The letters 'oa' make one sound. They make the long 'o' sound. This sound is the same as ow (as in snow) and o-e (as in bone). Practice reading word with oa. #Readingpractice #digraph #phonics #reading #english #completesounds | Reading Tips For Parents

SAVE this to practice long sound of /o/. “o_e” Pattern: The long /o/ sound appears when the letter “o” is followed by a consonant and then a silent “e” (e.g., home, bone, hope). “oa” Pattern: The long /o/ sound is produced when “oa” appears together in a word, typically in the middle (e.g., boat, coat, road). “ow” Pattern: The long /o/ sound is formed when “ow” appears, usually at the end of a word (e.g., snow, grow, throw). Note that “ow” can also represent a different sound (as in cow). Open S

Reading words with long ‘o’ ow, oa, o-e, o all make the long ‘o’ sound (there are also more uncommon ways). blow (ow) goat (oa) broke (o-e) so (o) Teach one way to say the long sound 'o' first. Then, when your child is confident at this, teach variations of this sound. To support reading, it can benefit a child for them to identify and spot the complex sound first. Once identified, get them to say the sounds and then blend the sounds to read the words. #phonics #reading #complexsounds #fluency |