Basic Operations - Texas Instruments Speak & Spell Mode D'emploi

Basic Operations

(See "Fun with Words" for additional details)
The key activatesthe device. Four tones let you
SPELL
know the device is ON and working — the window will
ON
show "SPELL A." Four levelsof difficulty are available,
andareselected b ypressing @ , @
when the window shows "SPELL A. " "SPELL A" means
that the Speak & Spell learning aid is ready and will select
words from the Level A list. Difficulty increases from
Level A through Level D. (See "Word List.")
Press to begin. Your child is directed to "spell
Your child should then press the letter keys to
spell the word.
When the spelling of the word is complete, your child
ENTER
O
pressesthe
If the spellingis correct,your child is praisedand askedto
spella new word. If the spellingis incorrect,the child will
be asked to try again. If the child's second attempt is
incorrect, the word is pronounced and the correct spelling
shown.
After each group of ten words, the score is displayed. The
voice tells how many words were spelled correctly on the
first try, and how many were wrong.
The @ REPLAY key provides you withthe samelistof ten
REPLAY
words again. (Pressing
If yourchildwants to heara wordagain, p ress@
REPEAT.
If your child makesa mistakeor wantsto try againbefore
pressing O ENTER, press S ERASE.
Pressing the @ SAY ITkey starts the SAY IT, SPELLIT
activity. The window will show "SAY IT A." (Another
level o f difficulty canbeselected b ypressing @ , @
or @ .) Thisactivityis designed to providepractice in
reading, enunciating, and spelling words.
Press @ to begin. A wordwillappear i n thewindow and
your child will be instructed to "say it." After a short
pause for the child to say the word, the word is
pronounced. A new word then appears.
ENTER key to have the spelling checked.
starts a list of ten new words.)
or @