LL NEED THIS!

NOW WE NEED ZIGGY'S APPLE.

>>APPLE: A, APPLE, /A/!

>>DOTT: TO DRAW THE LETTER A • START BETWEEN THE DOTTED AND THE BOTTOM LINE.

WE MAKE A CIRCLE TO THE LEFT.

NOW WE ADD A SHORT LINE DOWN.

DONE!

THE LETTER A.

>>APPLE: A, APPLE, /A/!

>>DUSTY: I SAW IT!

>>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 "A CLOSED SYLLABLE BLEND BADGE"!

>>DOTT: THAT'S THE ATTITUDE DUST!

I KNOW YOU WILL, WITH YOUR HELP OF COURSE.

AB, SWITCH INTO LEARNING MODE PLEASE.

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!

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

>>DUSTY: YEAH!

SEE YA IN THE READING ROOM!

>>DOTT: A, APPLE,/A/.

•A, APPLE, /A/ • A-APPLE-/A/.

>>AUDIENCE: WOO!

YEAH!

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>DOTT: WELCOME BACK TO... >>AUDIENCE : "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 ANTON, I'M ON TV!

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

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

HERE WE GO.

THE FIRST WORD IS "ASK".

>>DUSTY: ASK.

A/S/K.

WHERE IS /A/ IN A/S/K ?

>>KIDS : THE FIRST SOUND!

>>DUSTY: IT'S THE FIRST SOUND DOTT!

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!

>>DOTT: YES!

LET'S ADD ANOTHER SOUND.

THE NEXT WORD IS..."CAMP".

>>DUSTY: CAMP.

C/A/M/P.

WHERE IS /A/ IN C/A/M/P?

>>KIDS : THE SECOND SOUND!

>>DUSTY: OK!...THE SECOND SOUND DOTT!

>>DOTT: OH YEAH!

OK- THE LAST ROUND.

THE WORD IS, "STACK".

>>DUSTY: "STACK".

S/T/A/CK.

WHERE IS /A/ IN S/T/A/CK?

>>KIDS: THE THIRD SOUND!

>>DUSTY: WE THINK IT'S THE THIRD SOUND DOTT!

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!

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

YOU'VE WON A BATH FILLED WITH CLAMS!!

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

>>AUDIENCE: YES!

WAHOO!

NICE!

>>DUSTY: GET READY TO SQUAT WITH DOTT!

>>DOTT: WE'RE JUST ALL 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 /A/ SOUND WHILE YOU EXERCISE.

>>DUSTY: WHAT'S UP FIRST DOTT?

>>DOTT: OUR FIRST MOVE IS CALLED..."THE FLAP JACK."

READY?

HERE WE GO!

THE FLAP JACK.

THE FLAP JACK THE FLAP JACK.... AND STOP!

>>COSMO: HOW ABOUT THIS DOTT?

IT'S CALLED- THE "SLAM DUNK".

>>DOTT: OH I LOVE IT!

OK, LET'S ALL TRY COSMO'S SLAM DUNK.

LET'S GO- THE SLAM DUNK •ALRIGHT THE SLAM DUNK, THAT'S GREAT • THE SLAM DUNK • AND STOP!

>>KITT: TRY THIS ONE!

IT'S CALLED..."THE SNAPITTY SNAP".

>>DOTT: KITT I LOVE IT!

I LOVE IT.

OK, HERE WE GO.

THE SNAPPITY SNAP, GOOD WORK THE SNAPPITY SNAP, UHHUH THE SNAPPITY SNAP.... NOW STOP!

>>COSMO: NICE WORKOUT EVERYONE!

>>KITT: SMASHING, REALLY!

>>DOTT: REALLY.

>>COSMO: YEAH!

>>DUSTY: WOOF.

THAT WORKOUT MADE ME SWEAT.

WOAH- LOOK AT ALL OF THESE BUBBLES.

LET'S GET POPPIN!

HAHA.

>>DOTT: >>DOTT: HAND...SHAKE...HANDSHAKE.

>>DUSTY: HA!

WOAH- TINY BUBBLES!

