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Season 3 Episode 15 | 26m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
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Dusty, Dott, and Alphabott team up to explore the oi vowel team: how it is written, the sound it represents, words that use it. Fancy Shmancy Word of the Day: Spoil. Heart Word: Some. Reggie is disappointed to learn he is still too young for Space Camp while Mary tries not to spoil things for Marty.
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Reading Buddies 315
Season 3 Episode 15 | 26m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
Dusty, Dott, and Alphabott team up to explore the oi vowel team: how it is written, the sound it represents, words that use it. Fancy Shmancy Word of the Day: Spoil. Heart Word: Some. Reggie is disappointed to learn he is still too young for Space Camp while Mary tries not to spoil things for Marty.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪ ♪ >>DOTT: WE ARE BEST FRIENDS, WE LOVE EACH OTHER TO THE END, >>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 OI VOWEL TEAM BADGE".
>>DUSTY: OI.
>>DOTT: THE ALPHABOTTEERS ARE HERE!
LET'S GO OUTSIDE AND SAY HELLO.
♪ >>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 INSIDE AND MEET BACK HERE FOR AB'S SOUND OF THE DAY.
>>DUSTY: I REALLY ENJOYED THAT OPENING NUMBER TODAY.
REALLY ENJOYED IT- >>DOTT: UH...DUST.
THAT MEANS YOU TOO... >>DUSTY: UH, HAHA RIGHT.
I'LL GO JOIN THE OTHERS.... >>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... >>MARY, 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: YABBA DABBA DABBA.... >>MARTY: TODAY WORD IS..."SPOIL"!
>>MARY: LET'S SAY IT TOGETHER!
"SPOIL" ON THREE, 1,2,3... >>ALL: "SPOIL!"
>>MARY: "SPOIL" MEANS, TO DAMAGE SOMETHING SO IT'S NO LONGER USEFUL.
>>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: /OI/,/OI/,/OI/.
>>ALPHABOTTEERS: /OI/,/OI/,/OI/.
>>DOTT: THAT'S A FUN SOUND AB.
/OI/, LIKE IN COIN.
TODAY, YOU'RE GOING TO HELP DUSTY EARN THE "THE OI VOWEL TEAM BADGE".
>>ALPHABOTTEERS: OOOOH.... >>DOTT: LET'S EXPLORE THIS SOUND A LITTLE MORE.
AB, PLEASE SHOW US WHAT OUR MOUTH DOES WHEN WE MAKE THE /OI/ SOUND.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ.
>>DOTT: WHEN WE MAKE THE /OI/ SOUND, OUR LIPS START OUT IN A LITTLE CIRCLE THEN FLATTEN INTO A LITTLE SMILE.
OUR TONGUE STARTS DOWN LOW IN OUR MOUTH AND THEN LIFTS UP ALMOST TOUCHING THE ROOF OF OUR MOUTH.
OUR VOICE BOX IS ON.
REPEAT AFTER ME.
/OI/OI/OI/ >>ALPHABOTTEERS: /OI/OI/OI/.
>>DOTT: AB, LET'S SHOW THEM SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT YOUR SOUND OF THE DAY.
TAKE THE WORD COIN.
WHEN WE SEE A SYLLABLE THAT HAS TWO VOWELS NEXT TO EACH OTHER, WE CALL THAT A VOWEL TEAM.
THEY TEAM UP TO MAKE ONE SOUND.
TODAY'S VOWEL TEAM HAS AN 'O' AND AN 'I'.
TOGETHER THEY ARE PRONOUNCED /OI/ AS IN COIN.
LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.
C/OI/N.
COIN!
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 /OI/ SOUND TODAY, AND YOU'LL EARN THE "OI VOWEL TEAM BADGE" LITTLE BY LITTLE... >>ALPHABOTTEERS: ...LETTER BY LETTER!
>>DOTT: OFF YOU GO!
I'LL SEE YOU INSIDE.
>>DUSTY: DON'T MAKE A NOISE...DON'T MAKE A NOISE... >>DOTT: NOT SO FAST DUST... >>DUSTY: AH!
DOTT- YOU'VE GOT EARS LIKE A DOG!
...AND I MEAN THAT AS A COMPLIMENT.
>>DOTT: DID YOU CLEAN YOUR ROOM YOUR DOG HOUSE THIS MORNING?
THIS MORNING?
>>DUSTY: WHY!?!...
DID YOU HEAR AN OINK?
BECAUSE IF YOU THINK I'M HIDING A PIG IN THERE, THEN YOU ARE- ABSOLUTELY CORRECT!
I FORGOT TO CLEAN MY ROOM- AND I'M PRETTY SURE MY PET PIG IS OINKING AROUND IN THERE.
