Strategies we use to teach the children• Sounding out!

The children are more likely to read alien words correctly if they say

each digraph.

• th and f/ph

Ensure you can see your child’s tongue when they read th and teeth

when they read f / ph

• Consonant clusters

Consonants that are grouped together get lost when they are blended.

• Split digraphs

The children need to recognise words that have a split digraph

(magic e) and that do not.

• Try digraphs with two sounds both ways and make a sensible

decision. Alien words can use ow ‘cow’ or ow ‘blow’.

Split Digraphs

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Tricky Digraphs/ Trigraphs

Split digraphs

air

ear

ar , or , ur

oi

ea

ue ,ew , u_e , oo

Ways to help your child at home

• When practising, encourage your child to sound out each

of the sounds.

• ai makes the sound in r - ai - n not r - a - i - n

• Do not let mistake go unnoticed. Talk about the error.

Sound the word out and ask your child to repeat.

• Ask if you are unsure of a word or sound.

• Discuss the meaning of words outside their vocabulary.

• Read as much as possible.

• Play phonics games such as buried treasure.