>>DOTT: S...N...A...P. SNAP!

>>DUSTY: SNAP!

>>DOTT: L..A...N...D!

LAND >>DUSTY: WOOHOO!

>>DUSTY: DOTT, I'M READY TO COME OUT!

MY PAWS ARE PRUNY.

>>MARY: OH HI READING BUDDIES!

WE MADE A GRAND STACK OF PANCAKES!

>>MARTY: HEY!

MAYBE WE'LL EVEN WIN A PRIZE OR SOMETHING... "THE GRANDEST STACK OF PANCAKES AWARD GOES TO...MARY AND MARTY!"

HAHAHA >>MARY: NOW THAT SOUNDS GRAND MARTY.

DO YOU THINK IT WOULD STILL BE THE GRANDEST STACK OF PANCAKES IF I ATE ONE •OR TWO PANCAKES?

>>MARTY: NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT...MAYBE WE COULD EAT 3 OR FOUR PANCAKES, AND IT WOULD STILL BE A GRAND STACK.

>>MARY: WELL, WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR!?!

>>MARY & MARTY: YUM!

YUM!

CHOMP.

YUM!

>>MARTY: WOOF.

THAT WAS DELICIOUS STACK OF PANCAKES, BUT IT'S NOT VERY GRAND OR IMPRESSIVE ANYMORE.

>>MARY: BUUUURP.

BUT THAT WAS!

DID YOU HEAR THAT!?!

>>MARY & MARTY: GRAND!

"SOMETHING THAT IMPRESSES PEOPLE BECAUSE OF ITS SIZE OR APPEARANCE."

>>AUDIRENCE: WOO HOO!

BRAVO!

BRAVO!

>>JAMPA: BRAVO!

BRAVO!

BRAVO!

>>DOTT: DUSTY LOVES HIS BATHS.

>>DUSTY: WELL, IT'S HELPING THIS RASH!

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!

>>DOTT: PERFECT TIMING AB!

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

ALPHABOTT WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE US OUR LETTERS?

>>ALPHABOTTEERS: BUZZ BUZZ!

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

L/A/P.

"LAP".

TIME TO USE THOSE DOG EARS.

WHAT SOUND IS IN THE MIDDLE OF "LAP"?

>>DUSTY: I HEAR IT!

AB'S SOUND OF THE DAY?

/A/, LIKE APPLE!

>>DOTT: SMARTY PANTS!

NOW LET'S ADD A SOUND TO THE BEGINNING, TO MAKE A BLEND.

REMEMBER, A BLEND IS WHEN "CONSONANTS KEEP THEIR OWN SOUNDS WHEN THEY'RE TOGETHER."

NOW HOW COULD WE MAKE THIS WORD READ- 'CLAP?'

>>DUSTY: C/L/A/P.

WE NEED THE /C/ IN THE BEGINNING!

>>DOTT: YES - WE ADD THE LETTER C TO MAKE C/L/A/P.

OK, NOW, HOW DO WE TRANSFORM CLAP, INTO CLAM.

>>DUSTY: CLAM • /M/.

WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE LAST SOUND TO /M/!

>>DOTT: VERY GOOD.

NOW CAN YOU TRANSFORM CLAM INTO GLAM?

>>DUSTY: OF COURSE.

UH, MAYBE.

UH, UH YOU KNOW, WE'LL SEE.

G/L/A/M.

WE HAVE TO CHANGE /C/ IN THAT BEGINNING BLEND TO /G/.

>>DOTT: YES!

WE CHANGE THE /C/ TO /G/ WITH THE LETTER G. WAY TO GO DUSTY!

YOU TRANSFORMED ALL OF THOSE WORDS THAT HAD SHORT A AND BLENDS!

THANKS ALPHABOTT!

>>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.

DO YOU WANNA COME WITH US?

>>KIDS: OK!

SURE.

>>DUSTY: GREAT!

COME ON ALPHABOTT, LET'S GO!

>>DUSTY: HEY REGGIE!

WOULD YOU MIND GIVING REGGIE A QUICK CHARGE?

>>REGGIE: OH, OF COURSE DUSTY.

OH!

