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

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>> Dusty: WOW!

THINGS ARE SO MUCH BIGGER WHEN YOU'RE A TINY LITTLE PUPPET HUH?

>> Dott: HA, YEAH!

THINGS ARE SO MUCH BIGGER FOR ME WHEN I'M THIS- >> Dusty: GIANT DUSTY RAH!

>> Dott: AHHH!

>> 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... >> Dusty: WOAH!

>> Dott: THE UR VOWEL+ R BADGE.

>> Dusty: DON'T WORRY!

I'M NOT HURT!

(Horn honking) >> Dott: THE ALPHABOTTEERS ARE HERE!

LET'S GO OUTSIDE AND SAY HELLO.

>> Dusty: I'M COMING!

OH!

♪ >> 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!

[ Applause ] >> Dott: ALRIGHT EVERYBODY, DROP YOUR BACKPACKS INSIDE AND MEET BACK HERE FOR AB'S SOUND OF THE DAY.

>> Dusty: YOU HEARD HER, EVERYONE OFF THE TURF... >> Dott: UH...DUST.

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

I BETTER HURRY.

>> Dott: AND YOU, COME ON.

(Drum roll) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> 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, Marty, 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: YABBADABBADABBA... >> Marty: TODAY'S WORD IS..."CURT"!

>> Mary: LET'S SAY IT TOGETHER!

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

>> Mary: "CURT" MEANS, RUDE AS A RESULT OF BEING VERY QUICK".

>> 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: /UR/, /UR/, /UR/.

>> Alphabotteers: /UR/,/UR/,/UR/!

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

/UR/, LIKE IN BURN.

TODAY, YOU'RE GOING TO HELP DUSTY EARN THE "THE UR VOWEL + R BADGE"!

>> Alphabotteers: OOOH!

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

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

>> Alphabott: BUZZ BUZZ!

>> Dott: WHEN WE MAKE THE /UR/ SOUND, YOUR LIPS ARE ROUNDED AND THERE IS SOME SPACE BETWEEN YOUR UPPER AND LOWER TEETH.

THE SIDES OF YOUR TONGUE ARE TOUCHING YOUR MOLAR TEETH.

YOUR VOICE BOX IS ON AND VIBRATING AS IT SAYS THE /R/ SOUND.

REPEAT AFTER ME.

/UR/UR/UR/.

>> Alphabotteers: /UR/UR/UR/!

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

>> Alphabott: BUZZ BUZZ!

>> Dott: TAKE THIS WORD, BURN.

WHEN WE SEE A SYLLABLE THAT HAS ONE VOWEL PLUS AN 'R', WE CALL THAT A VOWEL PLUS 'R' SYLLABLE.

THEY MAKE ONE SOUND THAT WE CAN LEARN.

TODAY'S VOWEL + R SOUND HAS A 'U' PLUS AN 'R', AND TOGETHER THEY ARE PRONOUNCED /UR/ LIKE BURN.

LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.

B/UR/N.

BURN!

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 /UR/ SOUND TODAY, AND YOU'LL EARN THAT "UR VOWEL + R BADGE", LITTLE BY LITTLE... >> Alphabotteers: ...LETTER BY LETTER!

>> Dott: OFF YOU GO, I'LL SEE YOU INSIDE.

>> Dusty: SCURRY SCURRY SCURRY!

>> Dott: NOT SO FAST DUST... >> Dusty: URRRRR • WHAT'S UP DOTT?

>> Dott: DID YOU CLEAN YOUR DOG HOUSE THIS MORNING?

>> Dusty: HAHAHAHA!

WAIT... DID I JUST BURST OUT LAUGHING??

YOU GUESSED IT.

I FORGOT TO CLEAN MY DOGHOUSE!

WILL YOU HELP ME CLEAN UP ALL THAT JUNK?

>> KID: YES!

>> Dusty: HOT DOG!

RACE YA THERE.

READY, SET, GO!

Dog, dog, doggy 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 /UR/ SOUND SOMEWHERE IN THEIR NAME.

REMEMBER- /UR/ LIKE BURN.

>> Junk: SURPRISE!!!

>> Dusty: AHH!!!!

YOU GOT ME JUNK.

YOU GOT ME.

MY TURN.

DIVE!

DIVE!

DIVE!

>> Dusty: CHURRO.

