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The computer gives directions for finding a word and says, "Find the word elephant." A red line appears under the first word in the sentence. Your child presses the Space Bar to move the red line under the word "elephant," and then presses ENTER. If the child chooses correctly, the computer praises him or her, saying, "That is right." If the choice is incorrect, the computer says, "Uh oh! Find elephant." The child continues until the correct word is selected.
Then, the computer tells your child to find the word "big." Again, use the Space Bar to move the red line to the word ·'big.'' If the answer is correct, the computer says so, and the elephant moves off the screen.
A tiger now appears on the screen and the voice says "This is a tiger." When the word "tiger" is shown, the computer says, "This word is tiger," and prompts your child to read the word.
The next screen shows a tiger, some confetti, and the sentence, "The tiger is in a parade." As before, your child presses the Space Bar to move the red line to the designated word. First, he or she finds the word "tiger" and then the word "parade." The computer gives an appropriate response for each correct or incorrect answer.
After your child locates the word "parade," the word "drum" is introduced, and your child has a chance to read and learn this word. The new sentence is "The elephant plays the drum." The computer first instructs the child to find the word "drum" and then the word "plays." After each correct answer, watch the elephant play the drum!
The first part of "The Big Parade" (and every Pick A Picture activity) introduces new words individually and in simple sentences. The second part of the activity uses these same words in new sentences to make a short story. A story title screen appears followed by the sentence "A big tiger is in a parade." The computer reads the sentence aloud. Then it's your child's turn to read the sentence. After the child reads the sentence, press ENTER to continue. Three other sentences
are shown and read, one at a time. Each time, your child has the opportunity to read the sentence at his or her own pace and then press ENTER to go on.
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