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We all make mistakes, and BOTL is no exception! Please find our errata below. If you find any other errors in any of our books, please let us know, click here.

Blast Off to Reading - Student Workbook & One-On-One Workbook
1. Lesson 7 - Exercise 7.1 #5 - This has two real words ("dram" and "drink").
2. Lesson 7 - Exercise 7.4 #5 - Both options (for "lank" & "link") would result in a real word.
3. Lesson 7 & 8 - See the note below regarding the 'ank' and 'ang' sounds.
4. Lesson 41 - For the One-On-One Workbook only - The instructions for the instructor, on the last page for the lesson, should indicate that there are no dictations for the lesson.

I Can Read - Book A
1. Lesson 12 & 13 - See the note below regarding the 'ank' and 'ang' sounds.

I Can Read - Book B
nothing at this time

A Workbook for Dyslexics, 3rd Edition
1. Lesson 2, in the directions, "lets" should be "let's".
2. Lesson 7, Exercise 7.2 #3 should read: "My brother and his friend"
3. Lesson 7 & 8 - See the note below regarding the 'ank' and 'ang' sounds.

Regarding the /ank/ and /ang/ sounds:

In most phonics programs, the patterns -ang and -ank are taught with the short a sound (as in cat). However, there are regional pronunciation differences.

In parts of the Northeastern U.S., these words are often pronounced with a sound closer to the long 'a'. For instance: "bang" may sound like /bayng/ and "bank" may sound like /baynk/.

In the Southern U.S., the short a is typically maintained but often lengthened or drawn out with a short 'a' sound.

The speech synthesis, used in the web-apps, uses the long 'a' sound, and thus, for consistency, this program teaches -ang and -ank with the long a sound.

This regional difference will be pointed out in the next text updates for each of our programs.