CH/URR/O.

DOES CHURRO HAVE THE /UR/ SOUND?

>> Kids: YES!

>> Dusty: YEAH!

I KNOW WHAT I'M EATING FOR DESSERT.

IGUANA.

I/G/W/A/N/A.

DOES IGUANA HAVE THE /UR/ SOUND?

>> KID: NO!

>> Dusty: NOPE!

GO SOMEWHERE WARMER!

>> 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: HELLO DUSTY.

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

>> Jampa: YEAH!

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

>> Jampa: A TURTLE!

>> Dusty: A TURTLE!?

I'VE HEARD OF THOSE.

DO TURTLES FLY?

I GUESS NOT.

HEY JAMPA?

>> Jampa: WHAT?

>> Dusty: HOW DO TURTLES MOVE?

>> Jampa: ON LAND...

SLOWLY.

>> Dusty: THEY MOVE ON LAND SLOWLY YEAH.

HEY, WHAT ABOUT IN THE WATER?

>> Jampa: THEY GO FAST!

>> Dusty: THEY GO FAST!

WOAH!

YOU JUST MADE ME THINK OF A GAME.

HEY JAMPA, LET'S BE TURTLES- BUT WHEN I SAY LAND- >> Jampa: -WE GO SLOW- >> Dusty: -WE MOVE SLOW, YEAH!

>> Jampa: IF WE GO IN WATER, WE GO FAST!

>> Dusty: THAT'S A GREAT IDEA!

OK LET'S DO IT.

>>BOTH: READY?

>> Jampa: GO!

>> Dusty: LAND!

NOW WERE IN THE WATER.

LAND.

WATER.

BOY, BEING A TURTLE'S EXHAUSTING!

THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR SCRAPBOOK WITH ME...

TURTLE JAMPA!

>> Jampa: BYE TURTLE DUSTY.

>> Dusty: BYE TURTLE JAMPA!

>> Ziggy: DOTT, STOP MOVING.

>> Dott: I'M SORRY ZIG.

>> Reggie: HEY, DO YOU GUYS WANNA COME PLAY A GAME?

>> ZIGGY AND MAYA: YEAH!

>> Dott: YEAH, YOU KNOW I LOVE GAMES, REGGIE!

>> Reggie: AWESOME!

IT'S A GUESSING GAME.

ONE PERSON HOLDS UP A CARD WITH A PICTURE, BUT THEY CAN'T LOOK AT IT.

EVERYONE ELSE HAS TO GIVE THEM CLUES TO GUESS WHAT THE PICTURE IS.

>> Maya: OH FUN!

>> Ziggy: LET'S DO IT!

>> Reggie: ALRIGHT.

>> Maya: OH!

IT'S A KIND OF ANIMAL.

>> Reggie: A DOG.

MOOSE.

PIG.

>> Dott: IT LIKES TO HIDE.

>> Reggie: OWL!

SNAIL!

CHAMELEON!

• OH I KNOW WHAT IT IS.

IT'S A TURTLE ISN'T IT?

>> Ziggy: THAT'S IT!

>> Reggie: WHOSE TURN IS IT NEXT?

>> Dott: WE SHOULD PUT A PIN IN THIS.

REGGIE, ZIGGY •WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO OUR LESSON.

>> Maya: I HAVE TO GO FEED DUSTY, ANYWAYS!

LET'S MEET BACK HERE LATER?

>> Reggie: YEAH, SURE.

>> Dott: SOUNDS GOOD!

>> Dusty: MAYA, GUESS WHAT I FOUND?

>> Maya: DUSTY!

DON'T TOUCH THOSE TREATS!

>> Dott: REGGIE.

ZIGGY.

>> Reggie: "WHY?

ASKED LINDS?"

"WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG?".

>> Dott: YES, KEEP READING.

>> 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 BUZZ!

>> Dott: HI AB, HI ZIGGY.

WHAT ARE YOU DRAWING TODAY?

>> Ziggy: MY FAMILY HAD A COOKOUT!

IT WAS SO FUN- ONLY... MY MOM BURNT THE BURGERS!

IT INSPIRED THIS DRAWING- I CALL IT "BURGER BURN".

>> Dott: WOW ZIGGY.

HEY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I SEE IN YOU'RE BURGER?

>> Ziggy: WHAT?

