Prep Students Learning About Digraphs, Trigraphs & Quadgraphs.

No initial sounds, letter sounds or SATPIN continuum for these prep learners!

The acquisition of reading and spelling in English is dependent on the learner’s understanding of the Alphabetic Principle - the idea that there are systematic and predictable relationships between letter patterns and spoken sounds. These relationships must be explicitly taught and practised- this is phonics.

From the very beginning of the literacy process, learners need to be explicitly shown that English words are composed of graphs, digraphs, trigraphs and quadgraphs - the spelling patterns used to construct everyday language for written expression.

By explicitly teaching this information from foundation we are equipping learners with the skills and strategies required for learning how to read and spell everyday words, not just CVC words, but multisyllabic words that mirror their thoughts and oral language.