"Reading Buddies: /M/y Reading Buddies (Season 1; Episode 1)" introduces early literacy through phonemic awareness, letter-sound correspondence, and listening practice. Dott, Dusty, and Alphabott explore the /m/ sound in words like monkey, map, moose, and drum, connect the sound to the letter M, and model how to form M using vertical lines and curved humps. The episode also includes rhyming, syllable and word-part activities, sound discrimination, vocabulary development, storytelling, poetry, and compound word practice. Social-emotional themes such as whole body listening, turn-taking, and cooperative learning support classroom readiness. Aligned with foundational reading skills and language development standards, this educational episode supports phonics, speaking and listening, vocabulary, and beginning reading instruction. Part of the "Reading Buddies" series.