Air dates

January 26, 2010
2:00 AM Can't Stop the Pop
2:14 AM A Ball in the Mall
2:28 AM The Lost and Found
2:43 AM Bake the Cake
November 24, 2009
3:00 AM The Cold Gold
3:14 AM Dirt on My Shirt
3:29 AM The Hot Dot
November 17, 2009
3:00 AM My Wet Pet
3:14 AM A Balloon at Noon
3:29 AM The Cub in the Tub
3:44 AM More at the Core
November 10, 2009
3:00 AM The Deep Sleep
3:14 AM A Race in Space
3:29 AM A Day on the Bay
3:44 AM Valentine: Be Mine
November 3, 2009
3:00 AM Can't Stop the Pop
3:14 AM A Ball in the Mall
3:28 AM The Lost and Found
3:43 AM Bake the Cake
September 1, 2009
3:00 AM The Cold Gold
3:14 AM Dirt on My Shirt
3:29 AM The Hot Dot
August 25, 2009
3:00 AM My Wet Pet
3:14 AM A Balloon at Noon
3:29 AM The Cub in the Tub
3:44 AM More at the Core
August 18, 2009
3:00 AM The Deep Sleep
3:14 AM A Race in Space
3:29 AM A Day on the Bay
3:44 AM Valentine: Be Mine
August 11, 2009
3:00 AM Can't Stop the Pop
3:14 AM A Ball in the Mall
3:28 AM The Lost and Found
3:43 AM Bake the Cake

* If you miss the broadcast, contact your AEA for copies.

Story of Read-Alee-Deed-Alee, The

Curricular Area: Language Arts/Communication

Grade Level: PreK-2

Teacher Guide:

Record Rights: Recording/duplication allowed as long as IPTV broadcasts the series.

Series Length:
15 programs

Program Length:
15 minutes


The Story of Read-Alee-Deed-Alee is an early reading series that combines phonics with a whole language approach. It is intended to introduce young school children to the alphabet and to sounds and rhyming patterns that unlock words and the meaning of words. This series was developed in cooperation with the International Reading Association.

The Story of Read-Alee-Deed-Alee features a teachers'/parents' utilization video which provides a series overview. Contact your AEA to obtain a copy.


101. Can't Stop the Pop
Major theme: fun
Featuring the patterns: "op/ip"
Featuring the letter: P

102. A Ball in the Mall
Major theme: activities
Featuring the patterns: "all/ill"
Featuring the letter: L

103. The Lost and Found
Major theme: sounds
Featuring the patterns: "ound/out"
Featuring the letter: F

104. Bake the Cake
Major theme: birthdays
Featuring the patterns: "ake/ike/oke"
Featuring the letter: K

105. The Deep Sleep
Major theme: sleep
Featuring the patterns: "eep/eet/eed"
Featuring the letter: J

106. A Race in Space
Major theme: cleanliness
Featuring the patterns: "ace/ate/ave"
Featuring the letter: V

107. A Day on the Bay
Major theme: time
Featuring the patterns: "ay/oy"
Featuring the letter: Y

108. Valentine: Be Mine
Major theme: feelings
Featuring the patterns: ine/ime"
Featuring the letter: M

109. My Wet Pet
Major theme: friends
Featuring the patterns: "et/ed"
Featuring the letter: D

110. A Balloon at Noon
Major theme: colors
Featuring the patterns: "oon/ool"
Featuring the letter: H

111. The Cub in the Tub
Major theme: traveling
Featuring the patterns: "ut/ub"
Featuring the letter: T

112. More at the Core
Major theme: reading
Featuring the patterns: "ore/are"
Featuring the letter: R

113. The Cold Gold
Major theme: shapes
Featuring the patterns: "old/ole"
Featuring the letter: S

114. Dirt on My Shirt
Major theme: alphabet
Featuring the patterns: "irt/art"
Featuring the letter: C

115. The Hot Dot
Major theme: home sweet home
Featuring the patterns: "ot/it"
Featuring the letter: B

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