Consonant Digraphs Skill Explainer

Flash Card Demo: Digraphs

Name: Flash Card Demo: Digraphs
Uploaded: 2026-03-10T12:18:22-04:00
Duration: 51 s
Description: Flash Card Demo: Digraphs

Ah, digraphs … the mash-ups of the spelling world. Two unique letters, with their own unique sounds, bond to create a completely new sound. And a consistent routine warming up with flash cards will help students build automaticity as they learn these new sounds. In this video, literacy coach Elizabeth Hogan, M.Ed., models how to deliver a flash card routine that helps digraphs stick.

Here’s what you can say when warming up with these flash cards that have the keyword picture:

'ch' - 'c', 'h', chair, /ch/.
'sh' - 's', 'h', shoe, /sh/.
Unvoiced 'th' - 't', 'h', thumb, /th/.
Voiced 'th' - 't', 'h', mother, /TH/.
'wh' - 'w', 'h', whistle, /wh/.
'ph' - 'p', 'h', phone, /f/.

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This is how we warm up the digraph flashcards. Remember, a digraph is two letters that stick together to make one sound. 'ch,' chair, /ch/. 'sh', shoe, /sh/. 'th', thumb, /th/. And 'th' also makes a voice sound /TH/. 'th', mother, /TH/. 'wh', whistle, /wh/. 'ph', phone, /f/.