Hello Again, Reader
Welcome Back, Reader!
You already know so many Letter People now. You can hear their sounds and blend them into words. Look at you go!
Today you will meet the last two vowels, Eliza Elephant (E) and Uma Umbrella (U), and some more good friends too.
When you know these, you will know almost every Letter Person. Let us go meet them. Say each sound out loud with me.
Meet Eliza Elephant
This is Eliza Elephant. Eliza is the letter E.
Eliza says a short sound: "e-e-e", like the start of egg and elephant.
Say hello to Eliza, then try her sound: e-e-e.
Meet Uma Umbrella
This is Uma Umbrella. Uma is the letter U.
Uma says a short sound: "u-u-u", like the start of up and umbrella.
Say hello to Uma, then try her sound: u-u-u.
Meet Rex Rhino
This is Rex Rhino. Rex is the letter R.
Rex says a big growly sound: "rrrr", like a rhino running: rrrun!
Say hello to Rex, then try his sound: rrrr.
What Does Eliza Say?
Meet Hugo Hippo
This is Hugo Hippo. Hugo is the letter H.
Hugo says a soft breath sound: "h-h", like a little "huh" when you breathe on cold hands.
Say hello to Hugo, then try his sound: h-h-h.
Meet Bruno Buffalo
This is Bruno Buffalo. Bruno is the letter B.
Bruno says a bouncy sound: "buh, buh", like the start of ball and bed.
Say hello to Bruno, then try his sound: buh, buh.
Meet Felix Fox
This is Felix Fox. Felix is the letter F.
Felix says a long soft sound: "ffff", like the start of fox and fun.
Say hello to Felix, then try his sound: ffff.
Meet Luna Llama
This is Luna Llama. Luna is the letter L.
Luna says a long sound with her tongue up: "llll", like the start of love and leg.
Say hello to Luna, then try her sound: llll.
Who Says ffff?
Push the Sounds Together
Now that you know Eliza Elephant (E), you can read new words. Remember the magic: push Letter People sounds together and they make a word.
Watch: Bruno says "buh". Eliza says "eh". Dexter Dolphin says "d".
Now push them together slowly, then faster: b...e...d. buh-eh-d. bed!
You just read a word! It is where you sleep at night. Let us blend one together.
Find a Sound in Your World
Letter People sounds are hiding everywhere! Rex Rhino (R) says a big growly "rrrr", like a rhino running.
Look around your room, or think of your favorite things.
The Red Hen
The Red Hen
Your Letter People came along to help you read this story:
You can read this story now! Press the Read Aloud button (the play arrow) and follow the words as nu reads them to you.
Meg has a hen.
The hen is red.
The hen ran up a hill.
The hen sat on a big egg.
The egg had a bump.
Pop! It is a hen!
Meg and the red hen hug.
You read a whole story all by yourself. You are a reader!
Great Job!
You did it!
Today you met seven more Letter People and their sounds:
- Eliza Elephant (E) says "e-e"
- Uma Umbrella (U) says "u-u"
- Rex Rhino (R) says "rrr"
- Hugo Hippo (H) says "h-h"
- Bruno Buffalo (B) says "buh"
- Felix Fox (F) says "ffff"
- Luna Llama (L) says "lll"
Now you know both short vowels E and U, so many words open up for you!
You blended sounds into real words too, like bed, and you read a whole story about Meg and her red hen.
With all your Letter People, you can now read words like: bed, red, run, hut, fun, big, log, leg, sub, rug.
With these friends you know almost every Letter Person now. That is amazing reading. Come back soon to meet the last few and read even more words. You are a reader!