Let's find the digraphs!!
When blending words with digraphs, the children have to
remember to look at the two letters and say the one sound. This
more complicated skill is mastered when regular words, using the
digraphs, are practised. For example, flash cards can be made of
regular 'ai' words, like 'pain, rain, train, Spain, hail, snail', etc., so
that when the 'ai' sound has been taught they can be held up for
the children to sound out aloud and blend.
Vowel digraphs
When there are two vowel letters, the sound is usually the
READING long vowel sound of the first vowel letter. The second vowel says
nothing. The following type of words can be worked out with this
understanding .... 'dream, people, train, boat, toe, Tuesday,' etc.
The saying 'When two vowels go walking, the first does the
talking' amuses the children and helps to reinforce the rule.
I usually accompany one digraph with an alternative spelling as in:
Let's play!!!
Let's read story 11!!
(Some combinations are sometimes refered to as digraphs. However I prefer to treat them as alternative spellings of a sound. For example, CK is a combination of two letters that is sounded out as C or K, whereas CH is a combination of two sounds which together make a brand new sound).
This rule can be introduced as soon as the children are presented the simple sounds.
CK- LL- SS- FF
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