Phonics Diphthong Words Google Slides for Decoding and Encoding is the no prep phonics tool of your dreams! Aligned to Science of Reading (SOR), this tool is completely digital and can be used to teach or review decoding (reading) and encoding (spelling) of ALL phonics skills!

Decoding AND Encoding

While decoding (reading) is important, mastering encoding (spelling) is equally vital!

We should always be practicing decoding and encoding in our phonics lessons, which is why these phonics slides include targeted practice for both decoding (blending/reading) and encoding (spelling/writing) words.

• For every diphthong skill, there are decoding AND encoding slides!

Decoding Slides

• One grapheme/letter appears at a time. Students say the sounds and then blend them together.
• A slide appears with a picture representing the word, and the word, making this resource self-checking.

★BONUS - Mixed review slides are always included for every skill set!

Encoding Slides

• A picture representing a word with the target skill appears.
• Students are prompted to consider how many sounds are in the word.
• Sound boxes appear (orthographic mapping).
• One grapheme/letter is added at a time.
• A slide appears with the picture and the word, and the word, making this resource self-checking.

Note: I highly recommend that students use personal whiteboards (or a blank page inside a page protector) to write/spell the words along with the interactive phonics slides. This allows students to be fully engaged while keeping the activity paperless!

★BONUS - Mixed review slides are always included for every skill set!

100% Digital [Formatted for use with Google Drive™]

• The download includes a PDF with clickable links.
• Clicking the links will automatically add the files to your Google Drive.
• You can use these phonics slides with ANY device that has the ability to access Google Slides.

Diphthongs INCLUDED (an entire slides show for each):

• long oo (decode) - 12 words
• long oo (encode) - 12 words
• long oo* (may not be fully decodable) (decode) - 12 words
• long oo* (may not be fully decodable) (encode) - 12 words
• short oo (decode) - 8 words
• short oo (encode) - 8 words
• au (decode) - 1 word
• au (encode) - 1 word
• au* (may not be fully decodable) (decode) - 4 words
• au* (may not be fully decodable) (encode) - 4 words
• aw (decode) - 9 words
• aw (encode) - 9 words
• aw* (may not be fully decodable) (decode) - 3 words
• aw* (may not be fully decodable) (encode) - 3 words
• oi (decode) - 7 words
• oi (encode) - 7 words
• oi* (may not be fully decodable) (decode) - 2 words
• oi* (may not be fully decodable) (encode) - 2 words
• oy (decode) - 3 words
• oy (encode) - 3 words
• ou (decode) - 3 words
• ou (encode) - 3 words
• ou* (may not be fully decodable) (decode) - 14 words
• ou* (may not be fully decodable) (encode) - 14 words
• ow (decode) - 7 words
• ow (encode) - 7 words
• ow* (may not be fully decodable) (decode) - 7 words
• ow* (may not be fully decodable) (encode) - 7 words
• Mixed Review 1 (decode) - 30 words
• Mixed Review 1 (encode) - 30 words
• Mixed Review *2 (may not be fully decodable) (decode) - 30 words
• Mixed Review *2 (may not be fully decodable) (encode) - 30 words
  • Diphthong Word Total - 92 Diphthong words used