>> Dott: THE LETTERS U R!

>> Dusty: OUR NEW ALPHABADGE!?

WHERE?

>> Ziggy: WHOAH!

I SEE IT TOO!

>> Dusty: OH, WELL I DON'T!

THOSE AREN'T LETTERS, IT'S A PICTURE OF A BURGER... WITH A BURN.

>> Dott: DON'T WORRY DUSTY, WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.

HEY, WILL YOU HELP US SHOW DUSTY THE LETTERS U R IN THIS BURNT BURGER?

>> 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.

BOOOP!

>> Kids: OOH!

DOTT: FIRST THINGS FIRST.

WE'LL NEED THIS!

NOW WE NEED ZIGGY'S BURNT BURGER.

>>BURN: UR, BURN, /UR/!

>> Dott: WE'LL MAKE THE U FIRST.

LET'S ALL START ON THE DOTTED LINE.

NOW, WE MAKE A LITTLE CUP, LIKE THIS.

WE ADD SHORT VERTICAL LINE DOW •.

AND WE'RE DONE!

TIME FOR THE R. WE START ON THE DOTTED LINE, SHORT VERTICAL LINE DOWN, HALF A HUMP, AND THERE WE GO!

DONE!

>> Alphabott: BUZZ BUZZ.

>> Dott: U R VOWEL PLUS R!

>>BURN: UR, BURN, /UR/!

>> 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 "UR VOWEL + R BADGE!"

>> Dott: I KNOW YOU WILL DUST, WITH YOUR HELP OF COURSE.

AB, SWITCH INTO LEARNING MODE PLEASE.

>> Alphabott: BUZZ!

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> Dott: DO YOU WANNA GO INSIDE AND PLAY WITH THIS /UR/ A BIT MORE?

>> Dusty: ALRIGHT!

SEE YA IN THE READING ROOM!

>> Dott: UR-BURN-/UR/ UR-BURN-/UR/ UR-BURN-/UR/.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> 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 KURT!

I'M ON TV!

>> Dott: TODAY YOU'RE LISTENING FOR THE /UR/ SOUND.

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

THE FIRST WORD IS ..."CURL".

>> Dusty: C/UR/L.

WHERE IS /UR/ IN C/UR/L?

>> Kids: THE MIDDLE SOUND!

>> Dusty: OK, THE MIDDLE SOUND DOTT!

>> Dott: OH YEAH!

LET'S ADD...ANOTHER SOUND!

THE LAST WORD IS "PURPLE".

>> Dusty: P/UR/P/L.

WHERE IS /UR/ IN PURPLE?

>> KID: THE SECOND SOUND!

>> Dusty: OK.

THE SECOND SOUND DOTT!

>> Alphabott: BUZZ BUZZ!

BUZZ BUZZY BUZZ!

>> Dott: THAT SOUND MEANS YOU WIN!!

YOU'VE WON A PURPLE TURNIP!!

>> Kids: AWWWW.

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

>> AUDIENCE: (APPLAUSE) >> 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!

>> Dott: GREAT!

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

>> Dusty: WHAT'S UP FIRST DOTT?

>> Dott: OUR FIRST MOVE IS CALLED...

THE "TURKEY- LURKEY".

IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITES.

HERE WE GO!

THE TURKEY- LURKEY THE TURKEY-LURKY THE TURKEY- LURKEY AND STOP!

>> Kitt: HOW ABOUT THIS DOTT?

I CALL IT "THE SURPRISE!"

>> Dott: OH, EXCELLENT!

OK, WE CAN DO THAT.

READY?

5,6,7- THE SURPRISE!

SURPRISE!

SURPRISE!

AND STOP!

>> Cosmo: HOW ABOUT THIS ONE?

IT'S CALLED "THE SURFS UP"!

>> Dott: OH, WE CAN DO THAT.

READY?

COME ON, WITH COSMO- 5,6,7,8 THE SURFS UP!

THE SURFS UP!

TUBULAR!

THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY RIGHT?

STOP!

>> Cosmo: NICE WORKOUT FOLKS!

>> Kitt: SURPRISING, REALLY!

>> Dott: YEAH RIGHT?

OOOH.

>> Dusty: SPLASH, SPLASH, SPLASH.

WOOF.

HA.

THAT WORKOUT MADE ME SWEAT.

