Vowel Digraphs

PROCEDURAL

English›Phonics & Word Reading|Ages 4—7|ID: mt_BtMbZibZUj

Read and spell words containing common vowel digraphs (ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, oe, oo, oi, oy) including where a digraph can represent more than one sound

Mastery Evidence

Read words with vowel digraphs (e.g. 'tree', 'boat', 'rain', 'coin')
Distinguish between different sounds for the same digraph (e.g. 'oo' in 'book' vs 'moon')
Spell words using common vowel digraph patterns

Assessment Prompt

“When [child] reads a word like 'rain', 'boat', or 'moon', can they recognise the vowel pair that makes a special sound and read the whole word correctly?”

Curriculum Standards11 alignments

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

RF.1.3.c

Know final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds.

English Language Arts

Eng_App1_Y1_03The national curriculum in England

Revision: Vowel digraphs

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

English · Key Stage 1

Eng_App1_Y1_15The national curriculum in England

Vowel digraphs: ai, oi

Vowel digraphs: ai, oi.

English · Key Stage 1

Eng_App1_Y1_16The national curriculum in England

Vowel digraphs: ay, oy

Vowel digraphs: ay, oy.

English · Key Stage 1

Eng_App1_Y1_23The national curriculum in England

Vowel digraph: ee

Vowel digraph: ee.

English · Key Stage 1

Eng_App1_Y1_24The national curriculum in England

Vowel digraph: ea (/i:/)

Vowel digraph: ea (/i:/).

English · Key Stage 1

Eng_App1_Y1_25The national curriculum in England

Vowel digraph: ea (/ɛ/)

Vowel digraph: ea (/ɛ/).

English · Key Stage 1

Eng_App1_Y1_30The national curriculum in England

Vowel digraph: oo (/u:/)

Vowel digraph: oo (/u:/).

English · Key Stage 1

Eng_App1_Y1_31The national curriculum in England

Vowel digraph: oo (/ʊ/)

Vowel digraph: oo (/ʊ/).

English · Key Stage 1

Eng_App1_Y1_32The national curriculum in England

Vowel digraph: oa

Vowel digraph: oa.

English · Key Stage 1

Eng_App1_Y1_33The national curriculum in England

Vowel digraph: oe

Vowel digraph: oe.

English · Key Stage 1

Prerequisites1

Single Letter Sounds
hardAges 4—6

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Single Letter Sounds hard
Must know single letter sounds before vowel digraphs
- Knowing all letters hard
  Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
  - Understanding print hard
    Must understand print direction before letter identification matters

Unlocks4

Split Digraphs and Magic E
hardAges 5—7
Diphthongs and complex vowels
softAges 5—6
Alternative Spellings for Known Sounds
hardAges 6—8
Trigraphs
softAges 5—6