The “ai” digraph is a pair of letters that together make a single vowel sound, most commonly the long “a” sound, as in “rain” or “paint.” It typically appears in the middle of words and is not usually found at the end of English words. Examples of “ai” digraph words: • rain • train • mail • brain • paint Sound: • It usually makes the long /ā/ sound (like the letter “A” in “cake”). #phonic #jollyphonics #aiwords #aisounds #aidigraph | Genius Phonics and Grammar Classes

61K views · 653 reactions | Phoneme Substitution Hand eye coordination Words with long i /ay/ sound I used recyclable materials in making this manipulative material in reading #readingtime #readingisfun #teacherjob #teacherlife #teacher | Teacher Anne | Facebook

176K views · 2.4K reactions | Reading Practice - Split digraph (a-e) a-e makes the long 'a' sound (the same sound as ai and ay). Practice reading words with this sound. You can support children to read by identifying the long (a-e) sound first before blending the other sounds to read the word. #Readingpractice #splitdigraph #phonics #reading #english | Reading Tips For Parents | Facebook