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Consonant Digraphs

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English›Phonics & Word Reading|Ages 4—7|ID: mt_9-OHslmt1g

Read and spell words containing consonant digraphs and less common consonant spellings (ch, sh, th, ck, tch, ng, ph, wh, k for /k/)

Mastery Evidence

  • Read words with consonant digraphs (e.g. 'shop', 'chip', 'that')
  • Identify the sound made by ph (/f/) and wh (/w/) in words
  • Spell words ending in -ck (e.g. 'duck') and -tch (e.g. 'match')

Assessment Prompt

“When [child] sees words like 'shop', 'chip', 'ring', or 'photo', can they spot that two letters together make one sound and read the whole word correctly?”

Curriculum Standards7 alignments

RF.1.3.aCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RF.1.3.a

Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs.

English Language Arts
Eng_App1_Y1_02The national curriculum in England
Revision: Consonant digraphs

Revision of work covered in Reception: consonant digraphs which have been taught and the sounds which they represent.

English · Key Stage 1
Eng_App1_Y1_05The national curriculum in England
Revision: Adjacent consonants

Revision of work covered in Reception: words with adjacent consonants.

English · Key Stage 1
Eng_App1_Y1_10The national curriculum in England
-tch

-tch.

English · Key Stage 1
Eng_App1_Y1_11The national curriculum in England
Sound /v/ at end of words

The /v/ sound at the end of words.

English · Key Stage 1
Eng_App1_Y1_51The national curriculum in England
New consonant spellings ph and wh

New consonant spellings ph and wh.

English · Key Stage 1
Eng_App1_Y1_52The national curriculum in England
Using k for the /k/ sound

Using k for the /k/ sound.

English · Key Stage 1

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