WILL YOU HELP ME CLEAN UP ALL THAT JUNK??
>>KID: YES!
>>DUSTY: HAHA, HOT DOG!
RACE YA THERE.
READY, SET, GO!
DOG, DOG, DOGGY DOG, 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 /OI/ SOUND SOMEWHERE IN THEIR NAME.
REMEMBER- /OI/ LIKE COIN.
>>JUNK: DUSTY!
WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS SO NOISY?
>>DUSTY: OH, AM I ANNOYING YOU?
DIVE!
DIVE!
DIVE!
OINTMENT.
OINTMENT.
DOES OINTMENT HAVE THE /OI/ SOUND?
>>KID: YES!!
>>DUSTY: YEAH!
HEY, IS ANYONE ELSE ITCHY?
>>DUSTY: TOILET.
T/OI/L/E/T.
DOES TOILET HAVE THE /OI/ SOUND?
YES!
HA YEAH!
IF ONLY I WERE POTTY TRAINED... >>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: HELLO JAMPA!
>>JAMPA: HELLO DUSTY!
>>DUSTY: IS THAT A NEW PICTURE FOR YOUR SCRAPBOOK?
>>JAMPA: YEAH!
>>DUSTY: WHAT'S THAT A PICTURE OF?
>>JAMPA: SOIL!
>>DUSTY: THAT SOIL LOOKS A LOT LIKE DIRT!
>>JAMPA: IT'S THE SAME THING!
>>DUSTY: SOIL AND DIRT ARE THE SAME THING?
SO- SO WHEN I DIG A HOLE IN DIRT, I'M DIGGING A HOLE IN SOIL?
>>JAMPA: YES DUSTY.
>>DUSTY: WHAT DO I NEED TO GROW PLANTS?
>>JAMPA: SOIL >>DUSTY: SOIL, CHECK.
>>JAMPA: WATER.
>>DUSTY: WATER, YEAH.
>>JAMPA: AND LOVE!
>>DUSTY: AND LOVE!
THANKS OR SHARING YOUR SCRAPBOOK WITH ME.
>>JAMPA: BYE DUSTY.
>>DUSTY: BYE JAMPA!
ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!
>>REGGIE: ALRIGHT AB, NOW YOU HAVE 5 DIFFERENT SPEEDS.
FROM SUPER SLOW... >>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ... >>REGGIE: ...TO SUPER FAST!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ!
>>REGGIE: NOW YOU HAVE MORE CHOICES TO CHOOSE.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ, BUZZ BUZZ!
>>REGGIE: AWE, NO WORRIES, AB.
I LOVE TO SPOIL YOU.
IT'S WORTH THE TOIL.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!
>>REGGIE: JUST WAIT TILL I GO TO SPACE CAMP!
I'M GONNA LEARN SO MUCH.
WHO KNOWS, I MIGHT EVEN BE ABLE TO GET YOU TO FLY TO THE MOON!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUUUUZZZZ!
>>REGGIE: ...WHICH REMINDS ME, I GOT THIS LETTER FROM THEM THIS MORNING.
I'VE BEEN SO NERVOUS TO OPEN IT, I'VE BEEN ON HIGH SPEED ALL DAY!
>>DUSTY: HEY, REGGIE I NEED YOUR HELP WITH SOMETHING!
>>REGGIE: AH.
LOOKS LIKE I GOTTA GO AB.
SEE YA LATER!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!
>>DUSTY: HEY, ALPHABOTT'S IN ART MODE!
COME ON, LET'S SEE WHAT THEY'RE UP TO.
WOAH!
>>ALPHABOTT: 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 SO INSPIRED BY REGGIE'S COIN COLLECTION, THAT I DREW ALL OF THESE COINS FOR HIM!
I HOPE HE LIKES IT.
>>DOTT: OH I THINK HE'LL LOVE IT ZIGGY.
HEY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I SEE IN THESE COINS?
>>ZIGGY: WHAT?
>>DOTT: THE OI VOWEL TEAM!
>>DUSTY: OUR NEW ALPHABADGE!?
HUH?
>>ZIGGY: I SEE IT TOO!
WAY TO GO DOTT!
>>DUSTY: WELL I DON'T!
THOSE AREN'T LETTERS, IT'S A PICTURE OF A FEW COINS... >>DOTT: OH DON'T WORRY DUSTY, WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.
WILL YOU HELP US SHOW DUSTY THE OI VOWEL TEAM IN THESE COINS?
>>KIDS: YEAH!
>>DOTT: GREAT!
