3.2 Explicitly Teach Vowel Teams and Diphthongs

Students must master vowel team phonemes at two levels: 

• accurately identifying the phoneme sound, or sounds, with flash cards
• automatically reading it in the context of a word

This skill explainer has a separate page for teaching the five most common vowel teams and diphthongs with detailed explanations including pronunciation, teaching videos, and lesson plans. 

We've included four explanations to support and guide your instruction to:

• Explicitly Teach 'ai' and 'ay'
• Explicitly Teach 'oi' and 'oy'
• Explicitly Teach 'igh'
• Explicitly Teach Other Vowel Teams and Diphthongs