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>>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 OU VOWEL TEAM BADGE"!

>>DUSTY: ...YOUCH!

NO NEED TO SHOUT ABOUT IT... >>DOTT: THE ALPHABOTTEERS ARE HERE!

LET'S GO OUTSIDE AND SAY HELLO.

SNOT E. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>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: LET'S MAKE EVERY SECOND COUNT TODAY.

STARTING NOW!

ONE, ONE THOUSAND...TWO, ONE THOUSAND...THREE, ONE--- >>DOTT: UH...DUST.

THAT MEANS YOU TOO... >>DUSTY: RIGHT.

WAIT FOR ME!

4, ONE THOUSAND ,5... >>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... >>ALL: "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: YABBADUBBADUBBAYABBADUBBA... >>MARTY: TODAY WORD IS..."OUTSTANDING"!

>>MARY: LET'S SAY IT TOGETHER!

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

>>MARY: "OUTSTANDING" MEANS, SOMETHING THAT IS NOTICEABLY VERY GOOD.

>>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: /OU/,/OU/,/OU/.

>>ALPHABOTTEERS: /OU/,/OU/,/OU/!

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

/OU/, LIKE CLOUD.

TODAY, YOU'RE GOING TO HELP DUSTY EARN THE "THE OU VOWEL TEAM BADGE".

>>ALPHABOTTEERS: OOOH!

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

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

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!

>>DOTT: WHEN WE MAKE THE /OU/ SOUND • OUR LIPS START OUT A LITTLE BIT OPEN AND MOVE INTO A TIGHT LITTLE CIRCLE.

OUR TONGUE STARTS OUT IN A LOW PLACE AND THEN RISES IN THE BACK, AND YOUR VOICE BOX IS ON.

REPEAT AFTER ME.

/OU/OU/OU/ >>ALPHABOTTEERS: /OU/OU/OU/.

>>DOTT: AB, LET'S SHOW THEM SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT YOUR SOUND OF THE DAY.

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!

>>DOTT: TAKE THE WORD CLOUD.

WHEN WE SEE A SYLLABLE THAT HAS VOWELS NEXT TO EACH OTHER, THEY FORM A VOWEL TEAM.

THEY TEAM UP TO MAKE ONE SOUND.

TODAY'S VOWEL TEAM IS AN O AND U.

TOGETHER THEY ARE PRONOUNCED /OU/ AS IN CLOUD.

LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.

C/L/OU/D.

CLOUD!

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!

>>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 /OU/ SOUND TODAY, AND YOU'LL EARN THE "OU VOWEL TEAM BADGE" LITTLE BY LITTLE... >>ALPHABOTTEERS: ...LETTER BY LETTER!

>>DOTT: OFF YOU GO!

>>DUSTY: ...NOT...ONE... SOUND...WOAH!

>>DOTT: NOT SO FAST DUSTY... >>DUSTY: DOTT!

YOU FOUND ME.

>>DOTT: DID YOU CLEAN YOUR ROOM DOG HOUSE THIS MORNING?

>>DUSTY: I CLEANED IT HOURS AGO...BUT THERE'S STILL A MOUNTAIN OF JUNK IN THERE!

WILL YOU HELP ME CLEAN UP MY DOGHOUSE??

>>KID: YES!

>>DUSTY: HOT DOG!

RACE YA THERE.

READY, SET, GO!

DOG, DOG, DOGGY DOG DOGGY DOG DOG HOUSE A,E,I,O, YOU WIN AGAIN!

OK, LET'S SORT OUT ALL THIS JUNK.

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

REMEMBER- /OU/ LIKE CLOUD.

>>JUNK: DUSTY!

YOU AIN'T NOTHIN BUT A HOUND DOG.

>>DUSTY: I'M ACTUALLY A MUTT- AND PROUD OF IT!

DIVE!

DIVE!

DIVE!

WHOO!

COUCH.

C/OU/CH.

DOES COUCH HAVE THE /OU/ SOUND?

>>KIDS: YES!!

>>DUSTY: HAHA, YEAH!

HEY!

THERE ARE ALWAYS CRUMBS IN A COUCH... HA!

COIN.

C/OI/N.

DOES COIN HAVE THE /OU/ SOUND?

>>KID: NO DUSTY!

>>DUSTY: NOPE!

YOU SHOULD BE IN A PIGGY BANK!

>>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!

HELLO JAMPA!

>>JAMPA: HI DUSTY.

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

>>JAMPA: UH... YEAH!

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

>>JAMPA: A CLOUD!

