Reception English and phonics textbook

Chapter 5: Vowel sounds: vowel digraphs

Strand Phonics
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Early Years Foundation Stage for England, English. Content: Read ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air and er as one vowel sound each, Know that the long and short oo sounds differ, and learn them by the words, Know that ur, ir and er can make the same sound, Find the vowel sound in a picture name and write its letters, Blend and spell short words with vowel digraphs.

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By the end of this chapter you will be able to

I can say the sound for ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air and er
I know the long and the short oo sounds, and I can find them in words
I know that some different spellings can make the same sound
I can find the vowel sound in a word and write its letters
I can blend and spell short words with these sounds

You should already know

Consonant digraphs sh, ch, th, ng (Chapter 4)
Letter sounds: s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, e, u, r (Chapters 1 and 2)

Where this leads

Blending words (Chapter 6)

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