Discover helpful resources and strategies for teaching diphthongs and vowel teams.
Learn all about teaching vowel teams, then get an oi/oy practice sort to use with students!
Get two FREE printable Decodable Passages for practicing decoding words with vowel teams and diphthongs! Each page has an engaging passage with tons of vowel teams and diphthongs reading practice, plus questions for a comprehension check! Why We Love It Vowel teams and diphthongs can be very tricky for students to master, so it’s important…
Learn all about the two sounds of OW. Review the sounds, get practical teaching tips, and download a FREE printable memory hook graphic and practice worksheet for student learning! Two Sounds of OW OW is a grapheme that can represent two different phonemes (sounds) – /ow/ like cow AND /ō/ like snow. ❄ OW spells…
Learn all about the vowel team/diphthong syllable type! This syllable type includes either a vowel team or a diphthong functioning as the vowel within the syllable. Get tons of information to help equip your students to easily read longer words! About Vowel Team/Diphthong Syllable 👉 What is a syllable? Let’s begin with the basics and…
Learn about the vowel diphthongs OI and OY and the best ways to teach them. And grab a FREE printable to help you teach your students this important phonics concept. What is a Diphthong? A diphthong is a vowel team of sorts, where two vowels come together to make a new sound. 👉 Diphthongs are…
Learn all about the vowel teams ai and ay, and get free printable worksheets to help students practice identifying and reading ai & ay words within sentences and context. About Long A There are 8 ways to spell Long A, but the first four spellings are the most common ways to spell it. Focus the…