Latest Articles by 'Beatriz'

What are digraphs? What is a vowel digraph? How do I teach my child digraphs? Digraphs are two letters that make one sound.

All about teaching children to learn how to read tricky words.

oo is a difficult digraph because it has two different sounds. Read more to see how you can teach oo and oo words

Definition of trigraphs, with lists of trigraph examples. Find out how to teach trigraph phonics, an essential part of early reading.

Alien words, made up words, or nonsense words, are an important part of helping children learn phonics

Book band zero is about books with no words that prepare children to learn to read. There are alternatives so it isn't always necessary, but can be helpful.

Explanation of book bands in the UK for books about learning to read, how they relate to reading age and their importance.

Learning to read books are often available to borrow from libraries. This is a great free resource of first reading books, but there is a catch.

Split digraphs and split digraph words are very important when learning phonics. You may also hear of "magic e" or things like "a_e" words

Find out the mistakes people make when asking questions to check children's reading comprehension (a crucial part of learning to read) and how to avoid them.