Articles tagged with: split digraphs

What is…a digraph?

Posted on 11th September 20234th September 2023 in Learning to Read and tagged consonant digraphs, digraphs, split digraphs, vowel digraphLeave a Comment

In our ‘what is…’ series we’re taking things back to basics! From phonics to decoding, blending and more, we’re going to break things down and give you our expert advice on each area, to help answer any questions you may have around teaching reading. *** A digraph is a two-letter spelling for a sound of […]

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’ […]

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