Articles tagged with: magic e

Split digraph, Vowel+e, Bossy e, Silent e, magic e – why and how to teach it

Posted on 6th June 202221st June 2022 in Decodable Books, Dyslexia, Learning to Read, Reading Difficulties, Reading Resources, Synthetic Phonics and tagged bossy e, magic e, silent e, split digraphs, VCe, vowel digraphs, vowel teamsLeave a Comment

The split digraphs a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e are very common spellings. They have different names: Silent e, Magic e, Vowel Consonant e, Bossy e, Split digraphs. Many children struggle to read words with these spelling patterns, so we need to teach them explicitly. Why do we have these spelling patterns in English? The ‘e’ […]

How to practice reading ‘tap’ and ‘tape’

Posted on 2nd July 201911th August 2023 in Dyslexia, Games, Learning to Read, Reading Difficulties, Reading Resources, Synthetic Phonics and tagged game for a-e, game for magic e, magic e, teaching a-e, vowel + eLeave a Comment

Many students struggle with split vowel spellings a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e. These are also known as ‘split digraphs’, ‘magic e’ and ‘vowel + e’. These students need extra explicit instruction and practice reading words with these split spellings. It is important to take the time to embed this learning as split spellings are very […]

If you are really, really into split digraphs – this is for you!

Posted on 16th October 201513th September 2016 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Synthetic Phonics and tagged a-e, magic e, split digraphs, vowel split eLeave a Comment

When is a split digraph truly a split digraph? John Walker of Sounds-Write explains. http://literacyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/why-split-spelling-cracks-me-up.html

Synthetic Phonics – a ‘back to basics’ approach to reading?

Posted on 2nd March 201116th September 2016 in Synthetic Phonics and tagged blends, magic e, onset and rhyme, phonic code, synthetic phonics, vowel digraphsLeave a Comment

We often hear people calling for a ‘back to basics’ approach in education. But is Synthetic Phonics really backward looking or has it some new elements which differ from how reading was taught in the past?