digraphs

  • Hands-On Spelling

    Byamoffatt

    How do you teach spelling? Traditionally, spelling is taught by giving kids a list on Monday and a test on Friday. The problem with this approach can be that students learn to memorize words in isolation.  I am not opposed to spelling tests, but I do think that young students need a hands-on approach to…

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    Teaching Digraphs

    Byamoffatt

    Are you ready to conquer DIGRAPHS? Once a child masters CVC Words it is time to move on to more complex word structures. Digraphs are a great place to start. What is a digraph? A digraph is a single sound (phoneme) that can be represented with two letters. A consonant digraph joins two consonants together to make…