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Digraphs

Learn common digraphs — two letters that make one sound, such as sh, ch, th and wh.

Phonics Letter Patterns Australian Curriculum-aligned

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Learning Intention

Students recognise and read common digraphs and use them to decode simple words.

Australian Curriculum

Supports Year 1 English phonic and word knowledge learning. (AC9E1LY12)

Teacher Notes

Introduce one digraph at a time. Ask students to find objects in the room whose names contain the target digraph.

Skills Practised

  • Digraph recognition
  • Decoding skills
  • Reading fluency
  • Spelling patterns

Hearing Digraphs in Words

A digraph is a pair of letters that work together to represent one sound. Children can practise by listening for the target sound before looking closely at the letters.

Phonics Routine

  1. Say the word slowly.
  2. Listen for the target sound.
  3. Find the letters representing that sound.
  4. Blend the sounds and read the whole word.

After reading a word, say it again and identify the digraph. This connects sound, spelling and meaning.