LOOK AT ALL OF THESE BUBBLES.

LET'S GET POPPING!

>> Dott: B-UR-N.

BURN >> Dusty: MORE LIKE- POP!

HEHEHE.

>>DOTT : B-L-UR.

BLUR.

>> Dusty: CHECK PLEASE!

DOTT, I'M READY TO COME OUT!

MY PAWS ARE PRUNY.

>> Marty: OH HI READING BUDDIES, WE GOT A "MAGIC FATE BALL"!

>> Mary: THAT'S RIGHT!

WE ASK THE BALL A QUESTION, SHAKE IT, AND IT TELLS US THE ANSWER.

>> Marty: IT COULD EVEN TELL US OUR FUTURE!

OOOOO.

I'LL GO FIRST!

"WILL I BE RICH AND FAMOUS"?

>> FATE BALL: ..."NO"... >> Kids: HAHA!

>> Marty: WELL THAT WAS A LITTLE CURT.

HOW RUDE.

>> Mary: LET ME TRY.

SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE.

WHAT WILL I GET ON MY BIRTHDAY?

>> FATE BALL: "HEY PAL!

GOSH, YOU'RE GONNA GET A NEW HAT!

GEE, YOU'RE GONNA LOOK GREAT, WAY TO GO YOU!"

>> Mary: OH HOW SWEET!

IT WASN'T CURT TO ME.

MAYBE IF YOU ASK NICELY, YOU'LL GET A NICE ANSWER.

>> Marty: GOOD IDEA.

HEY, BEAUTIFUL FATE BALL, COULD YOU, PLEASE, TELL ME WHAT I'M GONNA GET ON MY BIRTHDAY.

>> Fate Ball: ...OLDER...

>> Kids: HAHA >> Mary: ...OK, THAT WAS CURT.

>>Mary and Marty: "CURT - RUDE AS A RESULT OF BEING VERY QUICK"!

>> Kids: BRAVO!

BRAVO!

>> Jampa: BRAVO!

BRAVO!

>> Dott: DUSTY LOVES HIS BATHS.

>> Dusty: IT'S THE REASON MY FUR IS SO PURRRFECT.

WAIT.

AM A BECOMING A CAT!?!!

>> Dott: NO DUST... >> 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.

H/UR/T.

HURT.

TIME TO USE THOSE DOG EARS- WHAT SOUND IS IN THE MIDDLE DUST?

>> Dusty: I HEAR IT!

OUR SOUND OF THE DAY!

/UR/, LIKE BURN!

>> Dott: YES!

THE LETTERS UR!

NOW, HOW CAN WE TRANSFORM HURT TO HURL?

>> Dusty: WE NEED /L/ INSTEAD OF /T/.

>> Dott: VERY GOOD!

WE REPLACE THE LETTER T WITH THE LETTER L AT THE END TO GET H/UR/L.

HURL.

OK, CAN YOU TRANSFORM HURL TO CURL?

>> Dusty: I HEAR IT.

THE FIRST SOUND IN CURL IS /C/ SO WE NEED A C THERE, UH, I THINK?

>> Dott: VERY GOOD!

THAT'S RIGHT.

WE REPLACE THE LETTER H WITH THE LETTER C TO GET CURL.

CURL!

OK DUST, CAN YOU TRANSFORM CURL INTO CURB.

>> Dusty: /B/.

YUP, I HEAR IT!

WE HAVE TO SWITCH OUT /L/ FOR /B/.

>> Dott: VERY GOOD.

WE REPLACE THE LETTER L WITH THE LETTER B TO GET C/UR/B.

CURB.

OK DUST ONE MORE.

CAN YOU TRANSFORM CURB INTO CURD?

>> Dusty: WE HAVE TO SWITCH THE /B/ FOR /D/.

>> Dott: GOOD BOY!!

WE REPLACE THE LETTER B' WITH THE LETTER 'D' TO GET CURD!

CURD!

DUSTY, YOU TRANSFORMED ALL OF THOSE WORDS.

THANKS ALPHABOTT!

>> Alphabott: BUZZZ BUZZ!

B..U...ZZZ.

BU...ZZZ.

ZZZ.

>> Dott: OH, ALPHABOTT'S BATTETY 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!

>> 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: BLURT.

>> Dusty: BLURT.

THE WORD IS BLURT.