>>DUSTY: A CLOUD!?

I'VE HEARD OF THOSE.

HEY, DO CLOUDS FLY?

>>JAMPA: NO DUSTY.

>>DUSTY: HM... >>JAMPA: THEY FLOAT.

>>DUSTY: THEY FLOAT!?

HEY, CLOSE ENOUGH.

WHAT ELSE DO CLOUDS DO?

>>JAMPA: THEY CARRY RAIN.

>>DUSTY: THEY CAN CARRY RAIN?

>>JAMPA: AND MAKE SHAPES.

>>DUSTY: HEY JAMPA?

>>JAMPA: WHAT?

>>DUSTY: LET'S SEE IF WE CAN SEE ANY SHAPES IN THESE CLOUDS UP HERE... >>JAMPA: I SEE A HOUSE!

>>DUSTY: HEY, HEY!

I SEE A MOUSE!

>>JAMPA: I SEE A...

DUSTY!

>>DUSTY: YOU SEE A DUSTY!?

WHERE?

I DON'T SEE A DUSTY... >>JAMPA: THERE!

>>DUSTY: WHAT?

OH!

HAHA, YOU GOT ME JAMPA!

YOU GOT ME JAMPA!

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

>>DUSTY: BYE JAMPA!

>>MAYA: ARE YOU EXCITED FOR THE PARTY?

>>JAMPA: I WAS BORN READY MAYA!

>>MAYA: OH...HI DUSTY... >>DUSTY: WHAT ARE YOU ALL UP TO?

>>MAYA: OH NOTHING, YOU KNOW JUST STANDING... >>COSMO: AND BREATHING...AS...YOU DO • >>JAMPA: YUP.

WHAT HE SAID • >>MAYA: OH, WHAT WAS THAT?

I THINK I HEARD DOTT CALLING OUR NAMES?

>>KIDS: YEAH!

OH, ME TOO.

THAT'S RIGHT... >>DUSTY: THAT'S FUNNY.

I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING AND DOGS HAVE EXCELLENT HEARING.

>>KITT: I THINK I HEARD HER TOO.

>>COSMO: YEAH!

SEE YA LATER DUSTY!

>>MAYA: YEAH, BYE DUSTY!

>>KIDS: BYE!

>>DUSTY: JUST UH...UM, UH...WELL, THAT WAS ODD.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO USE MY TRUSTY SNOUT TO SNIFF THIS OUT.

>>REGGIE: DUDE, DUSTY'S GONNA LOVE THIS!

>>DUSTY: HMMMM.

SOMETHING'S STRANGE... >>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!

BUZZ!

BU-...BUZZ...BUZZ... >>DUSTY: WELP, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND HERE...BUT I'M GOING TO FIND OUT!

HEHE...RIGHT AFTER I GET SOME SNACKS FROM THE HOUSE.

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, BUZZ!

>>DOTT: HI AB, HI ZIGGY.

WHAT ARE YOU DRAWING TODAY?

>>ZIGGY: ALPHABOTT AND I HAD OUR HEADS UP IN THE CLOUDS, TRYING TO SEE DIFFERENT SHAPES.

THESE WERE HER FAVORITE ONES.

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZZ!

>>ZIGGY: YOU'RE WELCOME AB!

THANKS FOR HANGING OUT WITH ME.

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

>>ZIGGY: WHAT?

>>DOTT: THE LETTERS O AND U, SIDE BY SIDE.

>>DUSTY: OUR NEW VOWEL TEAM BADGE?

>>ZIGGY: I SEE IT TOO!

NO WONDER THEY WERE HER FAVORITE CLOUDS.

>>DUSTY: WELL I DON'T!

THAT'S NOT A LETTER, IT'S A PICTURE OF A COUPLE OF CLOUDS... >>DOTT: DON'T WORRY, WE'VE GOT YOU.

WILL YOU HELP US SHOW DUSTY THE O U IN THESE CLOUDS?

>>KIDS: YES!

>>DOTT: GREAT!

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

BOOOOP!

>>KIDS: OOOH!

>>DOTT: FIRST THINGS FIRST.

WE NEED THIS!

NEXT WE NEED ZIGGY'S CLOUDS.

>>CLOUDS: OU, CLOUD, /OU/!

>>DOTT: LET'S MAKE OUR O-U VOWEL TEAM.

FIRST WE'LL MAKE THE LETTER O.

WE START BETWEEN THE DOTTED AND THE BOTTOM LINE.

NOW, A CIRCLE TO THE LEFT.

DONE!