WE'LL NEED OUR MAGIC PAINTBRUSH... NOW LET ME SEE, I KNOW I PUT MINE AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE • OH, HAHA I REMEMBER NOW.
BOOOOP!
>>KIDS: OOH!
>>DOTT: FIRST THINGS FIRST.
WE NEED THIS!
NEXT WE NEED ZIGGY'S COINS.
>>COINS: OI, COIN , /OI/!
>>DOTT: LET'S MAKE THE O FIRST.
START BETWEEN THE DOTTED AND THE BOTTOM LINE.
DRAW A COUNTERCLOCKWISE CIRCLE TO THE LEFT.
GREAT!
NOW THE LETTER I.
LET'S START ON THE DOTTED LINE.
DRAW A SHORT LINE DOWN, LIFT, AND ADD A DOT TO THE TOP.
DONE.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!
>>DOTT: THE OI VOWEL TEAM!
>>COINS: OI, COIN , /OI/!
>>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!
>>DUSTY: I REALLY THINK I'M GONNA GET THAT "OI VOWEL TEAM BADGE!"
>>DOTT: HAHA, DO I!
WITH YOUR HELP.
AB, SWITCH INTO LEARNING MODE PLEASE.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!
>>DOTT: DO YOU WANNA GO INSIDE AND PLAY WITH THIS OI SOUND A BIT MORE?
>>KIDS: YES!
>>DUSTY: ALRIGHT, SEE YA IN THE READING ROOM!
>>DOTT: OI-COIN-/OI/ OI-COIN-/OI/ OI-COIN-/OI/ SNROAT ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>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 REIGNING CHAMP, DUSTY!
>>DUSTY: HI JOY!
I'M ON TV!
>>DOTT: TODAY YOU'RE LISTENING FOR THE /OI/ SOUND.
IT'S UP TO YOU TO TELL US WHERE THE SOUND IS IN EACH WORD.
THE FIRST WORD IS "VOICE".
>>DUSTY: VOICE.
WHERE IS /OI/ IN V/OI/CE?
>>KIDS: THE MIDDLE SOUND!
>>DUSTY: OK, I'M FEELING THAT MIDDLE SOUND DOTT!
>>DOTT: THAT'S RIGHT!
THE NEXT WORD IS..."ANNOY" >>DUSTY: ANNOY.
WHERE IS /OI/ IN UH/N/OI?
>>KIDS: THE LAST SOUND!
>>DUSTY: WOOF, ARE YOU SURE?
OK- THE LAST SOUND DOTT?
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!
BUZZ BUZZY BUZZ!
>>DOTT: YES, AND THAT SOUND MEANS YOU WIN!!
YOU'VE WON SOME OILY OYSTERS!!
>>KID: EW.
>>DOTT: JOIN US NEXT TIME, WHEN WE'LL BE LISTENING FOR A DIFFERENT SOUND!
>>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: OH GREAT!
BE SURE TO LISTEN FOR THAT /OI/ SOUND WHILE YOU EXERCISE.
>>DUSTY: WHAT'S UP FIRST DOTT?
>>DOTT: OUR FIRST MOVE IS CALLED..."THE POINT".
IT GOES LIKE THIS, I'LL SHOW YA.
5,6,7,8 THE POINT THE POINT, TRY IT WITH ME THE POINT, AND STOP!
>>KITT: HOW ABOUT THIS DOTT?
I CALL IT, "HOIST- THE FLAG" >>DOTT: EXCELLENT!
DO YOU WANNA TRY?
OH GOOD!
5,6,7,8- HOIST-THE FLAG HOIST-THE FLAG HOIST-THE FLAG- AND STOP!
>>COSMO: THE NEXT MOVE IS- "MAKE SOME NOISE" >>DOTT: WELL WE CAN DEFINITELY DO THAT!
CAN YOU MAKE SOME NOISE?
OK, 5,6,7,8- MAKE SOME NOISE MAKE SOME NOISE MAKE SOME NOISE AND STOP!!
>>COSMO: GREAT WORKOUT FOLKS!
>>KITT: BOISTEROUS, REALLY!
>>DUSTY: WOOF.
THAT WORKOUT MADE ME SWEAT.
WOAH- LOOK AT ALL THE BUBBLES.
LET'S GET POPPING!
HAHA!
>>DOTT: J/OI/N.
JOIN.
>>DUSTY: HAHA!
>>DOTT: B/OI/NG.
BOING.
>>DUSTY: GOTCHA!
DOTT, I'M READY TO COME OUT!
MY PAWS ARE PRUNY... >>MARTY: OH HI READING BUDDIES, I'M WATCHING A NEW EPISODE OF MY FAVORITE TV SHOW, "GAME OF GNOMES"!
