🎵 The TCH & DGE Trigraph Song | PHONICS Rule After Short Vowels | Aligned with UFLI Scope & Sequence

Learn the spelling rule for TCH and DGE with this engaging phonics song designed to help students learn how to spell the /ch/ and /j/ sounds at the end of words. This video helps students learn to read and spell more effectively by recognizing when to use TCH for /ch/ and DGE for /j/ after a short vowel. This structured approach, rooted in phonics and the Science of Reading, helps students understand that these patterns are trigraphs—three letters working together to represent one sound. 🎯 Instead of guessing, children learn reliable spelling patterns that appear in many common words. By noticing the short vowel that comes before the sound, students gain a clear strategy for deciding whether to write TCH or DGE. Aligned with UFLI Lessons 69–71 — Ending Spelling Patterns 📚 Practice Pages available here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/P... Through clear examples and memorable lyrics, learners discover how words like itch, catch, pitch, fudge, badge, and judge follow predictable spelling patterns that make reading and writing easier. 📚 In this song, learners will discover: • When to use TCH to spell /ch/ after a short vowel • When to use DGE to spell /j/ after a short vowel • How three letters can work together to make one sound (trigraphs) • How spelling patterns help readers decode and spell new words • How noticing vowel sounds helps determine spelling choices 🎵 Perfect for: • Phonics lessons • Teaching spelling patterns • Science of Reading classrooms • UFLI-aligned instruction • Structured literacy instruction • Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade learners • Intervention and dyslexia support Songs like this help children move beyond memorizing individual words and begin recognizing the spelling patterns that appear again and again in English. This song supports structured literacy instruction and phonics programs like UFLI Foundations by reinforcing important spelling rules in a joyful, memorable way. Music helps spelling patterns stick. When children understand how words are built, they can read and write new words with confidence. From The Readers Garden — where phonics grows through clarity, music, and meaning. #PhonicsSong #ScienceOfReading #UFLIFoundations #StructuredLiteracy #TCH #DGE #Trigraphs #LearnToRead #TeachingPhonics #LiteracyInstruction