English // Phonics & Word Reading
Trigraphs
Read and spell words containing trigraphs — three-letter graphemes representing a single sound (igh, air, ear, are)
Quick check
Can the learner recognise three-letter combinations like 'igh' in 'night', 'air' in 'chair', and 'ear' in 'hear' — knowing that all three letters together make just one sound?
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Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
- Read words with trigraphs (e.g. 'night', 'chair', 'near')
- Distinguish between different sounds for 'ear' (e.g. 'hear' vs 'bear')
- Identify the single phoneme represented by three letters in a word
Topic // Map
Where this fits
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2 topics- Vowel DigraphsHelpful
Phonics & Word Reading // Ages 4 to 7
Vowel digraph knowledge supports trigraphs
- Consonant DigraphsHelpful
Phonics & Word Reading // Ages 4 to 7
Extends digraph concept to three letters
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Ages 5 to 6 // Method
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Topic // Standards
Curriculum standards
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- The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document
- Eng_App1_Y1_41Eng_App1_Y1_46Eng_App1_Y1_47Eng_App1_Y1_48Eng_App1_Y1_49
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