HEY READING BUDDIES!

COME ON IN.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ WOWIE ZOWIE, HER BATTERY IS DRAINED!

COULD YOU HELP CHARGE ALPHABOTT'S 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: SWAG.

>>DUSTY: SWAG.

THE WORD IS "SWAG".

HOW MANY SOUNDS DO YOU HEAR IN S-W-A-G?

>>KIDS: 4!

>>DUSTY: LET'S SEE.

S-W-A-G. SWAG!

>>REGGIE: WOWWIE ZOWWIE!

>>SPEAKER: PANT.

>>DUSTY: PANT.

THE WORD IS PANT.

HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN P-A-N-T?

>>KIDS: 4!

>>DUSTY: 4?, LET'S SEE!

P-A-N-T. PANT!

>>REGGIE: I BELIEVE IN YOU!

KEEP GOING.!

>>SPEAKER: ANT.

>>DUSTY: ANT.

THE WORD IS ANT.

HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN A-N-T?

>>KIDS: 3?

>>DUSTY: LET'S SEE.

A-N-T. ANT!

>>REGGIE: ONE MORE SHOULD DO THE TRICK!

>>SPEAKER: GRAPH.

>>DUSTY: GRAPH.

THE WORD IS GRAPH.

HOW MANY SOUNDS DO YOU HEAR IN G-R-A-PH?

>>KIDS: 4!

>>DUSTY: 4?

THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

G-R-A-PH.

GRAPH!

>>REGGIE: SHE'S FULLY CHARGED!

>>REGGIE: GREAT WORK READING BUDDIES!

THAT'LL BE TEN CENTS DUSTY.

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

THANKS REGG.

>>REGGIE: AW, THANKS DUST.

>>KIDS: AWW.

>>DOTT: TODAY'S HEART WORD IS "WANT", AS IN "DUSTY, DO YOU WANT MORE CHEESE"?

>>DUSTY: OF COURSE I DO!

"WANT" RHYMES WITH CROISSANT.

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

"WANT" HAS FOUR SOUNDS.

/W/A/N/T.

THE FIRST SOUND, /W/ IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER "W".

THE THIRD SOUND, /N/ IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER "N".

THE LAST SOUND, /T/, IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER "T".

IT'S THE SECOND SOUND, AH, THAT'S SPELLED WITH THE LETTER A- WHICH ISN'T MAKING IT'S USUAL SOUND /A/.

THIS IS THE PART WE HAVE TO KNOW BY HEART.

LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.

W/A/N/T.

WANT!

>>DUSTY: AT LAST!

THE GRAND, GRAND OPENING OF DUSTY- >>REGGIE: -AND REGGIE'S!

>>BOTH: LEMONADE STAND!

>>DUSTY: HAHA.

WE'VE GOT CUPS, WE'VE GOT LEMONADE!

>>REGGIE: WE'VE GOT CHANGE!

>>DUSTY: WE NEED- >>KID: HEY REGGIE!

>>BOTH: CUSTOMERS!

>>REGGIE: LOOKS LIKE I'LL ONE CUP DUSTY.

>>DUSTY: OH BOY!

PRETTY SOON I'LL BE ABLE TO GET ZIGGY MARKERS AND A CARD!

AND THEN WE'LL EXPAND WITH A LEMONADE STAND ON EVERY CORNER.

OH, THE PLANS WE'LL MAKE!

>>REGGIE: UM DUSTY!

THE, UH, CUP?

>>DUSTY: OH, HAHA HERE YOU GO.

>>BOTH: ORDER UP!

>>DUSTY: HAHA!

>>DOTT: ...AND YOU DUSTY, I AWARD YOU WITH YOUR NEW ALPHA BADGE, "THE A CLOSED SYLLABLE BLEND BADGE".

WEAR IT WITH PRIDE.

>>DUSTY: BLAMMO!!

WE DID IT!

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

>>DOTT: TIME TO GO HOME!

GIVE YOUR UNIFORMS TO AB.

I'LL SEE YA TOMORROW.

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

♪ >READING BUDDIES, I REALLY ♪ 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!