>>MARY: MARTY, IS THAT THE NEW EPISODE?
I SAW IT LAST NIGHT, AND LET ME TELL YOU- >>MARTY: NO!
DON'T TELL ME ANYTHING!
NO SPOILERS MARY.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO RUIN ANY SURPRISES.
>>MARY: OH, I WON'T SPOIL ANYTHING...I'LL JUST SIT HERE AND WATCH.
>>MARTY: THANK YOU.
>>MARY: HEHE, OH THIS PART'S SO FUNNY.
HE'S ABOUT TO SLIP ON A BANANA PEEL!
>>MARTY: MARY!
NO SPOILERS!!
NOOO, I MISSED IT.
MARY- DON'T TELL ME ANYMORE.
>>MARY: YOU GOT IT.
>>MARTY: THANK YOU.
>>MARY: THEY'RE ABOUT TO SING A SONG- IT GOES LIKE THIS, "GNOME, GNOME ON THE RANGE!"
>>MARTY: MARY, DON'T SPOIL THE SONG FOR ME- I HAVEN'T HEARD IT YET!
OH, GREAT- MISSED IT AGAIN.
MARY- PLEASE- DON'T SPOIL ANY MORE SURPRISES.
>>MARY: I WON'T MAKE A PEEP.
>>MARTY: THANK YOU.
>>TV: BOO!
>>MARTY: AAAAHHHH!
THAT WAS SCARY!
MARY, WHY DIDN'T YOU WARN ME ABOUT THAT PART!?
>>MARY: I DIDN'T WANT TO SPOIL THE SURPRISE MARTY.
>>MARY & MARTY: SPOIL- TO DAMAGE SOMETHING SO IT'S NO LONGER USEFUL.
>>KIDS: BRAVO!
BRAVO!
>>JAMPA: BRAVO!
BRAVO!
>>DOTT: DUSTY LOVES HIS BATHS.
>>DUSTY: WELL I DON'T WANT OILY FUR!
>>DOTT: OF COURSE NOT.
>>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.
OI/L.
OIL.
NOW, TIME TO USE THOSE DOG EARS.
WHAT IS THIS FIRST SOUND DUSTY?
>>DUSTY: THAT'S OUR SOUND OF THE DAY!
/OI/, LIKE COIN!
>>DOTT: YES!
THAT'S RIGHT.
SEE, IT'S SPELLED WITH THE OI VOWEL TEAM.
NOW TRANSFORM OIL TO BOIL?
>>DUSTY: WE NEED /B/ AS THE FIRST SOUND - ADD A B!
>>DOTT: VERY GOOD!
WE ADD THE LETTER B TO THE BEGINNING TO GET /B/OI/L.
BOIL!
ALRIGHT, CAN YOU CHANGE BOIL TO BROIL.
WHAT DO WE NEED TO ADD?
>>DUSTY: WE HAVE TO ADD THE /R/ SOUND AFTER THE 'B'!
>>DOTT: GOOD JOB!
WE ADD THE LETTER R AFTER THE B, AND WE HAVE B/R/OI/L.
OK, CAN YOU CHANGE BROIL TO COIL.
>>DUSTY: WE HAVE TO GET RID OF THE /B/ AND /R/.
REPLACE THEM WITH /C/.
>>DOTT: VERY GOOD DUST.
YES, WE BRING OUR C DOWN AND NOW WE HAVE C/OI/L.
COIL!
NOW, HOW DO WE TRANSFORM COIL, TO COIN.
>>DUSTY: THAT LAST SOUND HAS TO BE /N/ - AN N!
>>DOTT: VERY GOOD!
WE LOSE THE LETTER L AT THE END, AND WE REPLACE IT WITH THE LETTER N, AND NOW WE HAVE COIN!
DUSTY, YOU TRANSFORMED ALL OF THOSE WORDS!
THANKS AB.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZZ!
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!
>>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!
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: OIL.
>>DUSTY: OIL.
THE WORD IS OIL.
HOW MANY SOUNDS DO YOU HEAR IN OI L?
>>KIDS: TWO!
>>DUSTY: LET'S SEE.
OI-L. OIL!
>>REGGIE: WOWWIE ZOWWIE!
>>SPEAKER: TOILET >>DUSTY: TOILET.
THE WORD IS TOILET.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN T-OI-L E-T?
>>KIDS: 5!
>>DUSTY: 5?, LET'S SEE!
T-OI-L-E-T.
TOILET!
>>REGGIE: IMPRESSIVE!
>>SPEAKER: NOISE >>DUSTY: NOISE.
THE WORD IS NOISE.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN N-OI-SE?