NOW, LET'S DRAW THE LETTER U.

START ON THE DOTTED LINE.

NOW, WE MAKE A LITTLE CUP, LIKE THIS.

WE ADD SHORT VERTICAL LINE DOWN...AND WE'RE DONE!

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!

>>DOTT: THE OU VOWEL TEAM!

>>CLOUDS: OU, CLOUD, /OU/!

>>DUSTY: I SAW IT!

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

I HAVE TO RINSE OUT MY BRUSHES!

SEE YA LATER PAINTER!!!

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!

>>DUSTY: I REALLY THINK I'M GONNA GET THAT "OU VOWEL TEAM BADGE!"

>>DOTT: I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT YOU WILL, WITH YOUR HELP OF COURSE.

AB, SWITCH INTO LEARNING MODE PLEASE.

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!

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

>>KIDS: OK!

>>DUSTY: ALRIGHT!

SEE YA IN THE READING ROOM!

>>DOTT: OU-CLOUD-/OU/ OU-CLOUD-/OU/ OU-CLOUD-/OU/.

>>AUDIENCE: WOOHOO!

ALRIGHT!

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>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 OUIDA!

I'M ON TV!

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

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

HERE WE GO.

THE FIRST WORD IS "OUCH".

>>DUSTY: OUCH.

OU/CH.

WHERE IS /OU/ IN OU/CH?

>>KIDS: THE FIRST SOUND!

>>DUSTY: OK!

LET'S DO THE FIRST SOUND DOTT!

>>DOTT: AB SAYS- YES!

ALRIGHT, LET'S SEE HOW YOU DO WITH...ANOTHER SOUND!

>>KIDS: OOOH!

>>DOTT: THE NEXT WORD IS..."MOUNT".

>>DUSTY: MOUNT.

WHERE IS /OU/ IN M/OU/N/T?

>>KIDS: THE SECOND SOUND!

>>DUSTY: HAHA OK.

THE SECOND SOUND DOTT!

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!

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

YOU'VE WON A MOUND OF BRUSSEL SPROUTS!!

>>KIDS: AWWW... >>DOTT: JOIN US NEXT TIME, WHEN WE'LL BE LISTENING FOR DIFFERENT SOUND!

>>KIDS: YEAH!

ALRIGHT, WE DID IT!

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

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

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

>>KITT: YEAH COME ON!

>>COSMO: YOU GOT THIS!

>>KIDS: YES!

>>DOTT: GREAT!

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

>>DUSTY: WHAT'S UP FIRST DOTT?

>>DOTT: OUR FIRST MOVE IS CALLED..."TOUCH THE GROUND".

CAN YOU DO IT?

5,6,7,8 "TOUCH THE GROUND" UH HUH "TOUCH THE GROUND", LAST TIME "TOUCH THE GROUND", AND STOP!

>>COSMO: HOW ABOUT THIS DOTT?

"THE GROUCH" >>DOTT: OH, HE'S SUCH A GROUCH.

HAHA!

LET'S ALL TRY, OK?

HERE, WE, GO!

THE GROUCH.

THE GROUCH.

THE GROUCH.

AND STOP!

>>KITT: HOW ABOUT THIS DOTT, I CALL IT... "THE BOUNCY HOUSE"!

YAY!

>>DOTT: KITT HAHA!

"THE BOUNCY HOUSE", WILL YOU DO IT WITH HER?

OK, LET'S GO!

THE BOUNCY HOUSE THE BOUNCY HOUSE THE BOUNCY HOUSE AND STOP!!

>>COSMO: NICE WORKOUT FOLKS!

>>KITT: ASTOUNDING, REALLY!

>>DOTT: I AGREE!

I THINK IT WAS THE BOUNCING.

>>DUSTY: WOOF.

THAT WORKOUT MADE ME SWEAT.

WOAH- LOOK AT ALL OF THESE BUBBLES.

LET'S GET POPPING!

HAHAHA.

>>DOTT: SH-OU-T. SHOUT.

>>DUSTY: HA!

>>DOTT: S-P-OU-T. SPOUT.

>>DUSTY: GOTCHA!

MY PAWS ARE PRUNY!

>>MARY: HI READING BUDDIES- GUESS WHAT?

MARTY WON THE "MOST OUTSTANDING PUMPKIN" AWARD!

>>MARTY: IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.

>>MARY: MARTY!

IT WAS NOTICEABLY VERY GOOD!

WHY DON'T YOU TELL THEM ABOUT IT, I'LL GO GET OUR LUNCH... WE'RE HAVING SOUP... >>MARTY: I'M NOT ONE TO BRAG BUT...