HOW MANY SOUNDS DO YOU HEAR IN B-L-UR-T?

>> Kids: FOUR!

>> Dusty: FOUR?

LET'S SEE.

B-L-UR-T. BLURT!

>> Reggie: WOWWIE ZOWWIE!

>> Speaker: BURP.

>> Dusty: BURP.

THE WORD IS BURP.

HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN B-UR-P?

>> Kids: 4.

>> Dusty: HMM, LET'S TRY IT.

B-UR-P. OOH, LET'S TRY AGAIN.

B-UR-P. >> Kids: 3!

>> Dusty: 3?

LET'S SEE!

B-UR-P. BURP!

>> Reggie: HALFWAY THERE BUDDIES!

>> Speaker: TURN.

>> Dusty: TURN.

THE WORD IS TURN.

HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN T-UR-N?

>> Kids: 3!

>> Dusty: 3?

LET'S SEE.

T-UR-N!

TURN.

>> Reggie: ONE MORE SHOULD DO THE TRICK!

>> Speaker: FUR.

>> Dusty: FUR.

THE WORD IS FUR.

HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN F-UR?

>> Kids: 2!

>> Dusty: 2?

F-UR.

FUR!

>> 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: AWWW.

>>Dott: TODAY'S HEART WORD IS "YOUR", AS IN "DUSTY, ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR DINNER?"

>> Dusty: ALWAYS.

YOUR RHYMES WITH CORE!

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

YOUR HAS TWO SOUNDS.

/Y/OR/.

THE FIRST SOUND, /Y/, IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER 'Y'.

THE NEXT THREE LETTERS ARE THE TRICKY PART.

THEY SPELL THE SOUND /OR/ IN THIS WORD.

THAT'S THE PART WE HAVE TO KNOW BY HEART.

LET'S READ IT TOGETHER Y/OR.

YOUR!

OKAY, BACK TO IT!

BRING IT ON!

>> Reggie: UM.

IT'S A FOOD!

>> Maya: TURNIPS!

WHAT?

NO.

MMMM • >> Reggie: IT'S LIKE A SANDWICH!

YOU CAN HOLD IT LIKE THIS, AND EAT IT LIKE THIS.

>> Maya: HMMM • >> Reggie: YOU CAN COOK IT OUTSIDE!

IT HAS LAYERS!

YOU CAN PUT KETCHUP ON IT!

>> Maya: OHHH, A BURGER!

>> Reggie: YEP!

YOU GOT IT!

>> Ziggy: I DIDN'T GET TO GIVE A SINGLE CLUE THAT TIME.

REGGIE JUST KEPT ON BLURTING OUT IDEAS.

>> Dott: YOU DID SEEM TO BE IN A BIT OF A HURRY, REGGIE.

IT'S OKAY TO SLOW DOWN!

WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER!

>> Reggie: WAS I?

I'M SORRY GUYS.

I- I'M REALLY SORRY ZIGGY.

SOMETIMES, WHEN I'M PLAYING A GAME, I JUST GET SO CAUGHT UP IN THE MOMENT THAT I FORGET THAT OTHER PEOPLE WANNA PLAY TOO.

WILL YOU FORGIVE ME?

>> Ziggy: THANKS.

>> Reggie: OF COURSE.

>> Ziggy: LET'S PLAY ANOTHER ROUND!

YOUR TURN DOTT!

>> Dott: OOOH OK, OK, OK.... >> Maya: UPSIDE DOWN, FLIP IT AROUND!

>> Dott: AH!

>> Ziggy: UH IT'S A SPORT!

>> Dott: SOCCER?

BASKETBALL?

BASEBALL?

>> Maya: YOU DO IT IN WATER!

>> Dott: SCUBA DIVING!

OH MY GOODNESS!

SURFING!

YES!

>>Reggie, Ziggy, Maya: (SINGING "SURFING" MUSIC) >> Dott: ...AND YOU DUSTY, I AWARD YOU WITH YOUR NEW ALPHABADGE, "THE UR VOWEL + R BADGE".

WEAR IT WITH PRIDE.

>> Dusty: HEY, I'M AS SURPRISED AS YOU ARE.

HUH.

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

(Horn honking) >> Dott: TIME TO GO HOME!

GIVE YOUR UNIFORMS TO AB.

I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

♪ 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 DELVING 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.