>>KIDS: 3!
>>DUSTY: 3?
LET'S SEE.
N-OI-SE.
NOISE!
>>REGGIE: ONE MORE SHOULD DO THE TRICK!
>>SPEAKER: VOICE.
>>DUSTY: VOICE.
THE WORD IS VOICE.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN V-OI-CE?
>>KIDS: 3!
>>DUSTY: 3?
LET'S SEE.
V-OI-CE.
VOICE!
>>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 REGG.
>>REGGIE: AW, THANKS DUST.
>>KIDS: AWWWW.
>>DOTT : TODAY'S HEART WORD IS "SOME", AS IN "DUSTY, DO YOU WANT SOME TREATS?"
>>DUSTY: YES PLEASE!
SOME RHYMES WITH GUM!
>>DOTT: SOME IS A HEART WORD, WHICH MEANS IT HAS ONE OR MORE SOUND SPELLINGS WE MAY NOT KNOW YET.
SOME HAS THREE SOUNDS /S/U/M/.
THE FIRST SOUND, /S/, IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER S. THE LAST SOUND, /M/, IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER 'M'.
THE SECOND SOUND, /U/, IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER O IN THIS WORD, AND THERE IS A SILENT E AT THE END OF THE WORD, THAT DOESN'T SPELL ANY SOUND.
THE 'O' AND THE 'E' ARE THE TWO PARTS WE HAVE TO KNOW BY HEART.
LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.
S/U/M.
SOME!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!
>>REGGIE: AB YOU ALMOST HIT ME!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ.
>>DOTT: HEY REGG?
SHE DIDN'T MEAN TO.
>>DUSTY: YA WE WERE JUST PLAYING WITH ALL OF HER NEW SPEEDS.
SO MANY CHOICES!
YOU REALLY ARE SO SMART.
>>REGGIE: WHO CARES IF I'M SMART DUSTY.
IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYWAY.
IT WON'T GET ME INTO SPACE CAMP.
>>DUSTY: HUH?
>>DOTT: "DEAR SPACE CAMP ENTHUSIAST, WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT DUE TO YOUR AGE WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT YOU INTO OUR PROGRAM THIS YEAR.
PLEASE KNOW THAT WE ADMIRE YOUR PASSION FOR SCIENCE AND HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT YEAR."
OH REGGIE, I'M SO SORRY.
>>DUSTY: WHAT?
THAT'S NOT SO BAD, THEY SAID THEY "ADMIRE YOUR PASSION FOR SCIENCE"- >>REGGIE: THAT DOESN'T MATTER RIGHT NOW, DUSTY.
I JUST WANNA BE MAD, AND SAD... >>DUSTY: BUT WHY?
>>DOTT: BECAUSE, SOMETIMES, WHEN WE'RE FEELING DISAPPOINTED ABOUT SOMETHING, WE JUST WANT SIT WITH OUR FEELINGS.
>>DUSTY: EVEN IF THEY'RE SAD?
>>DOTT: EVEN IF THEY'RE SAD.
>>DUSTY: SHOULD WE LEAVE?
>>DOTT: LET'S ASK REGGIE.
THE BEST WAY TO KNOW HOW TO SUPPORT SOMEONE IS TO ASK.
>>DUSTY: HEY REGGIE, I REALLY AM SORRY YOUR SPACE CAMP GOT SPOILED, DO YOU WANT SOME ALONE TIME?
>>REGGIE: I THINK SO DUSTY.
IT'S NOT YOU...
I'M JUST DISAPPOINTED.
>>DOTT: MAKES TOTAL SENSE.
FEELINGS LIKE THIS ARE HARD, BUT THEY DON'T LAST FOREVER.
>>DUSTY: AND WE'RE HERE FOR YOU WHEN YOU'RE READY!
>>DOTT: WONDERFUL THINGS ARE IN STORE FOR YOU REGGIE.
WONDERFUL THINGS!
YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE YET!
>>REGGIE: I WONDER... >>DOTT: WELL, THAT IS A GOOD PLACE TO START.
>>REGGIE: HEY AB... YOU COULD STAY IF YOU WANT... >>AB: ...BUZZ BUZZ!
>>REGGIE: HAHA.
>>DOTT: ...AND YOU DUSTY, I AWARD YOU WITH YOUR NEW ALPHABADGE THE "OI VOWEL TEAM BADGE".
WEAR IT WITH PRIDE!
>>DUSTY: HEY, LOOK.
I'M POINTING AT MY 'OI' VOWEL TEAM BADGE.
HAHA!
>>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.
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♪ READING BUDDIES, I REALLY WISH ♪ YOU COULD STAY.
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