IT'S THE MOST PERFECT PUMPKIN IN THE HISTORY OF PUMPKINS!

ITS COLOR IS OUTSTANDING.

BRIGHT ORANGE!

ITS SHAPE?

OUTSTANDING.

PERFECTLY ROUND!

ITS SIZE?

OUTSTANDING- IT'S BIGGER THAN ME!

IT'S REALLY A ONE OF A KIND PUMPKIN.

LET ME SHOW IT TO YOU- WHERE IS IT?

WHERE'S MY AWARD WINNING PUMPKIN!?

>>MARY: HERE'S YOUR SOUP MARTY!

>>MARTY: OH, THANKS MARY!

>>MARTY: MMMM.

MARY, WHAT KIND OF SOUP IS THIS, IT'S OUTSTANDING!

>>MARY: IT'S AWARD WINNING PUMPKIN SOUP.

>>MARTY: OH, YOU WON AN AWARD TOO?

>>MARY: NO...

BUT THE PUMPKIN DID.

>>MARY & MARTY: "OUTSTANDING" - SOMETHING THAT IS NOTICEABLY VERY GOOD.

>>KIDS: BRAVO!

BRAVO!!

>>JAMPA: BRAVO!

BRAVO!

>>DOTT: DUSTY LOVES HIS BATHS.

>>DUSTY: I WAS SMELLING PRETTY FOUL!

>>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?

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!

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

I/T.

IT.

TIME TO USE THOSE DOG EARS.

LET'S TRANSFORM "IT", TO OUT.

>>DUSTY: WE NEED OUR SOUND OF THE DAY!

/OU/.

>>DOTT: YES!

WE REPLACE THE LETTER I FOR OUR OU VOWEL TEAM TO GET OU/T.

OUT!

ALRIGHT, CAN YOU TRANSFORM OUT TO OUCH.

>>DUSTY: CHANGE /T/ TO /CH/?

>>DOTT: YES, VERY GOOD!

WE GET RID OF THE /T/ AT THE END, AND WE REPLACE IT WITH OUR 'CH' DIGRAPH TO GET, OU/CH.

OUCH!

NOW TRANSFORM OUCH TO POUCH.

>>DUSTY: I HEAR THREE SOUNDS.

LET'S MAKE THE FIRST SOUND /P/.

>>DOTT: GOOD BOY!

YES, WE ADD THE LETTER P TO GET P/OU/CH.

POUCH.

OK, CAN YOU TRANSFORM POUCH TO POUT?

>>DUSTY: /CH/ IS OUTTA HERE!

CHANGE IT TO 'T'!

>>DOTT: VERY GOOD.

GET RID OF THE 'CH' DIGRAPH AND REPLACE IT WITH THE LETTER 'T' TO MAKE P-OU-T. POUT.

ALRIGHT, NOW CAN YOU TRANSFORM POUT TO SHOUT... >>DUSTY: REPLACE /P/ WITH /SH/.

>>DOTT: GOOD BOY!!

WE REPLACE THE LETTER P WITH THE SH DIGRAPH TO GET, BUM BA DA BUM BUM BUM BUM- /SH/OU/T.

SHOUT!

WELL DONE DUSTY, YOU TRANSFORMED ALL OF THOSE WORDS.

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: HAHA GREAT!

COME ON ALPHABOTT, LET'S GO!

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!

>>DUSTY: HEY REGGIE!

WOULD YOU MIND GIVING AB A QUICK CHARGE?

>>REGGIE: OH, OF COURSE DUSTY.

OH!

HEY READING BUDDIES!

COME ON IN.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ 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: OUT.

>>DUSTY: OUT.

THE WORD IS OUT.

HOW MANY SOUNDS DO YOU HEAR IN OUT?

>>KIDS: TWO!

>>DUSTY: LET'S SEE.

OU-T. OUT!

>>REGGIE: WOWWIE ZOWWIE!

>>SPEAKER: MOUSE.

>>DUSTY: MOUSE.

THE WORD IS MOUSE.

HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN M-OU-SE?

>>KIDS: 3!

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

M-OU-SE.

MOUSE!

>>REGGIE: HALFWAY THERE BUDDIES!

>>SPEAKER: SHOUT >>DUSTY: SHOUT.

THE WORD IS SHOUT.

HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN SH-OU-T?

>>KIDS: 3!

>>DUSTY: 3?

LET'S SEE.

SH-OU-T. SHOUT!

>>REGGIE: ONE MORE SHOULD DO THE TRICK!

>>SPEAKER: ROUND.

>>DUSTY: ROUND.

THE WORD IS ROUND.

HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN R-OU-N D?

>>KIDS: 4!

>>DUSTY: 4?

LET'S SEE.

R-OU-N-D.

ROUND!

>>REGGIE: SHE'S FULLY CHARGED!

GREAT WORK READING BUDDIES!

THAT'LL BE TEN CENTS DUSTY.

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

THANKS REGG.

>>REGGIE: AW, THANKS DUST.

>>KIDS: AWWWW.

>>DOTT: TODAY'S HEART WORD IS "SHOULD", AS IN "DUSTY SHOULD HAVE CLEANED HIS DOGHOUSE BY NOW."

>>DUSTY: I ACTUALLY DID!

SHOULD RHYMES WITH HOOD!

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

SHOULD HAS THREE SOUNDS.

/SH/OO/D.

THE FIRST SOUND, /SH/ IS SPELLED WITH THE DIGRAPH SH.

THE LAST SOUND, /D/ IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER D. THE TRICKY MIDDLE SOUND, /OO/, IS SPELLED WITH THREE LETTERS O, U, AND L. THIS IS THE PART WE HAVE TO KNOW BY HEART.

LET'S READ IT TOGETHER: SH/OUL/D.

SHOULD!

OH, DUSTY!

CAN YOU COME OUT HERE PLEASE?

>>DUSTY: ...LEAVING ME OUT.

YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT FEELINGS YOU KNOW... >>ALPHABOTTEERS: SURPRISE!

>>DUSTY: WOAH!

>>DOTT: HAPPY "DOG-IVERSARY" DAY!

>>DUSTY: "DOG-IVERSARY"?

>>DOTT: THE DAY THAT WE FOUND EACH OTHER!

>>DUSTY: OH...YEAH...HMM... >>KITT: YOU FORGOT, DIDN'T YOU?

>>DUSTY: OF COURSE NOT!

I REMEMBER EVERYTHING!

NOT A SINGLE THING SLIPS OUT OF THIS NOGGIN'!

NO WAY!

WHAT?

I'M A DOG!

NOT AN ELEPHANT!

>>DOTT: HAHA, OH DUST!

>>DUSTY: WELL, NOW IT ALL MAKES SENSE.

I WAS GROUCHY WHEN EVERYONE WAS SNEAKING AROUND AND LEAVING ME OUT.

>>MAYA: THAT'S BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO SPOIL THE SURPRISE.

>>COSMO: YEAH, I'M TERRIBLE AT KEEPING SECRETS!

>>DOTT: READY FOR YOUR GIFT?

>>DUSTY: GIFT!?

>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!

>>DOTT: MIND IF I HELP?

>>DUSTY: PLEASE!

PLEASE!

OH, WHAT IS IT?

WHAT IS IT??

AWWW-I STILL HAVE A BABY FACE!

THIS IS THE BEST GIFT ANY CANINE COULD ASK FOR!

>>JAMPA: OK, TIME TO GET ANOTHER PHOTO!

>>DOTT: I LOVE THAT IDEA!

ALRIGHT, GATHER 'ROUND, GATHER 'ROUND.

ALRIGHT EVERYBODY, HERE WE GO.

DUST, LOOK HOW FAR WE'VE COME.

>>DUSTY: HAHA, MUA!

>>DOTT: OH!

GET READY.

3, 2, 1... >>ALL: READING BUDDIES!

>>DOTT: I THINK WE GOT IT!

WAIT, FUNNY FACE, FUNNY FACE!

...AND YOU DUSTY, I AWARD YOU WITH YOUR NEW ALPHA BADGE, THE "OU VOWEL TEAM BADGE".

WEAR IT WITH PRIDE.

>>DUSTY: NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!

>>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!

LEARNING TO READ BEGINS AT BIRTH WHEN YOU TALK, READ AND SING TO YOUR CHILD, YOU ARE BUILDING HIS BRAIN, EXPANDING HIS VOCABULARY AND DEVELOPING HIS PREREADING SKILLS.

PLAY TIME, BATH TIME, BED TIME, EVERY MOMENT CAN BE A TALK, READ, SING MOMENT.

THE NEW SYRACUSE STEAM SCHOOL WILL START CLASSES IN SEPTEMBER 2025.

IT WILL PROVIDE A DIRECT PATH TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND HIGHER PAYING JOBS.

LEARN MORE ABOUT ATTENDING THE STEAM SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOLS.COM/STEAM.